http://rhoda.mrsastory.com This weblog is about a family dealing with CA MRSA. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:05:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is evidence that MRSA has gone airborne, now referred to as A:MRSA, although the US seems to be behind in its assessment of this problem. In Japan, a study was done on three patients in separate rooms who came down with MRSA after surgery and all three were found ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=95 While the United States is thinking about maybe some day getting around to considering the possibility that they might have to scuffle with MRSA, I am seeing other countries going to war equipped with publicity, funding, flooring that kills MRSA and even fabric for nightclothes that kills the MRSA microbe! ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=93 We have known for a while that pigs carry MRSA, and a few months ago a University of Iowa study found a “virulent” strain of MRSA in pigs there, but no one from our USDA is yet testing pork for MRSA. A group called “The Problem Solvers”, along with a network ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=91 I don't know abut this one folks, but I read a little while back that there is a study being done in Britain and Italy suggesting that THC might be valuable in the fight against MRSA. THC, found in Marijuana, shows promise as an antibacterial agent against bacterium that are ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=90 We have known for a while that pigs carry MRSA, and a few months ago a University of Iowa study found a "virulent" strain of MRSA in pigs there, but no one from our USDA is yet testing pork for MRSA. A group called "The Problem Solvers", along with a ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=89 I've been watching the country go through the big MRSA "Gay Disease" scare like it did over HIV but at least this one seems to be taming down a little quicker and I'm even reading apologies by newspeople who started the scare. Yes, it is effecting the gay community, but ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=88 A new product for treating MRSA skin infections is going to be hitting the market in 2008. It is a line of products containing Manuka Honey brought to us by Honeymark International. Manuka Honey seems to be successful in destroying bacteria because of its ability to draw water out of ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=87 A team from the John Innes Centre, that specialises in plant and microbial science, said they had proven that by taking a short stretch of DNA from a bacterium and delivering it with an existing antibiotic they could switch off drug resistance. "The DNA sequence acts as a decoy, disrupting ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=86 C Diff is moving quickly along the same path as MRSA. Dr. Bruce Hirsch, a specialist in infectious diseases at North Shore, said C. diff is an ancient bacterium. "C. diff can live in us without causing disease," Hirsch explained, saying many people carry it naturally. "So having C. diff ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=85 I have found a simple explanation of what phage therapy is and how it works. The phage virus attaches itself to the surface of the bacteria cell. It injects its DNA into the cell itself. The virus is alive, and this is how it reproduces. Within a just few minutes, the ... http://rhoda.mrsastory.com/?p=84