Disease relevance of Household Products

• Deltamethrin, a synthetic dibromo-pyrethroid insecticide, is extensively used in agriculture, forestry and in household products because of its high activity against a broad spectrum of insect pests (both adults and larvae), its low animal toxicity and its lack of persistence in the environment [1].
• In some susceptible individuals, the development of respiratory hypersensitivity or elicitation of asthmatic symptoms may also be related to the indiscriminate use of different household products followed by exposure to compounds such as diisocyanates, organic acid anhydrides, formaldehyde, styrene and hydroquinone [2].
• Household products accounted for 11 deaths, lead poisoning for 6, carbon monoxide for 5 and 'medical mishaps' for 8 [3].
• Pediatric poisonings from household products: hydrofluoric acid and methacrylic acid [4].

High impact information on Household Products

• Two sodium hypochlorite-containing household products (diluted bleach and Tilex) were sprayed on the mold-contaminated materials or added to mold in solution and compared with untreated controls [5].
• Treatment of a 33-month-old girl who sustained severe ethanol intoxication resulting from mouthwash ingestion prompted us to review the ingestions, compositions, and sales of these common household products [6].
• Triclosan is a broad spectrum antibacterial agent used in many household products [7].
• Ingestion of a household product containing hydrofluoric acid is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires close monitoring and prompt therapy [8].
• p-Xylene is a ubiquitous solvent and chemical precursor used in industry, gasoline, and household products [9].

Chemical compound and disease context of Household Products

• It is suggested that the highly unpalatable nature of Bitrex makes this compound a useful additive that could well prevent accidental poisoning from household products of mild to moderate toxicity [10].

Biological context of Household Products

• Methanol is a common ingredient in many household products and intoxication can arise easily from inadvertent exposure through ingestion, inhalation or percutaneous absorption [11].

Associations of Household Products with chemical compounds

• No scientific data have been published to suggest that the use of antibacterial agents in household products prevents infection, and triclosan resistance mechanisms have recently been identified [12].
• Musk ketone and musk xylene are used in fragrances for cosmetics and household products [13].
• The glycol ethers constitute a family of organic solvents commonly found in industrial and household products [14].
• Citral, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al, found in the essential oils of a large variety of useful plants, is used as a scenting agent in household products, as a fragrance in cosmetics, and as a food flavouring additive [15].
• Household products mainly comprised of pyrethroids, rodenticides, carbamates, phenyl, detergents, corrosives etc [16].

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