Friday Links: Ulcer Bug, Prenatal Peanuts and Asthma Risk; New Pollution Forecast Site; Money and U.S. Healthcare

H. Pylori Stomach Bacteria Prevents Asthma?
Kids who tested positive for this very common bug (thought to play a role in ulcers and stomach cancer later in life) were 59% less likely to have asthma. As the thinking goes, the rise in asthma in recent decades could be a result of over-cleanliness and early antibiotic use’s […]