Vaginal Bacteria Cause Premature Birth


In a recent study, researchers found that the bacterial culture in a women’s vagina could lead to preterm birth. Birth of the baby before 37 weeks of gestation are termed as preterm birth. 11 percent...

Surfers Help Science in Fight against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria with their Poop


Why surfers can help research into how water pollutions is affecting antibiotic resistant bacteria? They are exposed more than other water athletes to sea water. For research into one of the possibly...

Probiotics: Probiotic Supplements are Good for Health


The yogurt ads you are seeing more and more on TV often feature probiotics as a key feature of the product. Is this just a fraudulent way of cashing in on the gullibility of the public or is there...