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Dormant bacteria may spawn infection

Clinicians' standard methods don't detect the dormant phase of a bacterium that commonly causes urinary tract infections in women.

Undercooking makes germs strong

Precooking servings to sublethal temperatures before the final cooking actually makes germ killing more difficult.

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“Dirty money harbors bacterial dangers” brought back memories of my beloved grandmother in the 1920s. She always washed and ironed her dollar bills because she considered them to be unsanitary. F. Eleanor Warner Northport, Maine

Dirty money harbors bacterial dangers

More than half of 68 dollar bills collected at a high school sporting event and a grocery store in Ohio hosted bacteria that commonly infect poeple in hospitals or those with depressed immune systems.