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ALARM as more than 30,000 Europeans die annually from SUPERBUGS triggered by pharmaceutical overuse and abuse

November 29, 2023 -

Researchers estimate that anywhere between 31,000 and 39,000 Europeans succumb to death by superbugs, often due to overdependence on and abuse of pharmaceutical antibiotics, which are a leading cause of superbugs.

Antibiotic overuse both in human and veterinary medicine has caused deadly bacteria to become "smarter," effectively outsmarting even the most advanced antibiotics designed to destroy them.

The hardest-hit countries, according to data compiled by statistician ...

First outbreak of deadly, treatment-resistant fungal infection reported in Washington State

2 months ago -

Public Health -- Seattle & King County was notified of the first case on Jan. 10, after a proactive screening program called the Partners for Patient Safety Program detected the infection in a patient who was recently admitted to Kindred. Additional screening of other patients identified two new cases on Jan. 22 and a fourth case with links to Kindred Hospital on Jan. 26.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the fungus C. auris can easily spread ...

Too much loving: Being overly affectionate with pets can be “life-threatening,” warns researcher

October 13, 2019 -

This study, published in the journal Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, found that some forms of affectionate behavior towards pets, like kissing or cuddling, can pose an antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance risk (AMR) to families and their animals.

“This paper is the first of its kind to explore the meaning of affectionate human-companion animal relationships and its importance in understanding the determinants of a range of AMR-related [behavior],” ...

Meat recovery equipment squeezes bovine spinal fluid out of bones and sells it to consumers

January 19, 2004 - naturalnews.com printable article

Meat recovery equipment squeezes bovine spinal fluid out of bones and sells it to consumers

It's the meat packing industry's way of literally squeezing

every last penny out of a dead cow, but it's also potentially deadly to

U.S. consumers who eat beef, since a dead cow contaminated with mad cow

disease that's put through the AMR wringer would inevitably infect the

meat products sold by the packing plant.

The more we learn ...

STUDY: Use of “last-resort” antibiotic colistin in animal feed driving global spread of superbugs

March 29, 2023 -

The drug causes an increase in proliferation of superbugs when used in livestock feed, the study found. In 2015, there was global alarm when a colistin-resistant superbug was discovered.

According to the piece, colistin is still being sold by richer nations to farmers in places such as Pakistan to boost growth and prevent the spread of disease, despite warnings from experts that its use in animal feed should be banned.

"The use of human antibiotics in animal feeds ...

Meat recovery equipment squeezes bovine spinal fluid out of bones and sells it to consumers

January 19, 2004 - naturalnews.com printable article

Meat recovery equipment squeezes bovine spinal fluid out of bones and sells it to consumers

It's the meat packing industry's way of literally squeezing

every last penny out of a dead cow, but it's also potentially deadly to

U.S. consumers who eat beef, since a dead cow contaminated with mad cow

disease that's put through the AMR wringer would inevitably infect the

meat products sold by the packing plant.

The more we learn ...

Antimicrobial resistance up in animals raised for human consumption, warns study

February 15, 2021 -

In particular, the authors noted that antimicrobial resistance in bacteria found in livestock grown in low to medium-income countries has nearly tripled since 2000. This increase could be linked to the overconsumption of meat and meat products and could have serious consequences for human health.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance is a threat to preventing and treating an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, ...

Researchers investigate green tea compounds that may help resolve antibiotic resistance

November 02, 2020 -

But EGCG has another activity, as noted by the team in their report, which appeared in the Journal of Medical Microbiology: The compound increases the bacterium’s permeability, which allows antibiotics to pass through more easily. This ability could prove helpful in the fight against multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria.

The team discovered this ability after combining EGCG with aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to fight off infections caused by Pseudomonas ...

Researchers investigate the antimicrobial efficacy and cytotoxicity of South African plants from the Myrtacea family

April 21, 2020 -

Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that certain South African plants are great sources of antimicrobial compounds, which can be used to combat AMR and nosocomial infections.

Read the full article at this link.

Journal Reference:

Famuyide IM, Aro AO, Fasina FO, Eloff JN, Mcgaw LJ. ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY OF ACETONE LEAF EXTRACTS OF NINE UNDER-INVESTIGATED SOUTH AFRICAN ...

Superbug deaths expected to outnumber cancer deaths by 2050 thanks to overused antibiotics

February 05, 2016 - Superbug deaths expected to outnumber cancer deaths by 2050 thanks to overused antibiotics

Friday, February 05, 2016 by: Jennifer Lea ReynoldsTags: superbug deaths, antimicrobial resistance, overused antibiotics

The severe health implications of a world facing "the dark age of medicine"

Economic consequences of AMR

Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials responsible for resistance

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MEDICAL SCIENCE WARNING: Lung transplant recipients develop respiratory distress and organ rejection after second dose of covid-19 vaccine

November 18, 2022 -

Three female lung transplant recipients suffer respiratory distress caused by the covid-19 vaccines

A majority of lung transplant recipients (LTR) do not respond to the first dose of covid-19 mRNA. Short term antibody responses to the spike protein mRNA are observed after the second dose. In this case series, three patients actually developed “new and significant respiratory compromise after their 2nd vaccine dose.” The respiratory distress was consistent with antibody mediated ...

STD superbugs spreading like wildfire … One exposure and you’re infected for life

June 14, 2019 -

The World Health Organization warns that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has the potential to be more deadly than cancer, with the ability to kill as many as 10 million people a year. In addition to costing the world economy upwards of $100 trillion annually, left unchecked, AMR threatens to reverse all the health gains and longer lifespans that antibiotics made possible in the 20th century.

As reported by the U.K.’s Independent, the latest superbugs to ...

Coronavirus pandemic exacerbates antimicrobial resistance woes as ignorant doctors throw antibiotics at hospitalized patients

June 11, 2021 -

The study published in the Lancet found that 85 percent of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients admitted to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals during the first wave of the pandemic had been prescribed antibiotics. But the majority of the 48,902 patients involved in the study did not need or benefit from antibiotics as secondary bacterial infections are very rare in COVID-19 patients.

"COVID is a viral disease. It's not uncommon for viral diseases to be complicated by bacterial ...

Under-investigated plants from the myrtle family found to have antibacterial activity

June 04, 2020 -

For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that in 2014, nearly half-a-million people died from tuberculosis, which was caused by a multi-drug resistant bacterium. The agency also states that AMR is beginning to complicate the fight against HIV and malaria.

While new and effective antimicrobials are difficult to develop, scientists have pinpointed plants as potential new sources. Studies show that extracts from certain plants have strong antimicrobial ...

Meat recovery equipment squeezes bovine spinal fluid out of bones and sells it to consumers

a long time ago - Meat recovery equipment squeezes bovine spinal fluid out of bones and sells it to consumers

It's the meat packing industry's way of literally squeezing

every last penny out of a dead cow, but it's also potentially deadly to

U.S. consumers who eat beef, since a dead cow contaminated with mad cow

disease that's put through the AMR wringer would inevitably infect the

meat products sold by the packing plant.

The more we learn about how

the beef industry really ...

Smart meters news, articles and information:

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Studies on radiation from smart meters show that electromagnetic frequencies disrupt and damage the nervous system

Smart meters causing fires across America; facts swept under the rug by dishonest media

New Yorkers pressure utility industry for smart meter alternative, citing health and safety concerns

Radiation emitted from smart meters 100 times greater than cell phones - and exposure is constant, doctors warn

Homeowners ...