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November 22, 2008 9:53:06 CST



Patch Protects Travelers From Pesky Stomach Bugs

Posted Jun 12, 08 5:20 PM CDT in Arts & Living Science & Health 

(Newser) – Tourists could soon have a new accessory to add to travel-sized toothpaste tubes and electrical adapters: an anti-diarrhea patch. A new US study shows that travelers wearing a “transcutaneous immunization” patch, loaded with E. coli toxins, reliably protected wearers against diarrhea and vomiting, the BBC reports. Those who did get sick bounced back much more quickly than a control group.

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Bread from the back of a truck? Just be careful.   (Magnum Photos)
A scientist examines a sample for the presence of E. coli.   (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Local fruit and vegetable vendors cram into a train heading out of Yangon in Myanmar.   (AP Photo)
Beware-unless you're wearing the patch, of course.   (KRT Photos)
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