Showers are a potential source of infection, say scientists at the University of Colorado. This is due to bacteria accumulating in the shower head, then being shot out into the bathroom air. Researchers found...
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82 000 Munchikins Brands teethers have been recalled in Canada due to bacterial contamination of the gel inside them. Only one lot tested showed the bacterial contamination of the teethers, but Munchkin, Inc. is recalling all the teethers.This large recall of teethers...
Do you know where your food comes from? If you're like most people the answer is likely 'no'. The makers of Food Inc. are hoping to educate you. "Bigger-breasted chickens fattened artificially. New...
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A new study of the diversity of bacteria on healthy human skin has revealed a rich diversity of types(phyla) of bacteria. The areas with most bacteria are those that are damp or oily, like armpits and...
Urinating in the swimming pool is a bigger deal than many believes. Although it will not send you to the emergency room, it does cause a respiratory, ocular irritation which produces the red puffy eyes, or coughing...
Bacteria in wastewater treatment plants have the perfect opportunity to swap genes for antibiotic resistance. They can trade bits of DNA with ease, in some cases acquiring the ability to live when treated...
I recently noticed many people wearing "Medical Masks" at places like Airports and Malls. I have even noticed people wearing them out in the open, as they stand with no one around. Because of this, I would like...
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The best defense against swine flu, or any flu, is the age old remedy of colloidal silver. The metal silver in its colloidal state can be safely consumed and used in the body. Bacteria and viruses cannot develop...
Have a look at this strange flowing water seaping out of an Antarctic glacier that apears as a blood like red water. According to Journal Science it is originating from under the ice and could possibly...
Breaking news scientists from India have found three distinctive bacterias that thrieve in our outter atmosphere, it is not known exactly where these bacterias came from however one hypothesis is they are...
" The team is proposing that thousands of what it calls as biologically-derived robots or “biobots” or minicells would have microscopic features required on microprocessors. These gene chips would be remotely controlled to do different tasks, including, synthesis, repair,...
A casserole has been identified as the source of a food poisoning outbreak that sickened 200 inmates in a Wisconsin jail. The CDC identified the bacterium to be Clostridium perfringens, which may remain in...
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One more incident of contaminated food, from the Taiwan.This time it is the dangerous bacteria Enterobacter sakazakii which may cause meningitis, inflammation of the brain's protective membranes,...
This research if proven right can save the million lives every year.These parasite kills millions of people across the world.The introduction of bacteria that reduces the life span of parasite can eliminate the...
University of Colorado researchers found that women’s hands harbour more types of bacteria than men’s. Of course, this finding contradicts the widely held belief that women pay more attention to their personal...
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