Is it OK to sit on public toilet seats?
If you're a parent or have a chronic health condition that needs quick or frequent trips to the bathroom, you've probably mapped out the half-decent public toilets in your area.
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Bacteria: News and Research on Escherichia
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Faster diagnostic method can detect sepsis in hours instead of days
A new diagnostic method would confirm sepsis infections earlier, cutting critical hours in the "race against time" to save patients' lives.
Aug 28, 2025
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Common painkillers linked to antibiotic resistance
New research from the University of South Australia shows that ibuprofen and acetaminophen are quietly fueling one of the world's biggest health threats: antibiotic resistance.
Aug 26, 2025
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Student-led research finds link between ocean swimming and urinary tract infections
On a hot day in July 2022, Professor Jay Graham hit the beach with an iPad in hand. He and Meredith Klashman, a student in the UC Berkeley–UCSF Joint Medical Program, approached a number of women at Santa Cruz's Cowell Beach, ...
Aug 7, 2025
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What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a lake
A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake.
Jul 29, 2025
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From tea towels to TV remotes: Eight everyday bacterial hotspots, and how to clean them
From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless—some even helpful—but under ...
Jul 16, 2025
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Simple household water tests trigger major behavior change that could reduce E.coli risk
New research has shown that simply telling people whether their drinking water is safe can lead to major improvements in health behavior, even without household equipment or financial help.
Jun 24, 2025
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E.coli can turn plastic into painkillers, chemists discover
Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E. coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said Monday, though outside experts doubted the technique would make a dent in the fight against plastic ...
Jun 23, 2025
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Two French butchers close after child dies from food poisoning
Two butcher shops in northern France have temporarily closed after a child died from severe food poisoning, said local authorities on Friday.
Jun 20, 2025
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Organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with E. coli, USDA says
Some packages of organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods stores across the country may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials have warned.
Jun 5, 2025
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