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Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Hilarious Journal Articles #21: Dipping Hands in Yogurt May Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infection

In a paper in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the author argues that probiotics like yogurt applied to the hands may be helpful in preventing the spread of methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA). The article is "MRSA -- Why Treat the Symptoms and Not the Disease?"

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