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Biotech Medical, LLC., a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemicals, has launched a nationwide roll out of its Spectra San 24 Disinfectant targeted at the health care industry.

Spectra San 24 is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered, broad-spectrum antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral disinfectant that is formulated to offer up to 24 hour residual effectiveness while killing bacteria and viruses such as Salmonella, Staphylococcus Aureus, E. coli, VRE, MRSA and H1N1. Viruses such as influenza A can be neutralized in 10 minutes or less. Most other disinfectants only provide a surface kill; once touched it becomes a target for infections again until the areas has been cleaned; Spectra San 24 is designed to hold its effectiveness for 24 hours.

“It is every doctor’s mission to heal their patients, but sometimes patients get sick because of their visit to a doctor’s office. Now, with the H1N1 (Swine) flu virus at the highest pandemic level in the United States and around the world, its unfortunately happening more than ever,” states Kenneth Munson. Spectra San 24 is the most effective and the most environmentally friendly disinfectant available, non-toxic, and odorless. Spectra San 24 will kill even the most resistant bacteria such as MRSA.

Spectra San 24 technology is based on a new molecule, (SDC) silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC), comprised of silver ions and citric acid. The silver ion deactivates structural and metabolic membrane proteins, halting the microbe’s ability to replicate and leading to its death.
Spectra San 24 has a toxicity rating of IV, the lowest assigned by the EPA, compared with the II rating of ammonium chloride disinfectants. Spectrum 24 is designed to be colorless, odorless, non-corrosive, non-flammable, non-staining, and does not cause the skin irritation associated with other traditional disinfectants. Designed for use on hard, non-porous surfaces, Spectra San 24 can be applied by spraying or direct contact.

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Studies in Michigan released last week warn that obesity may exacerbate typical effects of the swine flu, leading to a much more dangerous manifestation of the virus. Although media attention has waned the last month or so, the number of swine flu cases around the world has continued to increase. The total number of cases (as reported by the Center for Disease Control) has increased to more than 37,000 and the total number of deaths so far number 211. The speed at which the virus is moving is still precariously fast, although in many parts of the United States, the incidence of swine flu is finally slowing down. This is most likely due to the superior health care that the United States has to offer, as well as the extreme efforts that the public has been urged to take as far as prevention and treatment go.

Of the cases seen in Michigan, the research group noted that 9 out of the 10 patients to become sick with the swine flu in Michigan were obese or morbidly obese. Three of them died. Now, please do not get too excited about this in any way. I am not too impressed. Obesity (and especially extreme obesity) is perhaps medicine’s newest and most profound obstacle. Obesity leads to a seemingly infinite amount of risk factors for any condition or disease. Patients who are obese tend to have hypertension, are more likely to have asthma and other respiratory issues, and in more simple words, are just not as good at fending off germs. The body is not meant to be obese, and although the term is now quite difficult to define, using my own good judgment I am using obese to mean any unnatural state of being caused by excess adipose tissue. I’m not blaming individual people quite yet, but I am saying that to publish a study claiming that obesity is a risk factor in swine flu is like saying that overeating is a risk factor for obesity.

In addition to this study being relatively obvious, keep in mind that only ten patients were involved. This is not what I would call a large sample size (no pub intended). There are so many other factors involved in the epidemiology of the swine flu that to see a trend with ten patients is pushing it. Just because you see A and B does not mean that A caused B (although we all wish we could have gotten a publication out of claiming this).

A new national study among 696 physicians revealed that more than one-third of physicians (37%) reported that there was “somewhat of a risk” that the H1N1 swine flu could result in a catastrophic pandemic, the highest level since an April study in which 49% of physicians reported that there was “somewhat of a risk” for a pandemic.

The study was conducted last night by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com(R) website, and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO), as part of a series of studies which were conducted during April, May and June to obtain physicians’ perceptions of the H1N1 virus. The studies are being conducted on a weekly basis to measure physicians’ perceptions regarding their personal and professional views on the issue. To view detailed results go to: www.hcdi.net or www.mediacurves.com.

When asked what top three sources they use to obtain information on H1N1 swine flu, physicians listed government agency communications (77%) as their top choice, followed by the news media (71%) and medical associations (55%), similar to previous studies.

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