Acyclovir is the generic name for Zovirax, a prescription medication used to treat certain virus infections. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved acyclovir to treat viral infections from the varicella virus that causes chicken pox and shingles, as well as infections from the virus that causes genital herpes. Sometimes doctors prescribe acyclovir to treatContinue reading “Acyclovir interacts with other meds and seniors with cancer”
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Use antimicrobials wisely
STR/AFP/Getty Antibiotic use in livestock has contributed to drug resistance around the world. The effectiveness of antibiotics has been waning since they were introduced into modern medicine more than 70 years ago. Today, our inability to treat infections ranks alongside climate change as a global threat1, 2. New classes of antimicrobial drugs are unlikely toContinue reading “Use antimicrobials wisely”
Inhaled soil bacteria causes AD/brain disease
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, found in soil and water. It is of public health importance in endemic areas, particularly in Thailand and northern Australia. It exists in acute and chronic forms. Signs and symptoms may include pain in chest, bones, or joints; cough; skin infections, lung nodulesContinue reading “Inhaled soil bacteria causes AD/brain disease”
Altering Gut Flora Could Reduce Stroke Risk
Changing the profile of the bacteria in the gut led to a reduction in stroke size, a new study in mice suggests. “This was a proof-of-concept study,” study author Costantino Iadecola, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, told Medscape Medical News. “We have demonstrated two important principles: that changes to the microfloraContinue reading “Altering Gut Flora Could Reduce Stroke Risk”
Bacteria in our cells can be our friend and enemy
Microbes our enemy and friend The human body hosts more than ten thousand different kinds of microbes. Most of these bacteria aren’t harmful – in fact, many of them actually aid the immune system. Microbiota and the healthy brain Within the first few days of life, humans are colonized by commensal intestinal microbiota. Review ofContinue reading “Bacteria in our cells can be our friend and enemy”
How Gut Bacteria Supports a Healthy Weight and Long Life
Weight and the health of our gut flora More and more research is emerging that draws a direct link between our weight and the health of our gut flora (including its role in the success of gastric bypass surgery), but this shouldn’t be a surprise. The connection has been known, and manipulated, for years byContinue reading “How Gut Bacteria Supports a Healthy Weight and Long Life”
More die from antibiotic-resistant infections than AIDS as transmitted from animals to humans
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 “More die from antibiotic-resistant infections than AIDS as transmitted from animals to humans”