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06/21/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Scary, infectious SUPERBUG just spread to five more U.S. states, including some in the Midwest

A deadly, hard-to-spot “superbug” yeast is rapidly infiltrating American hospitals. In June 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned clinics about the emergence of a new multidrug-resistant yeast strain called Candida auris. Two months later the first seven cases of a C. auris infection were recorded in the United States. The […]

05/16/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

IRRESPONSIBLE: Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for the common cold

A stuffy nose, rattling cough, and fever are the typical symptoms of a common cold. While rest and strengthening the immune system are the best medicines to fight an army of sick-making viruses, many doctors unnecessarily prescribe antibiotics to treat the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections such as acute bronchitis and the common cold. […]

04/20/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

BIG PHARMA FAIL: Researchers are scouring Medieval books in search for cures against antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Instead of moving forward, researchers are looking to the past for solutions to the antibiotic crisis. The “Ancientbiotics” team is a group of scientists from different universities and countries unified by the belief that medieval medical history holds the key to beating drug-resistant superbugs. “To that end, we are compiling a database of medieval medical […]

01/01/2017 / By JD Heyes

Rare, frightening superbug gene discovered on US pig farm

Several medical researchers and scientists have been warning frequently in recent years that the so-called “superbugs” are proliferating across the world faster than modern medicine can stamp them out, due in large part to massive overuse of antibiotics. Well, another one has been discovered by researchers: a superbug described as very rare and frightening, and […]

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 […]

07/27/2016 / By Greg White

Researchers believe Chinese herbal medicine could be the antibiotic alternative that this world so desperately needs

Researchers have discovered a person in the U.S. carrying a bacteria resistant to last resort antibiotics, which could mean “the end of the road” for antibiotics, according to U.S. public health authorities. At the same time, a new clinical trial is underway in the UK to determine whether Chinese Herbal Medicine could be an alternative […]

05/31/2016 / By JD Heyes

It’s finally happened: Overuse of antibiotics has created the superbug that nothing can kill

For years health experts, especially holistic and alternative medical professionals, have been warning that traditional medical practitioners, in cahoots with Big Pharma, were over-prescribing antibiotic medications, and that someday, because too few listened, that would lead to the creation of a “superbug” that no antibiotic could kill. Well, that day has arrived. It should be […]

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