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...word bacteria, and most folks conjure up images of a nasty germ like staphylococcus or salmonella that can make you really sick. But most bacteria aren't bad for you. In fact, consuming extra amounts of some bacteria can actually promote good health. These beneficial bacteria are available without a prescription in drug and health-food stores and in foods like yogurt. So far, the best results have been seen in the treatment of diarrhea, particularly in children. But researchers are also looking into the possibility that beneficial bacteria may thwart vaginal infections in women, prevent some food allergies...
...further information about sick-building syndrome, contact the EPA's Indoor Air Quality Information Clearing House at 800-438-4318, or visit the agency's website, with links to other indoor-air-quality information websites, at www.epa.gov/iaq
...building. "They said that's the only alternative we've got," says Renee Cicero, local representative for the Air Transport Union. Cicero claims her hands have been tied because no one is filing formal complaints. Then the question will be what to do with the people who are still sick and out of work. "That," says Cicero, "will be another mess...
...need only be entertaining. Star tattle proceeds from two American impulses: cynicism and sentimentality. Sentimentally we imagine that a popular artist must have hidden depths. Cynically we suspect that every star must have a guilty secret; all that power, money and spare time allow them to act out any sick whim. Gossip has become the purest form of show biz, a story that can be as short as a gerbil joke or as epic as the Monica Follies. It attaches itself to any prominent person, no matter how conventional or innocent he may appear...
Americans may get a sick feeling when they see how much health-insurance premiums will increase in a few weeks. While prices have barely risen in recent years, the average cost of health plans will go up 7% in 1999, thanks to money-losing managed-care companies and high drug prices. Some premiums may rise 20%, and the self-employed face jumps of up to 40%. One possible remedy: before the current open-enrollment season ends, earmark part of each paycheck for a tax-free medical savings account...