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			<title>Copper Innovation Center Press Releases</title>
			<description>Press Releases from Copper Innovation Center</description>
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			<pubDate>2011-08-18</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% (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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[12/10/2009: Research Center To Foster New Copper Technologies (Copper Innovation Center)]]></title>
            
			
			<description><![CDATA[The copper industry is pleased to announce today&#39;s launch of a new joint public/private research center that will address energy efficiency, alternative energy, green building and public health for near-term applications.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperinnovationcenter.org/press/releases/20091215.html</link>
			<pubDate>2009-12-10</pubDate>						
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            <title><![CDATA[07/22/2009: New Research Is A Breath of Fresh Air For Heating And Air Conditioning Units (Copper Air Quality)]]></title>
            
			
			<description><![CDATA[If you turn on your car air conditioner on a hot summer day and are overwhelmed by the smell of mildew, it is because mold is growing in the air conditioner unit. The same phenomenon occurs on a larger scale in the heating and air conditioning (HVAC) units of buildings.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/New_Research_for_AC_units.html</link>
			<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>						
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            <title><![CDATA[01/05/2009: International Copper Industry Defines Role in the Fight Against Hospital Infections (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Air Quality)]]></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.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20080325.html</link>
			<pubDate>2008-03-25</pubDate>						
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            <title><![CDATA[03/25/2008: U.S. EPA Approves Registration of Antimicrobial Copper Alloys (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Air Quality)]]></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.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20071115.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-11-15</pubDate>						
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            <title><![CDATA[11/15/2007: Congressional Funds Awarded for Testing of Antimicrobial Copper Metals (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Air Quality)]]></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.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20070801.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-08-01</pubDate>						
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            <title><![CDATA[08/01/2007: Federal Funding Awarded To Test Antimicrobial Properties Of Copper Metal (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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 (Copper Air Quality)]]></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 cmid="Air Quality Press Release:Summary">Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in their facility. Trials are also being planned for hospitals in the United States.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20070319.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-03-19</pubDate>						
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            <title><![CDATA[03/19/2007: U.K. Hospital to Test Copper&#39;s Ability to Fight Germs (Copper Touch Surfaces)]]></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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