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Health & Wellness News tagged with bacteria

Cigarettes Are Bacteria Sticks, Too: Scientific American Podcast
Health & Wellness  (tags: ciggarettes, bacteria, research, disease )

Angela
- 1 day ago - scientificamerican.com
A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives finds that cigarettes harbor various species of bacteria, some of which cause disease. Karen Hopkin reports
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Why Staying Clean Could Be Bad for Your Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: Cleanliness, Goodillness, Bacteria, Health )

Alisa
- 3 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
They say cleanliness is next to godliness. But it seems being too clean could actually be bad for your health.
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Daily Bathroom Showers May Deliver Face Full Of Pathogens, Says Study
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, showers, bacteria, protection, prevention, illness )

Dee
- 72 days ago - sciencedaily.com
While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising new University of Colorado at Boulder study.
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Should You Worry About Swine Flu?
Health & Wellness  (tags: pharmaceutical, HFCS, disease, exercise, bacteria, diet, spirit, health, virus, swine flu, nutrition, mind )

Marion
- 77 days ago - desertgurl.com
I'm not a doctor or nurse, but I have been able to avoid the flu for over 10 years without taking a flu shot.
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Colic In Babies May Be Caused By Gut Bacteria
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, babies, colic, bacteria, gastroenterologists, prevention, protection, treatment )

Dee
- 124 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to what causes colic, inconsolable crying in an otherwise healthy baby.
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Sign Petition: Tell Your Senator to Support SB 416
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, livestock, cows, beef, cattle, poultry, chicken, pigs, antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, water, soil, food, danger, health, disease, warning, safety, humans, protection, illness, prevention )

Tom
- 180 days ago - ga3.org
Livestock and poultry producers routinely feed antibiotics to animals to boost growth rates or counteract unhygienic living conditions. This creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria transmitted to humans through water, soil, animal contact, or food we eat.
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Abuse of Antibiotics at Factory Farms Threatens the Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Treat Disease in Humans
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, livestock, cows, beef, cattle, poultry, chicken, pigs, antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, water, soil, food, danger, health, disease, warning, safety, humans, protection, illness, prevention )

Tom
- 180 days ago - sierraclub.org
Industrial-style livestock operations increases the use of antibiotics in animals. Thousands of animals are crammed into the unhygienic, crowded quarters of a typical factory operation, and antibiotics are dispensed constantly through the animals' feed.
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New Biosensor For Most Serious Form Of Listeria Food Poisoning Bacteria
Health & Wellness  (tags: science, food, poisoning, bacteria, safety, illness, health, death, warning )

Dee
- 208 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Scientists in Indiana are reporting development of a new biosensor for use in a faster, more sensitive test for detecting the deadliest strain of Listeria food poisoning bacteria.
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10 Health Benefits of Cinnamon
Health & Wellness  (tags: cinnamon, natural, honey, bacteria, cancer )

Jodi S
- 574 days ago - healthdiaries.com
Studies have shown that just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon per day can lower LDL cholesterol. Lowers blood sugar, helps ease pain, helps to also relieve....
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Pollution Problem: High Bacteria Counts in River
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, warning, pollution, bacteria, water, disease )

Donna
- 596 days ago - seacoastonline.com
Creeks and streams spilling into the Cape Neddick River have shown consistently high counts of enterococcus bacteria, and faulty septic tanks could be to blame.
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Raise Your Immunity Frequency With Essential Oils to Beat the Common Cold
Health & Wellness  (tags: essential oils, bacteria, common cold, immune system )

Tripty
- 609 days ago - naturalnews.com
While orthodox medicine does not have the answer for colds and 'flu', nature does - it comes in the form of pure organic unadulterated Therapeutic Essential Oils.
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Engineered Protein Shows Potential As A Strep Vaccine
Health & Wellness  (tags: Streptococcus bacteria, step, bacteria, vaccine, protein, research, health, illness, treatment, humans )

John
- 626 days ago - sciencedaily.com
A University of California, San Diego-led research team has demonstrated that immunization with a stabilized version of a protein found on Streptococcus bacteria can provide protection against Strep infections, which afflict more than 600 million people
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Nanoparticle Chicken Feed Keeps Birds Healthy
Health & Wellness  (tags: chicken, bacteria, human consumption, health )

Ingrid
- 634 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
Researchers at Clemson University have fed nanoparticles to chickens, eliminating deadly bacteria and making the chickens safer for human consumption.
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Nation's First Case of Meningitis Resistant to Common Antibotic Treatment Found in Minnesota
Health & Wellness  (tags: meningitis, bacteria, humans, illness, news, protection, prevention, investigation, medicine, warning, treatment, society, risks )

Dana
- 647 days ago - kare11.com
Minnesota and North Dakota health officials have identified the country's first known cases of meningitis bacteria that's resistant to quinolone antibiotics.State Epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield said the drug-resistant strain was an important finding.
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Officials Find Listeria Strain at Dairy - Boston, Mass.
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, death, research, warning, safety, prevention, healthcare, risks, humans, health, bacteria, death )

Thunderr
- 678 days ago - my.earthlink.net
Investigators probing the source of a listeria outbreak said Thursday the strain that killed three people was found at a dairy processing plant in central Massachusetts.But officials have not yet determined exactly where the milk was contaminated.>>>
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