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Pets can help ward off obesity, allergy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 7 (ANI): You may want to gift a dog to your baby as a recent study has suggested that a pet early in life may alter gut bacteria in immune-boosting ways.
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How treating traveler's diarrhea with antibiotic risks your health
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 1 (ANI): Turns out, antibiotic use for travelers' diarrhea favours particularly resistant super bacteria, increasing the patients' risk of getting an infection.
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Cure for antibiotic resistant infections comes closer to reality
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 31 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with a new treatment pathway for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious diseases with benefits for patients and health care providers.
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Common sanitisation practices for lettuce may not be sufficient
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 30 (ANI): You may want to keep your plate devoid of romaine lettuce as a recent study has suggested that common sanitisation practises may not remove all the bacteria present from the crisp veggie.
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Air pollution alters effectiveness of antibiotics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 3 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic t
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Dietary prebiotics improve sleep: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 25 (ANI): Health benefits of probiotics- the "good bacteria" found in fermented foods and dietary supplements- is known to almost all.
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Don't be so clean! Obsession with hygiene could kill benefial bacteri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20. (ANI): Good news for all those lazy-headed not-really-a-cleanliness-freak out there! Scientists have found out that the obsession with hygiene could even be turning some beneficial bacteria found in the human gut into "endangered species".
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Vitamin D improves gut flora, metabolic syndrome
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 23 (ANI): Extra Vitamin D can restore good bacteria in the gut, according to a study on mice, giving hope in the fight against risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
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Your saliva test can check body's immunity
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 15 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that antibody levels in saliva are linked to those in blood serum, suggesting a new method for assessment of protection against bacterial infections.
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New technique helps researchers forecast appearance of harmful algal bloom
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec. 4 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have sequenced the genes of a harmful algae bloom, unveiling never-before-seen interactions between algae and bacteria that are thought to propagate their growth.
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New method discovered to restore function of WBC's in septic patients
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 2 (ANI) Treating white blood cells of sepsis patients with antibodies may restore their function and ability to eradicate deadly bacteria, says a new study.
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Damaged salad contains Salmonella bacteria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 21 (ANI): A study suggests that damaged salad leaves, packed in plastic container, encourages growth of Salmonella bacteria.
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