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...doubt you have heard that yogurt is teeming with bacteria--and no doubt you try not to think about that as you dig into a cup of the stuff. Yes, they're supposed to be good bacteria, ones that not only don't make you sick but actually improve your health. Still, a spoonful of critters with unlovely names like Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidus regularis will never sound like a palate pleaser to even the most dedicated health...
Whether or not you've ever developed a taste--or even a tolerance--for living things in your lunch, more are on the way. Food companies have been coming to the conclusion that if a few of these superstar bacteria are good for you, then more will be even better. This is giving rise to a small but growing product line called probiotics, in which the bacteria population is boosted, sometimes considerably. For consumers, of course, the question is, Do these products work...
Antioxidants, commonly found in fruits and vegetables, are the body's defense against free radicals?reactive chemicals that are needed to destroy viruses and bacteria but can be harmful to healthy cells. Fast-acting radicals are the hardest to scavenge, and, says Menelaos Papagiannopoulos of Germany's University of Bonn, in tests, açaí proved better at it than nearly any other fruit. According to a 2006 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, açaí boasts an ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) score more than 10 times as high as well-known antioxidant-rich foods like...
...researchers said that there is little evidence to support the notion that using antibiotics will increase the length of the patient’s life, while there is ample evidence to support the fear that widespread use of antibiotics can breed bacteria that are resistant to drugs therapy...
...containers, are made of a hard plastic called polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. While the material is perfectly safe for single use, it's not designed for repeated reuse, says Kellogg Schwab, an environmental microbiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: "Your mouth leaves a film that harbors bacteria, and the bottle's narrow mouth makes it hard to clean...