tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17724752218279712952012-02-16T01:28:35.071-08:00A new superbug from India could spread around the world -- in part because of medical tourism -- and scientists say there are almost no drugs to treat it.june77http://www.blogger.com/profile/09871506883168693909noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772475221827971295.post-87856818089172441202010-09-30T17:26:00.000-07:002010-09-30T17:26:41.067-07:00

This article really makes us think!  It quotes several of the news agencies and their reactions to this dangerous superbug. Sarah Boseley of the Guardian said: “The era of antibiotics is coming to a close. In just a couple of generations, what once appeared to be miracle medicines have been beaten into ineffectiveness by the bacteria they were designed to knock out.” It seems to me that it

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 It's not enough that we are subjected to catching these drug-resistant bugs from other human beings, but now according to this article, scientists in Portugal have discovered that a species of seagull that feeds on human rubbish is carrying and spreading highly drug-resistant superbug bacteria.     . . . June --------------------------------------------- Seagulls Carrying And Spreading Highly

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 This Superbug is frightening not only the general population, but doctors and scientists as well. If you have a bacteria that is resistant to all known medicines and has access to worldwide traffic, that's potential disaster. In the following article, Patrice Nordmann of France's Bicetre Hospital says, "There is an urgent need, first, to put in place an international surveillance system over

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 I completely agree with the premise of the following article. The misuse of antibiotics is definitely largely responsible for creating drug-resistant bugs. I believe our family doctors have been much more attuned to this fact than major hospitals. For several years now we've been getting general advice rather than antibiotics to combat our minor infections. Reducing the antibiotic use I

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 This new type of superbug is, according to the article below, resistant to ALL antibiotics. Great! Japan's health ministry launched a nationwide survey on the superbugs. The world health agency gave a warning on the potential risk of NDM-1 spreading worldwide as all of the British patients were medical tourists to South Asia.     . . . June ------------------- Japan Detects a New Type of

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The article below tells us how to safeguard ourselves against the salmonella outbreak even while we continue to eat eggs. Pasteurization eliminates salmonella. Apparently Davidson's Safest Choice eggs use an all-natural pasteurization process. They proclaim that consumers can even eat their eggs over easy and avoid food poisoning. Just be cautious!    . . . June  ---------------------- Is it

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 Hospitals are constantly fighting the threat of superbugs and the addition of this new one will just make things scarier still. The fact that many doctors still treat most infections with antibiotics, is a huge contributing factor to creating these resistant bugs. Read more in the article below.    . . . June Expert warns of superbugs threat to UAE hospitals:  Asma Ali Zain 31 August 2010,

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A report published in British medical journal, Lancet Infectious Diseases has stated that NDM is becoming more common in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan and is also being imported to Britain and other countries in patients returning after treatment from these countries. Indian authorities are describing it as a big conspiracy against Indian health tourism which is growing at a fast pace.      . .

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This really frightens me. Don't we already have enough drug-resistant bugs and hospital-grown infections happening in our own country without importing them from elsewhere? The article below takes the issue from the standpoint of India, but I think our concern needs to begin at home. . . . June Superbug scare raises hackles in India By Sunrita Sen Aug 13, 2010, 10:50 GMT New Delhi - A

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  Just what we needed. Another Superbug! The problem is that we run for antibiotics with any infection we have from the common cold to a sore big toe. If the doctor isn't being vigilant and gives us an un-needed antibiotic, then that bug can become resistant. Soon we may not have any antibiotics that will work if we need them. This outbreak may be caused by the use of cheap medical procedures in

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