Research finds novel airborne germ-killing oral spray effective
in fighting colds and flu University Hospitals Case Medical
Center clinical researchers will present findings about a one-
two punch to prevent colds and flu in San Francisco at the
Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
(ICAAC) on September 9, 2012. The research team is presenting
data in two poster presentations that a new oral antiseptic
spray is effective in killing 99.9 percent of infectious
airborne germs. Findings from these two presentations led to the
development of Halo Oral Antiseptic, a first-of-its kind germ-
fighting spray which is currently on store shelves. "Respiratory
tract disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
throughout the world," says Frank Esper, MD, infectious disease
expert at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and lead
author of one of the studies. "Yet there has been limited
progress in the prevention of respiratory virus infections. Halo
is unique in that it offers protection