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Article: Stomach Bacteria Could Prevent Asthma
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- July 18, 2008
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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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