Antibiotics and most other drugs can have negative side effects that are important to know about. The risk of negative side effects can be even higher if you’re taking multiple medications. Your doctor may review some of the side effects of a drug while prescribing it, but often this crucial information is brushed over or not reviewed in detail.
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New fabric may repel MRSA
A 17 year old girl may have discovered a bacteria-proof fabric that resists contamination with MRSA. Amber McCleary, the young UK inventor, planned to use her unique fabric to make odor-free dog beds. But after seeing the MRSA lab test results, she quickly realized the fabric’s potential for making clothing, bed linens and hospital gowns resistant to superbugs.
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New report: MRSA infection – what is it?
For most people who get infected with MRSA or a Staph infection, the first question on their mind is “what exactly am I dealing with?” Many people have never even heard of these infections before they become infected.
The first step to getting rid of a stubborn bacterial infection is to be clear about what’s causing the infection, what the risks are and your best options moving forward to get better.
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How long do you need to change your diet?
Yesterday a young man emailed a question about diet and recurring Staph infections. His first infection was 8 months ago. Fortunately, the antibiotics he took stopped his infection. He also began to eat better too: more foods that support the immune system, less foods that weaken it. But lately, he’s been eating the same old diet again, including cola, lots of red meat, alcohol and hardly any fruits or vegetables. In other words, he slipped back into the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.), which really is not helpful when it comes to recurring infections.
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New Report: How Contagious are Staph and MRSA?
Everyone goes out into public each day. You may drop off your kids at school, go to work, shop for groceries. Your kids may be involved in sports activities or dancing. You may be visiting friends or relatives in a hospital. Everywhere you go, you are exposed to germs, both viral and bacterial.
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Photo series of MRSA surgical infection
Infections after surgery are one of the main ways that people get Staph and MRSA. I just created a new page showing photos of a MRSA infection as it progressed over 14 months. The series of images show the progress of a skin infection that has not responded well to conventional antibiotic treatments. You can see the progression photos here:
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MRSA on a farm near you?
A woman struggling with recurring infections recently asked me if the livestock farm she lived near could be causing her infections. She lives near a pig farm and suspected that her infections were somehow linked with the farm. As it turns out, a recent study of MRSA positive pig farms highlights the potential dangers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and airborne MRSA from contaminated farms.
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Are lavender and tea tree oils estrogen disruptors?
Last week a young lady emailed us with concerns about the safety of tea tree and lavender essential oils. She had heard of a report linking these two oils to estrogen-disrupting effects in boys. I was surprised because these two oils are widely regarded as two of the safest and most well-known oils. So I did a little research and got to the bottom of her concerns.
The report of concern was a 2007 article in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that tea tree and lavender oils found in personal care products caused three young boys to have enlarged breast tissue. The report also described a laboratory study that showed estrogen disruptor effects of the oils on human cells.
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