Woman, 60, ‘saved by baking soda’ after flesh-eating bug
A woman who was on the brink of death after lethal bacteria began to eat away at her nose has credited baking soda for saving her life. Beatrice Johnson, 60, …
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How to Avoid Getting Sick This Summer
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. As flowers bloom and temperatures climb, many are eager to get back outside. But while the sun may …
Certain mouthwash could be raising your risk of cancer and other disease, scientists warn
A popular type of mouthwash used by Brits could raise the risk of certain cancers and diseases, new research has found. Scientists have warned that alcohol-based mouthwash could increase potentially …
Warning over 4 serious health conditions you can catch from your shower head
Experts have issued a warning, reminding people to regularly clean their shower heads or risk developing some serious health conditions. Research conducted by Trade Plumbing has found that dirty shower …
‘Bacterial vampirism’: Deadly pathogens attracted to human blood, study finds – National
Some of the world’s most deadly bacteria exhibit a peculiar craving for human blood, a discovery shedding new light on the mechanics of bloodstream infections and possible treatments. Termed “bacterial …
A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Womanâs âZombieâ Bacteria
But Coleâs progress was short-lived. Her blood infection returned, and her doctors determined the phage-antibiotic combination was no longer effective. She passed away from pneumonia in March 2022, seven months …
These Are The Signs Of ‘Walking Pneumonia’ In Kids
You may have seen headlines about recent outbreaks of respiratory illness affecting children in China, Europe and the United States. The Warren County Health District in Lebanon, Ohio, issued an …
How Many Microbes Does It Take to Make You Sick?
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For a pathogen to make us sick, it must overcome a lot. First it has to enter the body, bypassing …
What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
Duffy and Haworth speculate that on remote planets, communities of purple bacteria could swell in black sulfurous oceans, or spread in films around local sources of hydrogen sulfide. If they …
The Secret of How Cells Make ‘Dark Oxygen’ Without Light
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scientists have come to realize that in the soil and rocks beneath our feet there lies a vast biosphere with …