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More on Vaccines

October 22nd, 2009 · 8:41 AM

“Give Yourself a Boost,” says the Wall Street Journal. The popular newspaper suggests in a recent article that
“Beyond Flu Shots, Many Adults Forgo Vaccines That Could Prevent Potentially Lethal Illnesses.”
Many adults are behind on their shots, as recommended by the CDC, says the article. These include

Our Intestinal Bacteria and Weight Gain

May 26th, 2009 · 7:08 AM

Our Germs, Ourselves
Forbes reports that our bodies have 100 trillion bacteria in the intestinal tract. Recent studies imply that the type of bacteria in the gut may decide whether food is burned as energy or stored as fat. Obese people had a different

Tamiflu, the Flu Virus, and What You Can Do

March 25th, 2009 · 11:06 AM

The Wall Street Journal reports, regarding influenza: Tamiflu is an anti-viral drug that can shorten the duration of ‘flu’ symptoms. However, the most common subtype of the flu that penetrated the U.S. has mutated in some unknown way that has made it

Little Germ Factories?

September 9th, 2008 · 6:57 AM

Check out this article on MSN. Somebody discovered that children pick up germs when they play, and are germ factories (new information). This means they could also be a carrier for the flu! The government has now recommended

Interesting Stuff About the Bacteria in Your Immune System

September 1st, 2008 · 2:14 PM

Innovative researcher, Margaret McFall-Ngai, a biology and immunology professor at the University of Wisconsin, has announced a discovery that was discussed at length in the Wall Street Journal on August 28, 2008. She proposes that the immune system’s role is not always one of “killing,” but more importantly, one of “a master regulator” of our [...]