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Microorganisms Defined

Simple unicellular and structurally similar representatives of the plant and animal kingdoms. With few exceptions, the unicellular organisms are invisible to the naked eye and generally have dimensions of between a fraction of a micron and 200 micron.

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Organic farmers set up market

Published July 4, 2009, 9:20 pm, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Pushing their advocacy to put natural products in the mainstream market, practitioners of organic farming have opened a market here along the commercial strip of Magsaysay Avenue.

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State gives Oswego Hospital a healthy review

Published July 4, 2009, 8:37 pm, The Palladium-Times

Oswego Hospital posted rates of hospital-acquired infections lower than the state averages in 2008, while the former A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton hovered around average, according to a report released by the New York State Department of Health (DOH), Tuesday.

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Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?

Published July 3, 2009, 7:45 pm, Seattle Times

As manufacturers add probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, to many products, experts caution that the word "probiotic" is widely misused and misunderstood.

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Science group "˜clarifies"™ probiotics definition

Published July 3, 2009, 12:40 pm, Nutraingredients.com

The non-profit group, which says its mission is to advance the science of probiotics and prebiotics, hopes that its clarifications will enhance understanding of the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics.

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Study of second-hand smoke and infection in infants, young children

Published July 3, 2009, 7:34 am, Rocklin & Roseville Today

Each year during the winter and spring, pediatricians’ offices are inundated by visits from very young children suffering from a variety of upper respiratory infections, ranging from rhino virus, or the common cold

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 July 2009

Published July 2, 2009, 3:29 pm, SpaceRef

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Connecticut Health Department Urges Food Safety When Grilling Outdoors

Published July 2, 2009, 10:08 am, Medical News Today

Summer is the season for sizzling - steaks, chicken, ribs, veggie kabobs and much more. The Connecticut Department of Public Health reminds everyone that food safety is essential when grilling outdoors and offers tips to ensure that family barbecues and backyard picnics remain fun, healthy outings.

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Microbial Analysis, Micropatterning Methods Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Published July 2, 2009, 5:26 am, Medical News Today

Microbial populations have traditionally been studied in carefully controlled, laboratory-grown cultures. New metagenomic approaches are being developed to study these organisms in environmental or medical samples.

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EFSA says "˜no"™ to probiotic health claims guidance

Published July 2, 2009, 5:18 am, Food Production Daily

The current lack of regulatory definitions and standards for probiotics has resulted in the term being misused both commercially and scientifically, producing an inconsistent and often unfair market for the products.

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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 18 June"“1 July 2009

Published July 1, 2009, 8:41 am, SciDev.net

An easier way to treat sleeping sickness Combining an existing intravenous sleeping sickness drug with a new pill is an easier and cheaper way of treating the disease, say researchers.

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