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Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt

...nter researchers in USA say that a little dust and dirt in the home may help prevent asthma later in life. Environmental endotoxin may have an allergy-protective effect in some infants whose homes have high levels of the bacteria by-product. "Endotoxin seems to drive the immune system to produce cytokines...

Keep fit with salads

... them, several times in running water, so that the dirt as well as the chemicals and fertilizers are washed away. Once a salad is made, its ‘dressing’ is important. Though normally we made do with a dash of lemon juice, other dressings are vinegar, whipped yoghurt, spicy raw mango chutney, buttermilk, o...

Teaching the immune system to fight diseases is the key to reducing childhood infections

...entists believe that knowing exactly which type of dirt provides the best 'education' for the immune syste.... Researchers explain that a lack of exposure to dirt and common viral infections among children could be behind the rise in the levels of asthma. There h...

A Sneak Preview of Human’s Susceptibility to Auto Immune Disease, Allergy, Asthm

...to head off allergies, expose the kids to pets and dirt early. The new approach to allergy prevention and treatment arises from what is known as the hygiene hypothesis. It suggests that growing up in cities and suburbs, away from fields and farm animals, leaves people more susceptible to a host of immu...

Indonesian Quake Survivors Fall Prey to Tetanus

...nd in donated tents. The bacteria enter along with dirt when an injury or wound or cut occurs. Hence WHO have asked the people to give importance to sanitation....

America’s Clean Hands Report Card - Can’t Rise Above ‘C’ Lvel

...ng enough to effectively remove germs and dislodge dirt (worsened from 54% in 2004). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and SDA recommend washing with soap for at least 20 seconds. · 36% surveyed seldom or never wash their hands after coughing or sneezing (slightly improved from 43% i...

Scientists Come Up With A Powerful Weapon To Fight Drug Resistant Bacteria

...n that, like similar chains in soap which dissolve dirt and oils, breaks down the fatty membranes of the fungi. As reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Prof. Yechiel Shai and Ph.D. students Arik Makovitzki and Dorit Avrahami of the Biological Chemistry Department have...

Kidney Racket Not Ruled Out in Children's Killings

...an bones from several gunny bags fished out of the dirt in the deep drain behind the residence." "While Surendra initially confessed to killing six minor girls and two boys, sustained interrogation of his employer Pandhera led to disclosures of the rape and killing of grown up girls too," the police chi...

Melioidosis Disease Warning After Heavy Desert Rain

...tact with muddy soil. The experts said that the dirt could contain the potentially life-threatening disease melioidosis, caused by bacteria found in surface water and mud after heavy rain. It can also become airborne during heavy showers. Symptoms include fever, shortness of breathe, boils and abdomina...

British Doctor’s Pat for Indian Hospital

...who accompanied Toni is said to be appalled at the dirt and delays at the Western Infirmary. Toni is reported to be now waiting five weeks for space at the head injury rehabilitation unit. During this delay, her husband said, she fell out of bed and five days later was found to have a fractured jaw. "...

Dengue Deaths Sweeping Cambodia Highlight Healthcare Failures

...tal in Kompong Cham city, about three hours down a dirt road pitted with deep muddy holes. "But their families were too poor to afford the trip. We have no ambulance and transport is a problem," he explains. "We are so worried about the coming months -- parents are always waiting too long to bring the...

Scientists Have Invented New Device to Reap Fresh Water from the Air

.... As dew collecting on the top may contain dust, dirt or insects, that water could be used for irrigation, said Cory, adding that dew from the underside is potable. Gravity draws the drops downward into tanks, wells or bottles at the bottom. A structure 315 square feet in size can extract a minimum of...

Prions Capacity can Be Aggrevated by Solid Particles

... prion infection, tend to consume a fair amount of dirt daily as they graze and forage. They are also known to consume soil as a source of minerals. Mineral licks are frequented by many animals, raising the prospect that the agents may become concentrated in the soil. Relatively little is known about th...

Influenza Virus Samples of 1918

...man lay buried under more than six feet of ice and dirt for more than 75 years. The permafrost plus the womans ample fat stores kept the virus in her lungs so well preserved that when a team of scientists exhumed her body in the late 1990s, they could recover enough viral RNA to sequence the 1918 strain...

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