Well, this one will catch you off guard and make you wonder why hospitals and doctors haven't started using this earler.  Well, apparently, copper - the same stuff used in pipes and various electronic components has anti infection and antimicrobial properties that are quite effective.  So effective in fact that several governments and companies are looking into finding ways to actually weave thin copper fibers into clothes and bedding materials to fight infections in hospital settings.  Some are looking into making it a major construction material for hospitals and and public health facilities.

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Now, what is interesting to note here is that Chile, not the U.S., is in the forefront of this movement.  We, the U.S., have the highest outbreaks of the super bug MRSA (antibiotic resistant bacteria that is deadly) and yet we are not even interested in utilizing copper like they are in foreign countries.  Now, I understand that copper is a major industry and revenue generator for Chile and the surrounding countries in South America and right now the foreign markets and especially comodity markets like that for copper have been hurting seriously (some copper companies are down 70% or more in their stock values over just the past few months or since the start of summer).  So, their motives may be other than for just better general health.

It's just kind of convenient that they are now bringing these properties to light when stock and comodity prices related to copper are at their lowest levels in years.  Is this the first that we have heard of copper and its antibiotic and anti infection properties?  Definitely not.  Copper has been used for upwards of 15 years in various solutions and lotions as repair and antibiotic/healing creams.  Copper peptides have proven excellent in this field and many dermatologists recommend them for healing and minimizing scarring.  It has even been proven against acne.

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But, the point here is that even though Chile and the other governments here whom are obviously more interested in jump starting their companies economies the real story here is that if copper is so effective an antibiotic then why don't hospitals, schools and businesses use copper in everything touched by humans?  Wouldn't this greatly help to cut down on disease and sickness transmission and the likelihood of superbugs like MRSA?  Especially if it can be interwoven into clothes and such.  Maybe this would help reduce sick days for employers and schools.  All I know is is that if copper were only half as effective as the government in Chile claims then it is definitely worth looking into.

For the complete story: reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4AD7MY20081114