All posts tagged with bacteria
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-(Natural News) While hand sanitizers work, handwashing is still the gold standard for hygiene as it kills more germs. According to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center physician Dr. Roland Newman II, while there’s truth in the claims saying that hand sanitizers can kill 99 percent of germs, some pathogens can still sneak through. Handwashing is still the […]
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-(Natural News) Water is essential for survival – you may last for a couple of weeks without food, but you can’t last for more than a few days without water. When SHTF, however, potable water may become scarce and preppers will be left with water sources that have not been properly treated, or worse, contaminated with pathogens and chemicals. […]
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-(Natural News) Thousands of residents in the city of Lanzhou, the capital of China’s northwest Gansu province, have been diagnosed with a highly infectious bacterial disease after exposure to contaminated fumes from a pharmaceutical facility. According to a Sept. 16 report by the South China Morning Post, health authorities announced that 3,245 people tested positive for […]
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-(Natural News) A gigantic collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 466 million years ago plunged the Earth into a prehistoric ice age that ushered in a significant increase in marine biodiversity, scientists have revealed. This event, according to an international team of scientists and experts, occurred during the Ordovician Period, a geologic […]
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-(Natural News) Raw or undercooked fish may lead to infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, suggests a study published in Aquatic Mammals. Researchers swabbed dolphins and found a surge in antibiotic resistance among bacteria isolates. Although dolphins are rarely eaten, they are a good indicator of the rest of life at sea that ends up as food. “In […]
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-(Natural News) The placenta is a large, temporary organ that plays an integral part in pregnancy. It is attached to the uterine wall, where it delivers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus. It also filters out substances that might be harmful to the fetus and removes carbon dioxide and toxins from its […]
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-The new coronavirus disease is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the common cold and the flu, and poor hygiene practices contribute to a high rate of transmission. (Natural News) Besides eating healthy and avoiding crowds, here are some ways you can lessen the risk of contracting the new coronavirus disease: […]
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-(Natural News) Israel’s Ministry of Health has ordered the country’s hospitals as well as the Magen David Adom — its equivalent to the Red Cross — to immediately stop using coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits from China. The ban came after lab experts noticed that some of the vials used in the test kits showed signs […]
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-(Natural News) A quick dip in the ocean is hard to beat on a hot day, but a new study shows that ocean bacteria can colonize your skin surprisingly fast – and some types of it can be quite dangerous. Researchers say that just 10 minutes of swimming in the ocean is enough to see […]
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-(Natural News) Dog owners may want to refrain from getting too close to their pets, according to experts, as their cuddly “fur babies” might be harboring a highly contagious pathogen. Brucella canis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes the disease “brucellosis” in dogs. It is […]
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