Archive for April, 2008

OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS

We are overusing antibiotics so that bacterial resistance is becoming a significant threat. The CDC has estimated that treatment of infections due to resistant bacteria costs more than $4 billion annually. There are many factors associated with increasing resistance.
• Increased antimicrobial use in the community and hospital
– Increase in empiric antibiotics
– Prolonged and broad-spectrum antibiotic courses
– Repeated antibiotic courses
• Prolonged Hospitalizations
• Severely ill patient status
• Immunocompromised state
• Increase use of intravascular devices and catheters
• Inadequate infection control procedures
• Antibiotic use in animals and agriculture

The medical community can help curb this problem by offering the patient narrow spectrum or older antibiotics, shorter duration of therapy when appropriate and manipulating the dose of antibiotics. Perhaps even more importantly, doctors need to educate their patients regarding the risk of using antibiotics and spend more time discussing prevention. Patients would be wise to ask if there are any other options to consider, if watchful waiting is an option and if the antibiotic is specific for the condition.
Together, we can reduce this significant threat of bacterial resistance.

 

CACTUS

Surprising, now is not only cactus found in desert, desert or garden, and United States home page. Start from the wholesale stores, nutrition stores, special boutiques, and outlet-store outlets natural, cactus into one of the famous product.

But not any cactus, but the type of cactus pear thorns. Kaktus quoted, and harvested as a popular alternative treatment in the world. Moreover, each component of the plant can increase the body’s vitality

Thorny cactus pear has flat shape and gilig (circular) with two types of thorns, and they produce flowers and fruit. Mexican society has long been a complaint and treat it lightly with cactus.

The tribes of India and Mexico have used the cactus as a variety of food, start the soup, jelly, and cheese. The demands create a climate of food processing to adjust all the needs. In fact, not rare cactus used as aloe vera, cure minor wounds or irritation on the skin. Effect of anti-inflammation cactus is very fast against insect bites, itching, redness and itching allergic reaction.

What makes this thorny plants nutritious? In a research, secuil cactus that is very rich in flavonoid. Flavonoid is known primarily on the ability of antioxidants, so called “natural biological response modifier.” No other substance is able to support the body’s reaction to the virus and alergen.