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  • June 2008

    • Patch Protects Travelers From Pesky Stomach Bugs

      BBC  |  Jun 12, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Patch Protects Travelers From Pesky Stomach Bugs

      (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. More »

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      travel  • scientific study  • tourists  • illness  • diarrhea  • vomiting

  • January 2008

    • 45K Dying Each Month in Congo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 23, 08 2:34 PM CST

      45K Dying Each Month in Congo

      (Newser) - The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but it's still killing 45,000 people a month, a new study concludes.  Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition caused by 10 years of conflict—not to mention continuing armed skirmishes in the east—have left 5.4 million dead in the most lethal conflict since World War II, the Guardian reports. More »

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      war  • civil war  • malaria  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • infant mortality  • pneumonia  • diarrhea  • malnutrition

    • Sugar Free but Not Danger Free

      BBC  |  Jan 11, 08 6:30 AM CST

      Sugar Free but Not Danger Free

      (Newser) - Those who chew too much sugar-free gum may face stomach pain, diarrhea and rapid weight loss, researchers warn. The culprit is sorbitol, an artificial sweetener widely used in sugar-free foods. The chemical's graver side effects kicks in for those who chew about 20 sticks of gum a day, the BBC reports. More »

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      Germany  • weight loss  • diarrhea  • chewing gum  • stomach problems

  • October 2007

    • Docs Skimp on Kids' Health Care: Study

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Oct 11, 07 3:26 AM CDT

      Docs Skimp on Kids' Health Care: Study

      (Newser) - American children are not getting adequate preventive care during most visits to their pediatrician, a new study has found. Doctors skip basic screening tests, weight and measurement checks and some standard care for conditions such as asthma, according to the findings in the New England Journal of Medicine . Children in the study, nearly all of them insured, received only 41% of recommended preventive care. More »

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