Word: acidity
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...nature to anthropomorphize other life forms, even though they are only 200 nanometers wide. That is the width of newly discovered microbes that may be the smallest form of cellular life, according to a story in the New York Times this week. In "drainage water as caustic as battery acid," these hard-ass teeny-weenies have the flair to form "a pink scum on green pools...
Cough syrups can damage children's teeth, and it's not necessarily the sweeteners in them that do it. Many over-the-counter remedies that contain antihistamines are slightly acidic in nature, and a new study showed that this acid can cause cavities in healthy tooth enamel. Fortunately, fluoride counteracts the problem, so make sure your children brush their teeth after swallowing cough syrup. Also try giving the medication with meals, when the body's natural production of saliva helps protect the teeth...
...part by causing blood to clot abnormally. A small emergency-room study found that drugs used to break up clots may help revive cardiac-arrest patients when such methods as CPR and electrical shock have failed. There were murkier findings regarding people with high levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to heart disease. Folic acid and B vitamins help bring homocysteine down, but one study cast doubt on whether this actually improves heart health...
...It’s very important to have adequate intake to prevent [birth] defects and neural defects that have been linked to inadequate folic acid intake,” said Manson. “Be sure that you either have a balanced diet in order to get these vitamins and micronutrients or it’s important to take a multivitamin that will provide them...
...they could be due to chance." As the article explained, Manson's study did show that intake of vitamins C and E did lead to fewer strokes for women who smoke or exhibit other risk factors. And, as the article further staed, Manson advises pregnant women to take folic acid -- even if that vitamin does not produce cardiovascular benefits...