Power Of Scent Could Help Superbug Battle

Link: Power Of Scent Could Help Superbug Battle (from This Is Lancashire).

A BUSINESSMAN has come up with a way of defeating superbugs - with the power of scent. Roy Jackson, chairman of Scent Technologies, has developed a machine which gives off a secret blend of essential oils. Tests carried out at Manchester's Wythenshawe Hospital have revealed that "dry air" machines significantly reduced the amount of the airborne MRSA bacteria. advertisement Mr Jackson, aged 66, who lives on Lever Park Avenue, Horwich, is now calling on health chiefs at the Royal Bolton Hospital to introduce the machine in a bid to reduce their soaring rates of superbugs. He said: "It has had amazing results and I really think it would help at the Royal Bolton.