Daily Finance has an article about the businesses that are cashing in during the swine flu scare.
Overall hand sanitizer sales have jumped 17% this year. Purell is the top-selling brand.
Clorox, whose product line includes sanitary wipes and cleaning supplies, saw its first-quarter profits increase 23%.
Ecolab, which also makes sanitizers, saw its operating income rise 17% in the latest quarter.
3M, maker of respiratory masks and other health care products, estimates that swine flu fears added between $80 million and $100 million to its third-quarter sales.
Kimberly-Clark, makers of face masks among other things, saw third-quarter profits increase by 41%.
Read more at Daily Finance.