Soap

Antibacterial soap is no better, and may be worse, for our health than plain soap. Shocking!

http://www.physorg.com/news106418144.html

"In the first known comprehensive analysis of whether antibacterial soaps work better than plain soaps, Allison Aiello of the U-M School of Public Health and her team found that washing hands with an antibacterial soap was no more effective in preventing infectious illness than plain soap. Moreover, antibacterial soaps at formulations sold to the public do not remove any more bacteria from the hands during washing than plain soaps."

I'd be surprised if this surprises anyone. Fear is one of the most commonly used marketing tactics - and fear of the unseen (germs!) tops to list. Consumers of course consistently fail to consider the source of information presented to them with regard to their purchasing choices (i.e. advertising, the soap packaging in this case).

But of course this report won't matter to most people, it is science afterall.