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03/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Gut microbiome found to be permanently distorted by H. pylori bacteria

The gastrointestinal microbiota is a flourishing environment for good bacteria and other microbes that contribute to human health. However, a study of Helicobacter pylori infections warns that the bacteria can permanently change gut flora by displacing good bacteria from the stomach. The new findings come from a group of Austrian researchers led by Dr. Christoph Steininger, an infectionologist from the Division […]

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 […]

12/03/2016 / By Vicki Batts

E. coli contaminates two-thirds of fresh chicken sold in UK supermarkets

A recent study has made a shocking discovery about poultry in the United Kingdom: up to two-thirds of it is contaminated with E. coli. And in England alone, up to 78 percent of fresh chicken sold in grocery stores contains this bacterial species. Experts say that the strain of E. coli being found in these […]

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 […]

03/15/2016 / By D. Samuelson

Natural antibiotics that our ancestors used instead of pills

Penicillin. Ciproflaxin. Augmentin. Levaquin. Amoxicillin. Moxiflacin. Let’s hope there isn’t a half filled bottle collecting dust in your bathroom cabinet. You, or a family member, have most likely been prescribed an antibiotic to fight an infection in the duration of your life. And if one antibiotic didn’t work, the doctor prescribed another. If the bacteria in your body outsmarts your […]

11/09/2015 / By Vicki Batts

Alternative to antibiotics found in vitamin C

In the United States, at least two million people are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria each year. Alarmingly, 23,000 of those cases prove to be fatal. This can all be traced to the overuse of antibiotics, both in medical treatment and in our food supply. Despite the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, called “superbugs,” our reliance on antibiotics has […]

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