News tagged with baking soda

Cystic fibrosis makes airways more acidic, reduces bacterial killing

The human airway is a pretty inhospitable place for microbes. There are numerous immune defense mechanisms poised to kill or remove inhaled bacteria before they can cause problems. But cystic fibrosis (CF) disrupts these ...

Medical research Jul 04, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Grant to fuel baking soda cancer therapy research

A $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable University of Arizona biomedical engineering researchers to improve the way doctors measure the effectiveness of drinking baking soda to ...

Cancer Apr 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0