Rage: Anger, Passion, Fad/Trend (All The Rage!) — Rages about news in health!
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According to a British scientist, the use of silver in healthcare and hygiene is increasing. One reason is because of a shortage of the newer antibiotics.
Professor Valerie Edwards-Jones of Manchester Metropolitan University conducted a research review and found that advances in technology, especailly in nano-technology, are allowing scientists to increasingly apply silver’s benefits in more areas.
“In simple [...]
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Combating Germs – Quick Fixes For Better Healthcare That Aren’t
There has been an increased awareness of germs, and people want to stay healthy so they’re looking for ways to kill germs.
Unfortunately, we have a tendency to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Not all germs are bad. We need beneficial microbes. And by relentlessly [...]
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We’re Aiding The Enemy
It bears repeating – it’s not a question of IF a germ will become resistant to antibiotics, it a matter of WHEN the germ will become antibiotic resistant.
And we’re helping their resistance movement. Oh yes, I’m afraid we’re guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy in many ways!
The major flawed battle strategy [...]
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Antibiotic Resistance News In Health
Think about a world where antibiotics no longer control disease. If it doesn’t scare you, it ought to.
The fact is, more and more disease-causing microbes have become resistant to drug therapy. A few of them are:
tuberculosis
gonorrhea
malaria
E. coli causing urinary tract infections (UTIs)
pneumococcus (cause of ear infections, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis)
enterococcus (a [...]
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News In Health – Don’t Mix Fruit, Juices And Drugs
In case you didn’t already know it, scientists have known for almost 20 years that grapefruit juice can actually increase the absorption of some drugs. They even have a name for it, “Grapefruit Juice Effect.” (Not very original, but it gets the point across.)
Unexpectedly increasing the [...]
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Many people are working towards understanding Alzheimer’s better, and finding ways to prevent it.
Prevention Through Study
One of the long-term studies on Alzheimer’s disease has been in progress since 1986. It’s funded by the National Institute on Aging and involves the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Mankato, MN. They are part of on-going research about [...]
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