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...another entry in the list of ways that tea drinking may be good for you. Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston - a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital - have found new evidence that ordinary tea may prime the immune system to fend off attacks from bacteria and other pathogens. "This is the first report of tea affecting the immune system," says Dr. Jack Bukowski, a rheumatologist and co-author of the study. But it's hardly the first health benefit attributed to tea. Over the years, credible claims have been made that tea may help protect against...
Losick’s project involves experimental examinations of mutants in the production of biofilms, which are essentially communities of bacteria that reside throughout the human body. Hunter’s students work on examining aspects of the recently-discovered phenomenon of RNAi...
...Salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis These illnesses, caused by bacteria in the feces of infected dogs, cats, birds, farm animals and reptiles, can cause diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramping...
...systems. Toxoplasmosis A big problem for pregnant women (it can produce miscarriages and birth defects), toxoplasmosis is caused by a protozoan that can be picked up by eating undercooked meat or by contact with infected cat feces more than a day old. Salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis These illnesses, caused by bacteria in the feces of infected dogs, cats, birds, farm animals and reptiles, can cause diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramping. Ringworm These are round, crusty skin lesions caused by a fungus that can spread via touch from cats or dogs. Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus This is a deadly emerging pathogen usually...
...commitment to “blast chilling.” Contrary to gut reaction, “blast chilling” does not involve dynamite or liquid nitrogen—the process entails quickly freezing a prepared dish in cold-water tanks to ensure freshness and inhibit bacteria growth...