Summary: A new study reports long term use of antibiotics in mice decreased levels of amyloid plaques and activated inflammatory microglial cells. Source: University of Chicago. Long-term antibiotic treatment in mice decreases levels of disease-causing plaques and enhances neuroinflammatory activity of microglial cells. Long-term treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics decreased levels of amyloid plaques, aContinue reading “Antibiotics Weaken Alzheimer’s Progression Through Changes in Gut Bacteria”
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Infections and Antibiotic Use Linked to Manic Episodes in People With Serious Mental Illness
Summary: A new study appears to add to the growing evidence that the immune system may play a vital role in some psychiatric disorders. Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine. In research using patient medical records, investigators from Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt Health System report that people with serious mental disorders who were hospitalized for maniaContinue reading “Infections and Antibiotic Use Linked to Manic Episodes in People With Serious Mental Illness”
Sepsis, the most expensive health condition
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs.[1] Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion.[2] There may also be symptoms related to a specific infection, such as a cough with pneumonia, or painful urination with a kidneyContinue reading “Sepsis, the most expensive health condition”
Junk Food and Antibiotics Have Spawned a Global Diabetes Epidemic by Dr. Mercola
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions around the world,1 with China emerging as the “epicenter” of rising prevalence. Last year, data2 from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that more than one-third of all Americans3 are prediabetic, yet nine out of 10 of them don’t know they have it. At that time,Continue reading “Junk Food and Antibiotics Have Spawned a Global Diabetes Epidemic by Dr. Mercola”
Antiobiotic-resistant infections caused more deaths than AIDS
Just as incurable viruses gain new footholds around the world, a growing number of bacterial infections that were once easily treatable are now withstanding modern medicine’s arsenal of antibiotics. Twenty-three thousand Americans die from antibiotic-resistant pathogens every year. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is among the most notorious. The number of adults hospitalized due toContinue reading “Antiobiotic-resistant infections caused more deaths than AIDS”