Tag: microbes

Colorectal tumors exacerbated by mouth microbes

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States when men and women are considered separately, and the second leading cause when both sexes are combined. While the death rate from colorectal cancer has decreased in both males and females – due to colorectal polyps being found by screening and […]

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Asthma and allergies are less common among Amish children because of exposure to animal microbes, scientists say

Many have speculated about the causes behind the exceptional health outcomes in the Amish community, where autoimmune disease, allergies, asthma and other chronic health conditions are virtually nonexistent. One formidable explanation is that the Amish don’t vaccinate their children, while another recently highlighted in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), […]