Scientists: Appendix protects good germs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071006/ap_on_he_me/appendix_s_purpose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071005/capt.ef9d1e686a5f47d8929f842f107d5df8.appendix_gfx420.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=cxA6zx8oNKE.L83RftejHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Graphic locates the appendix; 1c x 2 5/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 66.7 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week.</p><br clear="all"/>

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