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01/10/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Natural remedy: Honey found to have comparable effects to antifungal medications, but more affordably and without the side effects

Fungal diseases are a worldwide public health problem. Oftentimes, the treatment for these diseases are antibiotics. However, the use of antifungal medications are not entirely beneficial. The continuous use of antibiotics led to the increase in drug-resistant fungal infections, making them more difficult to treat. In addition, these drugs have side effects on health and […]

12/06/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Disease has an inverse relationship with nutrition: Eat more fruits and vegetables to reduce risk of nearly all disease, research finds

A team of scientists from Imperial College London pulled together all the world’s available population studies that document fruit and vegetable intake. The ninety-five studies included two million people and accounted for 112,000 cases of cancer, 81,000 cases of cardiovascular disease, 47,000 cases of stroke, 43,000 cases of heart disease, and 94,000 premature deaths. They […]

03/31/2017 / By Gregory Van Dyke

HONEY: Is this ancient medicinal food the key to fighting deadly drug-resistant infections?

Exotic honey can be used as a powerful alternative when treating one of the deadliest infections in the U.S. today. A report published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents confirms that exotic honey can battle antibiotic-resistant infections, like Clostridium difficile. Interestingly, C.difficile is caused by an overdose of antibiotics. Two researchers from Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital’s Department of Gastroenterology […]

12/20/2016 / By Amy Goodrich

Study: Manuka honey kills more bacteria than all available antibiotics

Not all honey is created equal. While the benefits of raw, unprocessed honey have been well-documented over the centuries, Australian researchers have found one type of honey, called Manuka honey, to be better than all known antibiotics. Manuka honey is produced by bees that forage on the nectar of Leptospermum Scoparium, or New Zealand’s Manuka […]

03/04/2016 / By Tara Paras

Honey, not antibiotics, should be the first mode of treatment for bacterial illnesses

Nowadays, conventional antibiotics are often carelessly prescribed by doctors for various infections. In fact, 2010 data obtained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a whopping 833 antibiotic prescriptions are handed out on average per every 1,000 people. To make matters worse, over-prescription and over-consumption make future infections more difficult to combat, since antibiotics […]

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