All posts categorized with Antibiotics

(Natural News) An estimated ten million people could potentially die by 2050 unless global changes are met to address the growing resistance to antibiotics, according to a recent report. Pharmaceuticals can even be found in many peoples tap water, aiding to antibiotic resistance. “It needs to be seen as the economic and security threat that […]

(Natural News) The dawn of antibiotic-resistant superbugs is upon us. Antibiotic resistance has been a growing threat for decades, and it has finally reached “critical mass,” if you will. On Wednesday, September 21st, the United Nations held a meeting to discuss the ensuing nightmare. The United Nations rarely discusses health issues; meetings of this caliber […]

(Natural News) Antibiotics are often seen as the cure-all of modern medicine. It is true that antibiotics have been used with great success over the last 80 years or so, but they are not without consequence. As researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine recently noted in their study, which was published in the journal Genome […]

(Natural News) 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 […]

(Natural News) The problem with antibiotics is that they are incapable of killing every single bacterial organism. This means that only the toughest, most resistant bacteria survive a round of antibiotics. These bacteria multiply, and lead to the growth of a new, antibiotic-resistant strain. With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, it is no surprise that many […]

(NaturalNews) It’s always interesting to study how civilizations collapse and eras of seemingly great human ingenuity come crashing to an end. Since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Flemming in 1928, the chemical medicine industry has promised humanity that all our ills will be cured by prescription medications. We’ve been promised that cancer, diabetes, heart […]