According to research, a car’s steering wheel breeds 9 times more bugs than a public toilet seat. A study shows that while 1 square inch of a public toilet has 80 bacteria, nearly 700 harmful bugs harbour in a car’s interior. Although most of the bugs are unlikely to pose health problems, some vehicles play host [...] Read more…
Researchers have discovered that coriander oil has the capability to kill several strains of lethal bacteria in lab tests. Coriander also called Chinese parsley or cilantro is an aromatic herb that’s widely used in Asian and Mediterranean cuisine. For centuries, the oil produced from coriander seeds has been linked to several health benefits, including aiding digestion, [...] Read more…
A study by the University of Southampton reveals that cooking in copper vessels helps prevent cross contamination of food items with Escherichia coli bacteria. According to the WHO, the E. coli outbreak in Germany includes a new E. coli strain that’s never occurred before. Scientists claim that they have completed analysis on the new E. [...] Read more…
A pilot study shows that disease-causing germs live for a number of days in musical wind instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet and flute. Every year, thousands of kids in elementary & high school share musical instruments but there isn’t any recognized standard for cleaning these instruments. Disease-causing germs tend to survive on commonly shared wind [...] Read more…
There is an increasing risk that prostate biopsies may lead to infection. Needle biopsies performed after elevated PSA readings, are increasingly leading to infection by antibiotic-resistant bacteria like E. coli. Among the scores of males screened for prostate cancer every year, doctors are discovering an alarming trend: A growing number of people are falling sick from [...] Read more…
Public health authorities recommend scrubbing hands regularly with soap & warm water. But, do you know it could get you sick? Most public soap dispensers are contaminated with infectious bacteria. When people scrub their hands with bacteria-contaminated soap, increased levels of bacteria remain on their hands once they’re done washing, and more germs are transferred on [...] Read more…
