ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA

SUPERBUGS VS MEDICAL SCIENCE (AND US)

Time to revisit a very touchy subject, antibiotic resistant germs. We don’t like talking about it anymore than you want to hear about it but... it is getting to the point of crisis. As a new report says;

“The purpose of this document, however, is to call attention to a frightening twist in the antibiotic resistance problem that has not received adequate attention from federal policymakers: The pharmaceutical pipeline for new antibiotics is drying up.”

The full report with some ideas on how to fix it (if they can in time) can be found at:

Bad Bugs, No Drugs Executive Summary

Another report from Science Daily downplays the danger but asserts it is important:
“Drug resistance in microorganisms has become a problem due in part to inappropriate prescribing and overuse of antibiotics. These drug-resistant “superbugs” can infect people and cause health problems that are difficult to address with the standard antibiotic regimens. One of the culprits is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, an organism that was associated mainly with hospital-acquired infections, but is becoming increasingly common in the general community, as has been reported recently in the medical literature. It can cause problems ranging from skin infections to severe bloodstream infections and even death.” See:

Two Studies Document Rise Of Superbugs In The Environment

MIRACLE DRUGS VS SUPERBUGS –Government Report

Drug Resistant Bacteria In Meat

UPDATE on the Marburg Virus May 2005

We think it is much worse as some other reports document:

Superbug MRSA deaths up 1400% in a decade

Would you like to see our ideas about this threat? We have a few. First, read the article Superbugs. We think this is where research should be heading. In the meantime, it is a great defense while orthodox medical science is trying to catch up. Then, to be even more fully armed against the coming possible pandemics, check out one of the most informative alternative sites at Oxygen Medicine.