Agricultural Antibiotics May Be The Cause Of Super-Bugs
Have you been to the grocery store recently and chosen that chicken cut that is not treated with antibiotics? Or did you choose one that was treated with antibiotic, thinking all bacteria in it would be dead? According to recent research (1), farms may be more effective sources of transmission...

Superbugs: Drug Resistant But Not Herb Resistant
Superbug is becoming a household term and unfortunately, a household occurrence. The most recent headliner is the methicillin and penicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Thought of mostly as a hospital acquired infection, its occurrence is showing up in schools, gyms, and daycare...

The Gullible Jennifer Garner Flu Shot Campaign
Flu shots remain a subject of intense controversy. Vaccinations of all types remain the centerpiece of the public health herd-mentality paradigm. Just wait until the Avian flu comes, then you will see public health at its finest. Yes, there will be police-state forced vaccinations with experimental...

Antibiotics use dramatically raises risk of asthma in infants; pet dogs cut risk by 50 percent
Using antibiotics in the first year of life may significantly increase a child's risk of contracting asthma by age 7, according to a study conducted by researchers at University of Manitoba and McGill University in Montreal and published in "CHEST," the journal of the American College...

Tyson foods drops antibiotics from its chicken meat products
Tyson Foods, Inc. -- the world's largest processor and marketer of beef, chicken and pork, and the United States' single largest beef exporter -- has announced that its fresh chicken products will no longer come from animals treated with antibiotics. "Because of the size and scale of...

Is diabetes caused by pharmaceuticals?
On July 31st, Patrick Bills filed a lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb claiming that its drug, Tequin, the brand name of gatafloxacin, caused his diabetes. The New England Journal of Medicine reported on March 30, 2006 that gatifloxacin causes both hypo- and hyperglycemia...

Interview: Organic Consumers Association's Ronnie Cummins tells the truth about organic milk that isn't
With consumer demand for organic products continuing to grow, more large corporations are entering the organic market. To maximize profits, some of these companies don't follow organic standards but still label products as organic. For example, Horizon Organic and Aurora Organic, sold by Wal-Mart and...

Ketek antibiotic to carry black box warning, new use limitations by FDA
The FDA has strengthened its warnings on the controversial antibiotic Ketek and banned the drug's use for treatment of sinusitis and bronchitis. The new move follows a yearlong FDA investigation into the drug's side effects. "FDA has determined that the balance of benefits and risks...

Rapid flu test could help reduce overprescription of antibiotics
New flu tests that yield rapid results could help curb the overprescription of antibiotics, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers found that among flu patients, those who tested positive for influenza using the rapid test — which yields results...

The healing power of honey: From burns to weak bones, raw honey can help
Raw honey – which has not been pasteurized or filtered, and ideally taken directly from the hive – is a treasure chest of nutritional value and medicinal remedies. It contains an abundance of vitamins and minerals and is a natural and powerful medicine, both internally and externally. ...

Organic Consumers Association's Ronnie Cummings discusses corporate greed and organic milk
Mike: I am here today talking with Ronnie Cummings, National Director of the Organic Consumers Association. That is at www.OrganicConsumers.org. We are going to talk today about organic milk. So what is the overview of this situation...

Antibiotics found useless for treating bronchitis
According to a new study from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, antibiotics should no longer be standard practice for treating bronchitis. Two physician researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine recently surveyed world literature...

Ketek antibiotic drug faces intense FDA scrutiny over liver failure reports
With reports of liver failure in a dozen patients and four associated deaths becoming public knowledge, U.S. health officials said this week that they plan to ask outside advisors if Ketek -- an antibiotic made by Sanofi-Aventis -- should continue to be allowed on the market. In 2004...

'Wait-and-see' approach for treating ear infections substantially reduces use of antibiotics
For children with acute ear infections seen in an emergency department, giving parents the option of delaying use of antibiotics resulted in significantly lower use of antibiotics compared to parents who received a standard prescription, with little difference in the outcomes for the children, according...

Honey helps problem wounds
A household remedy millennia old is being reinstated: honey helps the treatment of some wounds better than the most modern antibiotics. For several years now medical experts from the University of Bonn have been clocking up largely positive experience with what is known as medihoney. Even chronic wounds...