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Water-borne Illness
Home-treated water no better than plain tap in preventing GI illness
October 27th, 2003
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, should make some people feel better about the next cool glass of tap water they get at home. The study found that, in homes served by well-run water districts, an in-home water treatment device provided no additional protection from gastrointestinal illness. In the year-long randomized and blinded intervention trial, researchers found no significant reduction in symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or abdominal cramps in those who used the home-filtered water compared with those who used a placebo device. The UC Berkeley-led research team included scientists from the U.S Environmental...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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