Antibiotics can be life-saving, but overuse has led to resistant microbes and inflammatory boweldiseases. The integrity of the mucus barrier is affected by antibiotics, allowing penetration bybacteria, leading to inflammation […]
Nazanin Vassighi, ND Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges of our time, due to the rising prevalence of “superbugs,” or drug-resistant organisms (DROs). DROs may be responsible for an estimated 10 million deaths per year by
Node Smith, ND Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug
Node Smith, ND Outpatient healthcare providers inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to 40 percent of patients in a major Veterans Affairs healthcare system, a higher figure than in previous studies examining outpatient
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Donald Brown, ND Over the past several years, there have been large projects collecting data to examine the role that the human microbiota plays in health and
Node Smith, ND Vaginal yeast infections are a fairly common woman’s health complaint, causing itching and irritation, and general discomfort. However, female genitalia is not the only site that is
Node Smith, ND The Time is Now to STOP Using Prophylactic Antibiotics in Healthy Animals New advisory guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) urge farmers to stop the use
