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Are you okay to kiss?

Are you okay to kiss?

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A quick breath check in the palm of your hand can never give accurate results. Whether you're about to lean in for a smooch or start a job interview, you're better off asking a trusted friend if your breath ...





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Colour sensor breath test can detect lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 26, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with "moderate accuracy" even in the early stages, reveals research published ahead of print in Thorax.


A breath mint made from... coffee?

A breath mint made from... coffee?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle your co-workers too.


Carbon Nanotubes Detect Lung Cancer Markers in the Breath

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an array of nanotube devices, each coated with a different organic material, researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology have developed diagnostic system that may be able to diagnose lung cancer ...


Breath test can discriminate between a bacterial overgrowth and IBS

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 19, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is colonized by bacteria immediately after birth; Escherichia coli, Streptococci and Clostridi are the first bacteria harboured by the colon, followed by anaerobic Enterococci, Lattobacilli ...


University of Arizona researchers seek safer cystic fibrosis test

Researchers seek safer cystic fibrosis test

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from The University of Arizona Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine are teaming up to try to invent a novel non-invasive lung test for cystic fibrosis sufferers.


Breathalyzer test detects lung cancer: study

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Scientists in Israel have devised a portable breath tester that detects lung cancer with 86 percent accuracy, according to a study released Sunday.


Taking a cue from breath fresheners, researcher develops new method for taste testing

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a Temple University researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing.


Got smell? Research shows that accurate taste perception relies on a functioning olfactory system

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As anyone suffering through a head cold knows, food tastes wrong when the nose is clogged, an experience that leads many to conclude that the sense of taste operates normally only when the olfactory system is also in good ...


Is yakult helpful in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2

SIBO is a common feature in IBS and in fact may be directly related to the genesis of IBS symptoms. An ERBHAL on a lactulose breath test may indicate SIBO. Antibiotics and elemental diets have been shown to be effective in ...


Suspect bombers might be breath-tested

Other Sciences /

created Oct 27, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Terrorist bomb makers beware -- New Jersey scientists have developed a breath tester that might lead to your arrest.



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