A new study shows that triclosan from toothpaste can accumulate in toothbrushes. The chemicals in your toothpaste can accumulate on your toothbrush — and even after you change to a different brand, ...

Some scientists are raising concerns about a common antimicrobial chemical found in household products millions of people use every day, and what it might do to the healthy balance of bacteria in the ...

Children exposed to the common antimicrobial triclosan were more likely to develop allergic symptoms, a new study has found. It raises fresh concerns over the health impacts of a chemical widely used ...

Bacteria-busting toothpastes that help prevent cavities in your teeth could be making small dents in the community of microbes in your gut—possibly allowing antibiotic-resistant bacteria to fill ...

Triclosan, a chemical found in many household products, is under FDA review. Aug. 24, 2011— -- Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in hundreds of soaps and cleaners, may be getting a dirty ...

A federal ban of triclosan will follow the Minnesota state ban in 2017. (Photo: Getty Images) It turns out triclosan is not just unhealthy for our bodies, but it’s also poisonous to the environment, ...

Animal study uncovers the dirty side of clean. Aug. 14, 2012— -- Soap may hold a dirty little secret in the form of a chemical called triclosan. Used in antiseptic hand soaps, shaving gel, ...

When I talk to people about drug-resistant organisms and how to protect yourself against them, hand-washing and hand hygiene — for individuals and especially for health-care workers — are at the top ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- For more germ killing power, some soaps tout the active ingredient triclosan. "Triclosan is an antibacterial, antifungical product that can kill bacteria and fungus," says ...

Triclosan may no longer be involved in your shower routine, but you haven't heard the last of the controversial anti-microbial. The FDA banned its use in soaps a year ago (it was previously in more ...

Triclosan, after being flushed down the drain, may muck up sewage treatment. In wastewater treatment plants, the omnipresent antimicrobial can sabotage some sludge-processing microbes and promote drug ...