fwd..Staph superbug often a menace at care facilities

October 29, 2007

This fwd -being shared with the members health group lists..... Ashokgates <medwoman wrote: THIS PARAGRAPH IS IN ERROR!The infection can be treated with other antibiotics. (Wrong - this is resistant to antibiotics) Health care workers can prevent spread of the bug through hand-washing and equipment decontamination, and by wearing gloves and gowns and by separating infected people from

other patients.Staph is resistant to antibiotics and miracle drugs. The only things that I know that will kill staph is apple cider vinegar and honey! Since honey is sticky, I go with apple cider vinegar to the body, and a mix as given on my www.ascendingenterprises.com to take internally. Case in point: I had a long existing water fungus (algae) of the ears at age 20. It was so bad that I had to go to the university hospital, as I was delirious! The next morning, sedated, the head of the hospital had a sharp scalpel, examining my ear. It slipped and there was blood all over the pillow. She diagnosed the problem, but punctured my ear drum! I was told for many years there was no cure and that I could NEVER get water in my

ears. At age 30 I read about the healing ability of apple cider vinegar (as opposed to miracle drugs) and filled an ear syringe with apple cider vinegar and water - treating both ears and letting it drain after a couple of minutes. I did this nightly for one month and at the conclusion, I had no more ear fungus! I love getting my ears wet, especially in a bath with a cup of apple cider vinegar, which relaxes! Antibiotic soap is a host for germs! Plain old soap and water is superior - and in extreme cases, apple cider vinegar! Much love, Lois ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From GLN Newsletter, David Dartez In the body of the newsletter, Tori has included an article about staph infections and how many lives it is claiming every year. What a scare, but it is a reality. Just about everyone knows someone who has been struck down by staph. Several years ago, a co-worker's wife went into a hospital for a very minor surgical procedure, contracted staph and went from the hospital to the funeral home. Aside from colloidal silver, I wonder if you can guess something else that might help. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 25, 2007, 2:43PMStaph superbug often a menace at care facilitiesStudy says germ infecting 5 percent of nursing home, hospital patientsBy MIKE STOBBEAssociated PressATLANTA - A dangerous, drug-resistant staph germ may be infecting as many as 5 percent of hospital and nursing home patients, according to a comprehensive study.At least 30,000 U.S. hospital patients may have the superbug at any given time, according to a survey released today by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.It's difficult to compare prevalence estimates from different studies, experts said, but the new study suggests the superbug is eight to 11 times more common than some other studies have concluded.Some federal

health officials said they had not seen the study and could not comment on its methodology or its prevalence. But they welcomed added attention to the problem."This is a welcome piece of information that emphasizes that this is a huge problem in health care facilities, and more needs to done to prevent it," said Dr. John Jernigan, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The potentially fatal germ, which is spread by touch, typically thrives in health care settings where people have open wounds. But in recent years, "community-associated" outbreaks have occurred among prisoners, children and athletes, with the germ spreading through skin contact or shared items such as towels.The infection control professionals' association sent surveys to its more than 11,000 members and asked them to pick one day from Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, 2006, to count cases of the infection.The final results represented 1,237 hospitals and

nursing homes - or roughly 21 percent of U.S. inpatient health care facilities, association officials said.The researchers concluded that at least 46 out of every 1,000 patients had the bug. Of those, researchers concluded that about 75 percent walked into the hospitals and nursing homes already carrying the bug.The infection can be treated with other antibiotics. Health care workers can prevent spread of the bug through hand-washing and equipment decontamination, and by wearing gloves and gowns and by separating infected people from other patients.The study is being presented this week at the association's annual meeting in San Jose, Calif., but has not been submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal.Reach out and touch someone

with your Love & Gratitude.. ~Ashok

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