Fort Myers, FL (PRWEB) October 15, 2012

Matt McGuires task for UV Technologies was to show the hydrogen peroxide produced through photo-oxidation is capable of killing bacteria present on skin. For the experiment, skin inside nasal passages, ear canals, and hands were exposed to the equivalent of a few seconds of natural daylight. Bacterial samples were taken before and after each exposure and were compared after a week incubation period. The results showed significant differences in the bacterial colonies on a repeatable basis. Matt’s adviser, Dr. Cindy Dunn, author of the clinical reference book, Protecting Study Volunteers calls the research results, “Exciting.”

The discovery has promising implications regarding the cause and prevention of colds, flu, sinus, and ear infections. Most air-borne diseases enter the body through the ear, nose, and throat. During summer months most people get enough sunlight to help them kill germs naturally using their bodys own immune system. During the winter months the amount of available sunlight diminishes and consequently the incidence of colds, flu and infections increase significantly.

According to Mark Fendrick, M.D., lead author on the paper and co-director of the Consortium for Health Outcomes, Innovation, Cost Effectiveness Studies (CHOICES) at University of Michigan Medical Center, “A cold is the most commonly occurring illness in humans, so it was no surprise that there are approximately 500 million colds each year in the U.SWe found that the common cold leads to more than 100 million physician visits annually at a conservative cost estimate of $ 7.7 billion per year Adding to this figure the costs of lost productivity and medications along with related costs of flu, ear, and sinus infections, the potential savings exceed $ 200 billion per year.

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