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			<title>Copper Touch Surfaces Clinical Trial Press Releases</title>
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			<pubDate>2012-01-09</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[10/20/2011: Study Proves New Technology Kills Bacteria that Cause Hospital Infections and Reduces Infection Rates]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The CDC estimates that in the U.S., hospital acquired infections kill 100,000 people and cost $45 billion annually. A recent study proves new technology kills bacteria that cause hospital infections and reduces infection rates.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20111020.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-10-20</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[09/19/2011: Continuous Antimicrobial Activity Supplements Routine Cleaning in Hospitals]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Research results demonstrating that hospital bed rails made of copper have fewer&nbsp; contaminants and remain clean longer than plastic bed rails were presented&nbsp; at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial&nbsp; Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Chicago, IL on &nbsp;September 19, 2011.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20110919.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-09-19</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[07/01/2011: Research&nbsp; Proves Antimicrobial Copper Reduces the&nbsp;Risk of Infections by More Than 40%]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Early results from a comprehensive, multi-site clinical trial in the US demonstrate that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms resulted in a 40.4% reduction in the risk of acquiring a hospital infection.&nbsp; Initial study results were presented at the World Health Organization&rsquo;s 1st International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) in Geneva, Switzerland on July 1st, 2011.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20110701.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-07-01</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[09/13/2010: Study Shows Bacterial Reduction in an Out-Patient Facility]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Preliminary results of a pilot study performed in an Infectious Disease outpatient practice at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System show that, with minor modifications, frequently touched surfaces can be made inhospitable to infectious bacteria.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20100913.html</link>
			<pubDate>2010-09-13</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[03/22/2010: Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate Copper Reduces MRSA &amp; VRE in Hospital Rooms]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Recent clinical tests demonstrate that antimicrobial copper is effective in significantly reducing the bacterial load in intensive care unit (ICU) patient rooms and on many individual objects in those rooms.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20100322.html</link>
			<pubDate>2010-03-22</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[01/05/2009: International Copper Industry Defines Role in the Fight Against Hospital Infections]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The copper industry is working together to answer one very important question: Can copper and copper alloys (brass and bronze) help curb the spread of bacteria that cause hospital infection?]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20090105.html</link>
			<pubDate>2009-01-05</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[10/28/2008: First Results from Hospital Trials Testing Antimicrobial Copper Alloys Announced at ICAAC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Preliminary results from U.S. Department of Defense-funded clinical trials indicate that commonly touched surfaces in intensive care unit rooms are contaminated with high levels of potentially dangerous bacteria.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20081028.html</link>
			<pubDate>2008-10-28</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[03/25/2008: U.S. EPA Approves Registration of Antimicrobial Copper Alloys]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of antimicrobial copper alloys, with public health claims.&nbsp; These public health claims acknowledge that copper, brass and bronze are capable of killing harmful, potentially deadly bacteria. Copper is the first solid surface material to receive this type of EPA registration, which is supported by extensive antimicrobial efficacy testing.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20080325.html</link>
			<pubDate>2008-03-25</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[11/15/2007: Congressional Funds Awarded for Testing of Antimicrobial Copper Metals]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Congressionally appropriated funds to continue clinical trails determining the antimicrobial effectiveness of copper, brass and bronze have been awarded to the Copper Development Association, announced CDA President Andrew G. Kireta Sr.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20071115.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-11-15</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[08/01/2007: Federal Funding Awarded To Test Antimicrobial Properties Of Copper Metal]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Congressionally appropriated funds to determine the antimicrobial effectiveness of copper, brass and bronze have been awarded to the Copper Development Association, announced CDA President Andrew G. Kireta Sr.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20070801.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-08-01</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[03/19/2007: U.K. Hospital to Test Copper&#39;s Ability to Fight Germs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Beginning in April 2007, Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, U.K., will be participating in an 18-month clinical trial to test whether copper alloy touch surfaces help reduce the incidence of deadly Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in their facility. Trials are also being planned for hospitals in the United States.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.coppertouchsurfaces.org/press/releases/20070319.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-03-19</pubDate>						
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