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EW! Hidden health dangers of beer pong: Balls crawling with salmonella, e. Coli, staph germs

Peer Pong - NY Daily News

The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer. A group of Clemson University students tested pingpong balls being used in beer pong games across campus one weekend last fall and discovered teeming bacteria. More research found that dangerous bacteria such as salmonella, listeria, e. Coli and staph on the balls end up in the beer when players make successful tosses into glasses.

 

10,000 germ species live in and on healthy people

Germs

They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut - enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds....

 

Cleanliness Has a Negative Side After All

In a recent article posted on msnbc.com, “In praise of germs: Why common bugs are necessary for kids”, a team of researchers found that being exposed to some germs is good for building children’s immune system. They showed that young mice introduced to germs were able to keep their immune system active, to better help fend off bacterial and other infections later in life.

The article points out that parents are being told to keep everything, including their children, spotlessly clean, but that may not have to be the case. Some exposure to dirt and germs could be good for us.

 

In praise of germs: Why bugs are necessary for kids

Attention, germaphobes. Exposure to the microscopic bugs is crucial for keeping kids healthy, according to new research in the prestigious journal Science.

 

New global killers: heart, lung disease and cancer

What's killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread - AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. They pushed for vaccines, better treatments and other ways to control germs that were only a plane ride away from seeding outbreaks anywhere in the world....

 

How to fight germs and stay healthy when you travel

How to fight germs and stay healthy when you travel

USA TODAY consulted experts to target germ-laden spots and offer tips to avoid bacteria and viruses that could make you sick.

 

Dirty truth: Guys' pads have 15 times more germs

New research has just confirmed the old suspicion that the residences of single men are among the most foul in the land. In fact, they have 15 times the amount of bacteria than do the homes of bachelorettes.

 

The 5 'germiest ' tourist attractions

The 5 'germiest ' tourist attractions

They scream germs: Used gum. A flock of pigeons. A tomb covered with kisses.

 

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