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March 1 - 15, 2008 Radio Shows
Air Date Program Mon., 3/03 Glo Germ: Glo Germ and spray sneezes may sound like terms from a Doctor Seuss book, but at St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama they’re important teaching tools about cleanliness.
Tue., 3/04 Red wine and food borne illness: Red wine can be a pleasant addition to a meal, but it may also help fend off food poisoning, according to researchers.
Wed., 3/05 Bacteria and asthma in newborns: Researchers have found that newborns who have certain bacterial infections are more likely to develop asthma by age five.
Thu., 3/06 Targeting the tumor: U.S. and Chinese scientists have found a delivery mechanism in the form of a microbe that can insert drugs directly in a cancerous tumor.
Fri., 3/07 Bacteria on ice: Microbes manage to live thousands of years in Antarctic ice. now physicist Buford Price thinks he knows one way they manage to do it.
Mon., 3/10 Two-for-one in the battle against anthrax: Current anthrax vaccinations involve a 6-course dose. Now new findings might reduce that to one.
Tue., 3/11 E. coli latches on: To cause disease, harmful E. coli use hair-like structures called pili to remain in the guts of its victims.
Wed., 3/12 Phage therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease: When Israeli scientists injected viruses called phage into mice with Alzheimer’s disease, the phage broke apart the plaque that covers the nerve cells in the brain which can slowly diminish brain function.
Thu., 3/13 Healing powers of bitter orange: Indian physicians are putting the power of one natural remedy to the test against various deadly fungal infections.
Fri., 3/14 Radiation enhanced growth: Fungi that have melanin, the same pigment that protects us from UV radiation in the sun’s rays, grow better when exposed to sunshine than other fungi.
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