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Could a Poop Transplant Help You Lose Weight?

Could a Poop Transplant Help You Lose Weight?

There have been a lot of outrageous weight loss strategies over the years, but a recent scientific discovery might take the cake. And eat it. And poop it into somebody else’s body. Sorry for that visual. In a study published in Science Magazine, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found […]

Report: Half of Swimming Pools Have Poop in Them

Half of Swimming Pools Have Poop in Them

Sometimes you wish the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would just keep things to themselves. The federal agency, which oversees national public health, recently released the results of a study conducted last summer on Atlanta-area public swimming pools that found that more than half — 58% to be exact — contained E. coli […]

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