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...been working for nearly five years to create what is basically freeze-dried tomato juice--but not from any ordinary tomatoes. This fruit (yes, tomatoes are fruits, not vegetables) carries a gene from a strain of the E. coli bacterium. Some strains of E. coli can cause violent diarrhea and death. Swigged down in reconstituted juice, however, a protein made by the E. coli gene should act as a vaccine, priming the immune system to recognize and fight off the real thing...
...Conventional vaccines are costly to make and distribute in the impoverished Third World countries that need them most. That's why Arntzen and others began thinking about using plants instead of needles, creating vaccines that would be easy to grow locally in, say, Vietnam or Bangladesh. He focused on diarrhea, because, says Arntzen, "diarrheal diseases kill at least 2 million people in the world every year, most of them children." And he chose tomatoes because greenhouse-grown tomatoes can't easily pass their altered genes to other crops and because tomato-processing equipment is relatively cheap. It would be easier...
...working there illegally. Of the 25 deaths since the end of July in Nunukan, East Kalimantan province, 15 have been children under age five. The Indonesian Red Cross said that the camp, now home to more than 25,000 refugees, is overcrowded and unsanitary, with most deaths caused by diarrhea and respiratory problems. The fatalities came amid growing tension among Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines over Malaysia's new immigration laws, which stipulate that illegal workers face imprisonment and caning. JAPAN Germ War Judges in Tokyo acknowledged for the first time that the Japanese army in the early 1940s waged...
...patients his facility has treated, up to 70% have used diet pills, often popping a variety of them. "It's just like drug abuse," he says. Even pills that do not contain fenfluramine can pose health risks. Some contain diuretics or laxatives that can cause skin rashes, diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome. "I've encountered women who are taking diuretics without being aware of it," says Dr. Lee. "They lose water and with it, potassium and other vital body-regulating electrolytes." Reduced potassium can cause an irregular heartbeat, even coma. "What can be O.K. for a month can cause serious...
Students arrived at University Health Services suffering from diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps...