New Antibiotic Approach Proves Promising Against Lyme Bacterium
Duke Health – A technique that has demonstrated success against cancer tumors could also be lethal to bacteria and other pathogens DURHAM, N.C. – Using…
Big Chickens Create Big Problems: Antibiotics Are Only One of Them
Patrick Tims via NaturalHealth365 – Chicken is the average person’s meat of choice, yet most people don’t think about how this commercially produced food makes its way…
Could Broccoli and Cabbage Fight Antibiotic Resistance?
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – A phytochemical derived from cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, breaks down the biofilm that lets bacteria resist antibiotics, according to a…
Can Antibiotics Wreak Havoc on Athletic Performance?
Leah Zerbe, MS, NASM-CPT, NASM-CES via Dr. Axe – “Antibiotics Wreak Havoc on Athletic Performance,” read the headline of a recent study. The study looked at the…
Antibiotic use Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Older Adults
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) via Newswise – The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease,…
WARNING: Antibiotic Use in First Week of Life Harms Baby’s Microbiome
Karen Sanders via NaturalHealth365 – By now, most people know we should treat antibiotics with caution. In addition to harming your gut – which relies on…
Natural Antibiotic Alternative
Al Sears, MD, CNS – When we had strep throat as kids, my brothers, sister, and I were given a spoonful of penicillin then sent…
Manuka Honey Fights Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Plus So Much More
Karen Sanders via NaturalHealth365 – The steadily worsening problem of antibiotic-resistant pathogens – cause for grave concern in the medical community – has researchers working overtime to…
Good Bacteria May Eliminate Bad Bacteria Better Than Antibiotics
Brian Blum via Israel21c – The bacteria wars are coming. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have pitted “good” bacteria against “bad” bacteria and the good guys, it…
Protect Yourself From Antibiotic Resistance by Using Natural Antibiotics
Michelle Marks via NaturalHealth365 – Most of us are aware that antibiotics are powerful drugs that fight bacteria-related infections with harmful side effects. Unfortunately, in today’s…
Study Could Lead to New Antibiotics to Fight Bacterial Infections
UT Southwestern Medical Center via News-Medical – One member of a large protein family that is known to stop the spread of bacterial infections by prompting…
Molecular Tweezers Take on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Jon Schiller via Israel21c – Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva, along with American and German colleagues, have developed “molecular tweezers” to destroy…
THIS Sugar-Alternative May Lead the Charge Against Deadly Antibiotic Resistance
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Every year, at least 2.8 million Americans develop an antibiotic-resistant infection – and more than 35,000 of them lose their lives. …
Commonly Used Sweeteners May Promote Antibiotic Resistance
Sally Robertson, B.Sc. via News-Medical Net – Researchers in Australia have conducted a study showing that commonly used nonnutritive sweeteners can promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes…
New Biological Antibiotics Can Beat Tuberculosis
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated in laboratory mice that monoclonal antibodies can be substituted for antibiotics to hinder the…