Collecting My Thoughts

"Recently, NIH-funded researchers discovered a new class of antibiotics, called malacidins, by analyzing the DNA of the bacteria living...

"Thousands of species of microbes—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa—inhabit every internal and external surface of the human body...

CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to chicken. CDC’s food safety steps recommend which of the follow...

Given a choice, soap and water is a much more effective way to fight germs than a hand sanitizer. However, I keep a small pump bottle of th...

Smells yummy Many years ago we went out for dinner with Sam and Molly, Tom and Pat. New Year's Eve, I think. Molly and I went to the l...

This little piggy went to market with Salmonella Pigs raised without antibiotics are more likely to carry bacteria and parasites, according...