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To: aMorePerfectUnion

No it is not. Trust me on that.

The person that I know who had MRSA had two consecutive infections. The first was smaller, and manuka honey seemed to affect it positively. The second infection was quite a bit larger, and manuka honey had zero effect. Only the Kendall AMD bandages affected it positively and quickly.


13 posted on 12/30/2009 4:20:26 PM PST by chris37
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To: chris37

My two bouts of mrsa never involved “sites”. They were abscesses in the epidural space of the spine. Although the decolonization protocol is bathing with Hiciclens, putting some ointment up the nose, and gargling periodex. Too little to late.


16 posted on 12/30/2009 4:24:27 PM PST by goseminoles
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To: chris37; SueRae

Squalene Synthase Inhibitors. It doesnt kill MRSA, but it does keep it from defending itself from the body’s own immune response.

ScienceDaily (Feb. 16, 2008) —

“Researchers at the University of Illinois helped lead a collaborative effort to uncover a completely new treatment strategy for serious Staphylococcus aureus (”Staph”) infections. The research, published Feb. 14 online in Science, comes at a time when strains of antibiotic-resistant Staph (known as MRSA, for methicillin-resistant S. aureus) are spreading in epidemic proportions in hospital and community settings.”
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“A golden-colored pigment called a carotenoid gives the S. aureus bacterium its edge. “Aureus” is Latin for “golden.” The carotenoid acts as an antioxidant for the bacterium, allowing it to evade attack by the body’s immune cells. By crippling production of the carotenoid, the compound strips Staph of one of its key defenses.”
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“I thought there was a good chance that squalene synthase inhibitors developed early on as cholesterol lowering agents might also work on this other pathway,” he said. “Current cholesterol-lowering drugs like statins work in a completely different way and would be ineffective.”

More at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214144409.htm


27 posted on 12/30/2009 4:54:58 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: chris37

“The person that I know who had MRSA had two consecutive infections. The first was smaller, and manuka honey seemed to affect it positively. The second infection was quite a bit larger, and manuka honey had zero effect. Only the Kendall AMD bandages affected it positively and quickly.

That is like saying vitamin C has no effect. How much? What kind? How often?

Manuka honey is rated. What kind was it? Was the UMF greater than 16? How often was it applied?

best,
ampu


29 posted on 12/31/2009 6:59:04 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: chris37

http://www.mrsablog.com/tags/manuka-honey/


30 posted on 12/31/2009 7:00:40 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: chris37

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090908-mrsa-staph-manuka-honey.html


31 posted on 12/31/2009 7:01:40 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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