Honey effective in killing bacteria that cause chronic sinusitis

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I wanted to try this but there is 24 grams of sugar in honey.  Is that bad??

 

 

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Honey effective in killing bacteria that cause chronic sinusitis

_http://www.physorg. com/news14139199 3.html_

(http://www.physorg. com/news14139199 3.html)

(http://medicine. physorg.com/ sub_Research/)

 

Honey is very effective in killing bacteria in all its forms, especially the

drug-resistant biofilms that make treating chronic rhinosinusitis difficult,

according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy of

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO

EXPO,

in Chicago, IL.

 

The study, authored by Canadian researchers at the University of Ottawa,

found that in eleven isolates of three separate biofilms (Pseudomonas

aeruginosa, and methicicillin- resistant and -suseptible Staphylococcus aureus),

honey

was significantly more effective in killing both planktonic and biofilm-grown

forms of the bacteria, compared with the rate of bactericide by antibiotics

commonly used against the bacteria.

 

Given the historical uses of honey in some cultures as a homeopathic

treatment for bad wound infections, the authors conclude that their findings may

hold important clinical implications in the treatment of refractory chronic

rhinosinusitis, with topical treatment a possibility.

 

Chronic rhinosinusitis affects approximately 31 million people each year in

the United States alone, costing over $4 billion in direct health

expenditures and lost workplace productivity. It is among the three most common

chronic

diseases in all of North America.

 

Source: American Academy of Otolaryngology