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Sausage From Baby Poop
Hinduism, in its Sastras , says that one should not look at while a woman is eating, sleeping and the Place where food is cooked.

Women tend(ed?0) to eat less after providing for the family depending on the availability of food cooked,a woman while sleeping may either arouse one or may be dresses up , well, not too attractive to look.

Sausage from Poop

And the place where food is being cooked is because women at times make food available with ingredients(in poor families) which people in the house hold may not eat or at times the place would not look too clean.

But would they have imagined that one day people would eat Feces!

Read On.

Bacteria from baby poop can help make delicious sausages, which could transform savory meats into health foods much like probiotic yogurts, according to new research.

For millennia, cultures across the globe have relied on microbes to help create a dazzling variety of foods and drinks. The most familiar examples are the yeasts used to make wine, beer and other alcohol.

Bacteria and yeast ferment sugars in foods, generating acids, gases and alcohols. Bread gets its spongy texture from bubbles of carbon dioxide released by fermenting yeast; cheese, pickles and kimchi traditionally often got their sharp taste via fermentation as well.

In addition, many types of sausages — including pepperoni and salami — are made with the aid of bacterial fermentation, which helps give these sausages their characteristic tangy flavor and, in many cases, their chewy texture and intense red color. [Poop Sausage & Pee Drinks: 7 Gross ‘Human’ Foods]

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http://www.livescience.com/43465-baby-poop-sausage-probiotic.html
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21 Feb 2014
Our Bodies Have Ten Times More Microbes Than Cells
It is interesting to note that our the total number of cells associated with our bodies outnumbers the total number of cells comprising our bodies by a ratio of 10 to 1. It’s estimated 500 to 1,000 species of bacteria live in our guts alone. Your personal mass of microbes works out to roughly 1 to 3 percent of your total mass. If you could effectively rid yourself of them, you could immediately drop a few pounds, though you’d also likely kill yourself since many of these microbes calling you home perform vital life-preserving functions, like aiding digestion.

Microbes .
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In recent years, researchers participating in the Human Microbiome Project, have assiduously worked to produce the first full census of our little cootie cousins. Most of the work thus far has focused upon bacteria and, to a lesser degree, viruses. Not so much for the fungus among us.

That has changed with a new study out of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which looked specifically at the fungal species that inhabit different parts of our bodies, inside and out. The work is published in the journal Nature.

“We did an exploration where we looked at all the different little crevices of your body,” Julie Segre, a senior investigator with the NHGRI, told NPR.

Not surprisingly, Segre and colleagues discovered scores of fungi types, more than suspected in more places than previously suspected. Most of the fungi belonged to the genus Mallassezia. The place with the most fungi were – again, no surprise – the feet, where researchers found at least 80 varieties on the heel, 60 or so between the toes and more than 40 on toenails.

No one’s sure why our feet provide such a, uh, great foothold for fungi. One suggestion is the wide variety of temperatures found there, which offer a greater choice of housing options. Segre proffered a simpler explanation to NPR: “Even those of us who wear shoes a lot still walk around barefoot, either in our homes or in locker rooms. And there’s just great exposure to fungi.”

Aside from the yuck factor, some free-booting fungi pose health hazards, minor to deadly serious. The fungal family of Trichphyton causes skin to scale, crack and itch – otherwise known as athlete’s foot. The condition is typically treated with topical ointments, but severe cases can require oral antibiotics.

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http://ucsdhealthsciences.tumblr.com/

Related articles
- Foot fungi a thriving, diverse community (sciencenews.org)
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10 Jun 2013
E.coli Epidemic-Bacteria was Engineered.
Could be that the present strain has been due to misuse/overuse of antibiotics?

The earlier forms could have become resistant and mutated to become what it is to-day.

Researchers seem to think otherwise.

Are Pharma Companies behind this to market a new product which is in the pipeline?

Not unusual.

We have heard of Avian Flu and periodic surge of certain infections surging only to find new/unavailable drugs being able to combat it.

Reminds me of ‘Satan bug ‘of Alistair Maclean.
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An outbreak of a peculiar strain of the E. coli bacteria has already taken 40 lives worldwide.

 With fear that this outbreak will become a full-blown epidemic, scientists and citizens alike are wondering why this seemingly invincible strain is here and what they can do to combat it.

“If you look at it genetically…you have to come to the conclusion that this strain was exposed to eight different classes of antibiotics in its creation,” says Mike Adams, the editor-in-chief of NaturalNews.com. This creation, says Adams, is not something that happens naturally.
http://current.com/1bgu6kc
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20 Jun 2011
‘Superbug’ MRSA?- Can We Protect Ourselves ?
Image via Wikipedia

There is no specific answer to what the bacteria is.
Is it a Mutated one?
Unless we have information on this, our assumptions will be way off the target.
Indiscriminate use of Antibiotics has contributed to the lowering of the body’s resistance– by use in Agriculture and by us directly for any illness at the drop of a hat.

Most Indians ( majority) are healthy with out any fancy disinfectant .
Let the body develop immunity by being exposed to mild infection.
Let us not rush in with antibiotics.
Use antibiotics only when necessary.

Do not be conned by any product that promises cure/infection overnight.

Best is to wash hands on reaching home,before/after food and before going to bed in warm water with salt.

To prevent skin infection use turmeric paste.

MRSA is a sneaky bug. It once circulated mainly in hospitals and infected the elderly and ill, but over the past several years it’s been found outside the medical setting, especially in locker rooms (in schools, in the NFL, at your local gym), and has killed or sickened healthy children and adults. People can develop a life-threatening and sometimes incurable infection within hours. Survivors can be sickened for months at a time.

What exactly is MRSA?

It’s a very common strain of bacteria that has become resistant to almost all of the antibiotics used in medicine. It is resistant to most antibiotics you would be given for an infection if you went to a primary care doctor’s office. The problem with MRSA is that it’s been a slow-drip problem like climate change, which many, many inputs created, and there is no one action we can take that will walk us back.

Are there any drugs that work?

For the most serious infections only one or two drugs work and there are no new drugs coming onto the market because it is not considered lucrative [to develop antibiotics].

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/02/25/mind-reading-can-we-protect-ourselves-from-the-superbug-mrsa/#ixzz1FHAAvdcE

A new strain of the superbug MRSA has been detected on the Isle of Man, health bosses have said.

The island’s Department of Health confirmed a small number of cases of a bacterium called MRSA USA 300.

It said that, unlike other strains of MRSA, it predominately affects young, fit and healthy people.

The department added it was mainly transmitted at sports centres, gyms, swimming pools and spas, was resistant to many antibiotics and could cause serious infection.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2010/12/24/new-superbug-found-on-isle-of-man-115875-22805287/#ixzz1FHEL0OMG
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28 Feb 2011
Mouthwash as Effective Toilet Cleaner!
Happy that Mouthwash has multiple Uses or Scared of what it could do to you?

Antiseptic mouthwash is designed to kill germs in your mouth and keep your teeth clean. It’s those very properties that make mouthwash a perfect cleaner and disinfectant for other surfaces in your home too. So grab a bottle of Listerine and try these eight ideas for yourself!

Disinfect your toothbrush.
Wash your toothbrush with some antiseptic mouthwash every couple of days to ensure there is no lingering bacteria that could make you sick!

Clean the toilet.
All you need is half a cup of mouthwash. Just pour it in the toilet, swish it around with a toilet brush and flush! It’ll kill the germs and shine the bowl in one fell swoop.

Clean grout and inhibit mold growth.
Dip an old toothbrush dipped in mouthwash to clean grout. It’s also strong enough to cut easily through hard water stains and build-up. Just make sure you label that toothbrush for cleaning only!

Shine mirrors and handles.
Use a little on a lint free cloth to shine up mirrors and disinfect medicine cabinet handles, doorknobs, faucets and flush levers.

Clean television and computer screens.
A little alcohol based antiseptic mouthwash will clean dirt, grease and fingerprints off of those surfaces in short order.

Remove bacteria from laundry.
Add a cup of mouthwash to each load of laundry along with your detergent to kill those unwanted germs.

Banish a blemish.
Use a cotton swab to dab some mouthwash on the area, it’ll kill the bacteria and clear up the blemish.

Disinfect a cut or scrape.
In the absence of antiseptic wipes or creams, mouthwash will clean and disinfect injuries in one step!
Tip: All of these tactics should only be attempted with a sugar-free, alcohol-based antiseptic mouthwash. At a few bucks a bottle, you can’t go wrong!

http://www.diylife.com/2011/02/10/mouthwash-uses/
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21 Feb 2011