Poor Toilet Hygiene, Not Food, Spreads Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

Antibiotic-resistant E. coli is more likely to be spread through poor toilet hygiene than undercooked chicken or other food, according to new research from a consortium including University of East Anglia. E. coli is a Jekyll and Hyde organism. We all harmlessly carry it in our gut, as do animals. However, some E. coli strains […]

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Asthma – are we too clean?

The Hippocratic Post - allergies

Allergic disease accounts for 10 per cent of the GP prescribing budget and the incidence of asthma has reached epidemic proportions. So what lies behind the epidemic? Allergies do tend to run in families, but this cannot be the explanation for why there has been such a huge surge in the number of sufferers. Doctors now believe that our environment, […]

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