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...mail contained an Associated Press article describing outbreaks of fecal bacteria at beaches in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a popular destination for students on break...
This is particularly important since the virus is most often spread through small amounts of fecal matter when people do not wash their hands after using the bathroom, according to UHS officials...
...humor. For instance, a very funny sketch on the Dec. 1 episode of “Saturday Night Live” showed Will Ferrell stumping for a book about how to train your house pet using sarcasm: “That’s a good dog, that fecal shade of brown really goes perfectly with my beige ottoman. Good doggie.” In a recent review session, a professor reminded students that the final exam would be closed-book and that “you can only bring in what you can fit on your wrist...
...even easier bug to obtain is the familiar intestinal parasite E. coli. Naturally occurring outbreaks of E. coli, typically the result of fecal contamination in anything from hamburgers to swimming pools, sicken hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. In New York City this spring, a man was arrested after he was spotted spraying what turned out to be feces-laden water over the contents of a midtown salad bar (fortunately, no one got sick). A far more virulent strain of the bacterium called O157:H7 is sometimes fatal, but identifying and isolating the right strain is beyond the technical...
CANCER TEST Colonoscopy--an examination of the entire colon--can cost upwards of $1,000 but is far superior at detecting colon cancer than less expensive methods. Researchers found that fecal tests combined with a partial examination of the colon--a procedure called sigmoidoscopy that costs only a few hundred dollars--missed 24% of cancers. Reluctant insurers may now be pressured to cover the more thorough method...