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...genetic solution -- and a study published on Friday in the journal Science was bound to catch attention. The work of researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the study revealed that removing or inactivating a gene called DAM in a certain strain of salmonella disabled the bacteria?s ability to cause disease in mice. The altered bacteria also went on to act like a vaccine, apparently activating the mouse?s immune system to make antibodies. The group?s research, says TIME medical columnist Christine Gorman, underscores "a new push to see whether there is a design way around...
...know what the consequences are of disabling this gene," says Gorman. "Could it have consequences, for example, on a similar gene in the human body?" Until these more exotic endeavors pan out, Gorman emphasizes that one of the best ways to shore up our current defenses against bacteria may be simply to stop undercutting them. Doctors should stop prescribing antibiotics that are for diseases of viral origin. And patients should make sure to take their full doses of antibiotics...
...brush. I instinctively recoil in horror. I don't like to share cosmetic products. I try to protest that my natural complexion is so smooth and vibrant that I don't need makeup. Spice Girl will have none of it and proceeds to plaster my countenance with blush and bacteria...
...Kirkland House, The Swamp, to his roommate's notorious foot odor problem. But usually, the revealing skin of open toe cleavage, spaghetti strap fronts and backless heels loses all appeal when accompanied by a whiff of that pungent foot smell, caused by a combination of rotting skin and bacteria and sweat-sock fungus...
BOTTOMS UP Here's a reason to belly up to the bar. A German study shows that moderate amounts of alcohol (one or two drinks daily) can kill off H. pylori, bacteria that scientists think cause stomach ulcers. Wine seems to do the job best; those who drank it reduced their odds of an H. pylori infection 42%. For beer drinkers, the risk was reduced...