Researchers have found that meat and poultry sold in the U.S. is contaminated on a large scale by drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This bacteria can cause not only mild to serious skin infections (boils, abscesses), but even deadly illnesses such as pneumonia, infection of the blood, or sepsis, infection of the bone (osteomyelitis), heart failure through infection of the heart valves (endocarditis), inflammation of brain and spinal cord (meningitis), as well as toxic shock syndrome.
immunity
The end of the year is that time in the U.S. when we start catching those nasty colds and the flu. If just the cold weather were the culprit, then Alaskans would have it the worst. But it’s not the cold or germs that necessarily make us susceptible to catching respiratory diseases. People in cold parts of the world are often known for their robustness and […]
Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria are on the rise. With each new antibiotic developed out there, a stronger and more resistant bacteria develops to counter its effects. This fact begs the question: what will kill THE super-bug, the ONE that no laboratory made antibiotic can do away with? Can that actually happen? Can the medical community […]
The HIV virus weakens the immune system and allows opportunistic diseases to set in. Garlic works to bolster the immune system and kill a whole range of bacteria, viruses and fungi. In addition to a prescribed medical and/or nutrient program, garlic is recommended by many alternative practitioners as a protective food to keep infections at […]
