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type 2 diabetes to depression, researchers have observed relationships between a wide range of disease states and the organisms that live in our gastrointestinal tract.The recent paper outlines previous research that demonstrates links between lung health in general and gut bacteria. On the surface, a link between the gut and COVID-19 might seem unlikely. However,…

Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 can cause severe, potentially fatal food poisoning. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. E. coli O157 and other disease-causing E. coli strains produce a potent toxin called Shiga. The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases estimate that Shiga toxin-producing E. coli causes around 265,000 infections each year…

 to the journal mBio."A clinical trial with MMR in high-risk populations may provide a 'low-risk--high-reward' preventive measure in saving lives during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic," they wrote. There's no serious risk to giving the vaccine to most people and the approach might be especially effective for protecting health care workers, they said."If we're wrong, well,…

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No, South Africa's alcohol ban wasn't the only thing that helped lower hospital trauma admissions recently, but it did play a substantial role, write Richard Matzopoulos and Charles Parry.South Africa's ban on alcohol sales may be over, but the controversy around it is not. It's time to set the record straight.In a 17 May Sunday Times opinion piece titled…