Article: Stomach Bacteria Could Prevent Asthma

IRA FLATOW
NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday
07-18-2008
Stomach Bacteria Could Prevent Asthma

Host: IRA FLATOW
Time 3:00-4:00 PM


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IRA FLATOW, host:

This is Talk of the Nation: Science Friday. I'm Ira Flatow. A little bit later in the hour, a green powerboat sets a record for making it around the world faster than anybody else and oil drilling. But first, Helicobacter pylori. H. pylori is an intestinal bacterium that has made a home for itself in the human gut for thousands of years, and it's a common cause for stomach ulcers. Researchers say it's been all but eradicated in the last few decades by better hygiene and antibiotics.

But while ulcers are on the decline, ...

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