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C h e c k o u t A B M P 's l a t e s t n e w s a n d b l o g p o s t s . Av a i l a b l e a t w w w. a b m p . c o m . 23 NEWS NOTES compiled by Brandon Twyford ABMP Associate Editor | brandon@abmp.com Massage & Bodywork Captures Folio Award Nominations in New York The Folio Eddies & Ozzies awards are the most prestigious awards for magazine media in the United States. Massage & Bodywork magazine and its sister publication ASCP Skin Deep magazine are finalists in the following categories for the Folio awards. Digital Edition (Replica) • Massage & Bodywork, July/August 2016 – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals Association – Full Issue • Massage & Bodywork, May/June 2016 – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals Association – Single Article • Massage & Bodywork, September/October 2015 – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals Association – Overall Design • Massage & Bodywork – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals • ASCP Skin Deep – Associated Skin Care Professionals Association – Redesign • ASCP Skin Deep, January/February 2016 – Associated Skin Care Professionals These finalist nominations mark more than 90 magazine finalist nominations for Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals and Associated Skin Care Professionals publications. The two associations together have garnered 27 national magazine awards. Learn more about Massage & Bodywork at www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com. To learn more about ASCP Skin Deep, visit www.ascpskindeepdigital.com. Massage Sheets Combust and Catch Fire — Again On September 1, 2016, King 5 News in Seattle, Washington, reported that another massage therapist had his massage sheets combust and catch fire, this time inside his backpack. The therapist's landlord, Karen Lucht, smelled something burning in the laundry room in the basement and called firefighters. At first, Lucht couldn't figure out where the smell was coming from. "There was no smoke, there weren't any flames, but there was something in the air," Lucht says. When firefighters arrived, they identified a backpack in the laundry room as the source of the fire. The backpack was filled with freshly washed massage sheets that had come out of the dryer hours earlier. Captain Kyle Ohashi of the Kent Fire Department says the residual massage oil is what combusted and caused the fire. "It actually happens quite often," Ohashi said, explaining that people are often unaware of how combustible organic oils can be, especially when saturated into cotton sheets that can easily catch fire. He advises allowing the sheets to air out so that the residual oil can evaporate. Read the article at http://kng5.tv/2crB3ek. Soaps with Antibacterial Chemicals Banned The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of soaps containing certain antibacterial chemicals, citing a lack of evidence showing that the soaps are safe for long-term use or that they are more effective than ordinary soap and water. "Consumers may think antibacterial washes are more effective at preventing the spread of germs, but we have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water," says Janet Woodcock, MD, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "In fact, some data suggests that antibacterial ingredients may do more harm than good over the long term." The FDA took action against 19 different chemicals widely used in consumer hand washes and soaps, the most common ones being triclosan and triclocarban. According to The New York Times, "Studies in animals have shown that triclosan and triclocarban can disrupt the normal development of the reproductive system and metabolism, and health experts warn that their effects could be the same in humans." The FDA maintains that "washing with plain soap and running water remains one of the most important steps consumers can take to avoid getting sick and to prevent spreading germs to others." Read the full ruling on the FDA's website at http://bit.ly/2cvEP93.