Routinely cleaning wristbands is generally ignored. New research finds 95 percent of wristbands tested were contaminated. Rubber and plastic wristbands had higher bacterial counts, while gold and silver, had little to no bacteria. Bacteria found were common skin residents of the genera Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas, and intestinal organisms of the genera Escherichia, specifically E. coli. […]
In a recent ruling, a U.S. appeals court has imposed restrictions on the use of the abortion pill mifepristone. This decision has sent ripples through the abortion rights movement and the pharmaceutical industry, just like dropping a rock into a calm pond creates waves that spread outward. While the ruling upholds some of the limitations […]
Imagine giving a piggyback ride to a friend who lost their legs, and they can walk again! Well, surgeons have done something similar with a pig’s kidney. They’ve transplanted it into a brain-dead man, and to everyone’s delight, it’s working just fine! This breakthrough brings us one step closer to performing this procedure on living […]
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