Bacteria May Provide Asthma Protection
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May 07, 2007
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Download video directlyHelicobacter pylori is a bacteria that can cause stomach cancer and peptic ulcers in people. The bacterium infection is wide-spread in people in developing countries but much less so in developed nations, and has been disappearing in industrialized countries with each generation. Find out how getting rid of this bacteria might be related to the known increase in cases of asthma.
