World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance

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World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080918192836.htm

 

We knew this too .. that's why we prefer to use essential oils

whenever possible. ;-) Butch

 

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2008) — Vital components of modern medicine

such as major surgery, organ transplantation, and cancer chemotherapy

will be threatened if antibiotic resistance is not tackled urgently,

warn experts on bmj.com.

 

A concerted global response is needed to address rising rates of

bacterial resistance caused by the use and abuse of antibiotics

or " we will return to the pre-antibiotic era " , write Professor Otto

Cars and colleagues in an editorial.

 

All antibiotic use " uses up " some of the effectiveness of that

antibiotic, diminishing the ability to use it in the future, write

the authors, and antibiotics can no longer be considered as a

renewable source.

 

They point out that existing antibiotics are losing their effect at

an alarming pace, while the development of new antibiotics is

declining. More than a dozen new classes of antibiotics were

developed between 1930 and 1970, but only two new classes have been

developed since then.

 

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,

the most important disease threat in Europe is from micro-organisms

that have become resistant to antibiotics. As far back as 2000, the

World Health Organisation was calling for a massive effort to address

the problem of antimicrobial resistance to prevent the " health

catastrophe of tomorrow " .

 

So why has so little been done to address the problem of resistance,

ask the authors?

 

Antibiotics are over prescribed, still illegally sold over the

counter in some EU countries, and self medication with leftover

medicines is commonplace.

 

There are alarming reports about serious consequences of antibiotic

resistance from all around the world. However, there is still a

dearth of data on the magnitude and burden of antibiotic resistance,

or its economic impact on individuals, health care, and society.

This, they suggest, may explain why there has been little response to

this public health threat from politicians, public health workers,

and consumers.

 

In addition, there are significant scientific challenges but few

incentives to developing new antibiotics, state the authors.

 

The authors believe that priority must be given to the most urgently

needed antibiotics and incentives given for developing antibacterials

with new mechanisms of action. In addition, " the use of new

antibiotics must be safeguarded by regulations and practices that

ensure rational use, to avoid repeating the mistakes we have made by

overusing the old ones " , they say.

 

They point out that reducing consumer demand could be the strongest

force to driving change—individuals must be educated to understand

that their choice to use an antibiotic will affect the possibility of

effectively treating bacterial infections in other people.

 

But, they claim, the ultimate responsibility for coordination and

resources rests with national governments, WHO and other

international stakeholders.

 

Not only is there an urgent need for up-to-date information on the

level of antibiotic resistance, but also for evidence of effective

interventions for the prevention and control of antibiotic resistance

at national and local levels, while more focus is needed on

infectious diseases, they conclude.

 

Adapted from materials provided by BMJ-British Medical Journal, via

EurekAlert, a service of AAAS.

 

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" World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance " Man that one is an issue

I've had since my kids were little. I'm 52.The flu is already here folks...early

out breaks, what will people be given or worse ask for? An antibiotic.....people

save em up because they failed to take them allenabling what ever bacteria left

behind stronger and more resistant.factor in all of the antibacterial pesticides

aka Triclosan and othersand you have a recipe for disaster and disaster has

already come.Daily people go to ER with what they have preceived to be a spider

biteto find out it is staph. My daughter died from a rare syndrome and her

babycalled 'ARDS'.....I believe this disease is directly related to some of the

antibioticsused. She was put on a very strong broad spectrum for a urinary tract

infectionand the die off of the bacteria could not be flushed from her system

quickly enough and shut down her kidneys....this is horrendous.Please don't use

an antibiotic

if you don't have an infection. It will not help the flu.Once in my life I had

a doctor who refused to use carte blanche tactics writing antibiotics for a

childwithout doing a blood count first. If no infection was shown, no antibiotic

and this was about 20 years ago.It was a problem then and this was his stance.

Made a lot of his patients made, he knew that the 'placebo' affect was generally

the result of them thinking that an antibiotic fixed everything from a cold to

the flu.My mom has rendered her immune system as defunct because she takes and

mixes antibiotics she has savedat the first sign of a cold....she knows better

as do most.It isn't worth it.evie 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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whoa, that post is so jumbled.....dang sorry folks! I have a 12 month old

crawler here and am not paying the attention I should have been. I am soooooo

sorry!

evie

 

--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Selkie <earthmotheressentials wrote:

 

Selkie <earthmotheressentials

Re: World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic

Resistance

 

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 4:01 PM

 

" World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance " Man that one is

an issue I've had since my kids were little. I'm 52.The flu is already

here folks...early out breaks, what will people be given or worse ask for? An

antibiotic.....people save em up because they failed to take them allenabling

what ever bacteria left behind stronger and more resistant.factor in all of the

antibacterial pesticides aka Triclosan and othersand you have a recipe for

disaster and disaster has already come.Daily people go to ER with what they have

preceived to be a spider biteto find out it is staph. My daughter died from a

rare syndrome and her babycalled 'ARDS'.....I believe this disease is

directly related to some of the antibioticsused. She was put on a very strong

broad spectrum for a urinary tract infectionand the die off of the bacteria

could not be flushed from her system quickly enough and shut down her

kidneys....this is horrendous.Please don't use an antibiotic

if you don't have an infection. It will not help the flu.Once in my life I

had a doctor who refused to use carte blanche tactics writing antibiotics for a

childwithout doing a blood count first. If no infection was shown, no antibiotic

and this was about 20 years ago.It was a problem then and this was his stance.

Made a lot of his patients made, he knew that the 'placebo' affect was

generally the result of them thinking that an antibiotic fixed everything from a

cold to the flu.My mom has rendered her immune system as defunct because she

takes and mixes antibiotics she has savedat the first sign of a cold....she

knows better as do most.It isn't worth it.evie 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am shamelessly going to use this opportunity to plug my book " The

Antibiotic Alternative " which discusses the issue of antibiotic

resistance as well as offers alternative treatments for many

infectious diseases (including flu and colds).

Essential oils and herbs do have great antibiotic properties, but

lets not overuse those either. Even though the likelihood of

bacterial resistance is much less for essential oils it is still

possible. As with all diseases - staying healthy is your best bet.

 

Cindy Jones

Sagescript Institute, llc

http://www.sagescript.com

http://sagescript.blogspot.com

Microbiology, Distillates, Botanicals

 

> " World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance " Man that one

is

> an issue I've had since my kids were little. I'm 52.The flu is

already

> here folks...early out breaks, what will people be given or worse

ask for? An

> antibiotic.....people save em up because they failed to take them

allenabling

> what ever bacteria left behind stronger and more resistant.factor

in all of the

> antibacterial pesticides aka Triclosan and othersand you have a

recipe for

> disaster and disaster has already come.Daily people go to ER with

what they have

> preceived to be a spider biteto find out it is staph. My daughter

died from a

> rare syndrome and her babycalled 'ARDS'.....I believe this disease

is

> directly related to some of the antibioticsused. She was put on a

very strong

> broad spectrum for a urinary tract infectionand the die off of the

bacteria

> could not be flushed from her system quickly enough and shut down

her

> kidneys....this is horrendous.Please don't use an antibiotic

> if you don't have an infection. It will not help the flu.Once in

my life I

> had a doctor who refused to use carte blanche tactics writing

antibiotics for a

> childwithout doing a blood count first. If no infection was shown,

no antibiotic

> and this was about 20 years ago.It was a problem then and this was

his stance.

> Made a lot of his patients made, he knew that the 'placebo' affect

was

> generally the result of them thinking that an antibiotic fixed

everything from a

> cold to the flu.My mom has rendered her immune system as defunct

because she

> takes and mixes antibiotics she has savedat the first sign of a

cold....she

> knows better as do most.It isn't worth it.evie 

>

>  

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yup and I'll be getting that book. I have been concerned about this since 1981.

Prevention is much more affective than intervention......and should there need

be intervention medically, chances will go more favorably in results with the

patient.

 

Obviously there is a line to draw , sadly many people don't know it....or care

to learn it until we do have an epidemic and frankly we do. By the time the

'collective' consciousness of the masses 'get it'......its been serious for a

long time.

 

Even more problematic is that some people refuse to ride out illnesses that are

not going to cause damage and ultimately endanger their own immune systems.

 

I rarely will take an antibiotic. If on the rare occasion I get sick I take it

as my immune system kicking in and once I've gotten over an illness, I have

antibodies that will keep me in better shape when that particular viral or

bacterial occurence rears its head again.

 

I do know for a while and they may still do it, the Israeli's had some of the

troops on Sambucol (sp) which is from Elderberry's during flu seasons.

 

Apparently there was a reason for my step grandmother's Elderberry

wine......home made of course.

 

I don't understand why people will not 'get' that each time they take an

antibiotic needlessly they are contributing to the super bug. We are one

antibiotic away from total medical disaster. Many of those same people will not

finish the prescription so the bacteria die off is incomplete and what is left

is a stronger , sturdier and more resistant strain of either bacteria or

virus's. Thats part of this culture, we want a pill to do everything. Now we

have scores of people hopping on the Viagra bus that are young and their doctors

prescribe it.....I know. I filled hundreds of prescriptions for that over the

years.

 

When my daughter died, there were incredibly powerful antibiotics given to her

twice before she was admitted to the hospital. They should have admitted her

first but thats now a legal thing....the dead bacteria itself is a toxin if it

cannot be flushed from the system.

 

I wonder why I have a disability when I used to be able to have a surgery, go

home and slowly but surely do dishes . Self ambulator here.....so I have a

syndrome and I cannot help but think that this is a result of immunizations of

impure quality, over use of medications as a child and subsequently a botched

surgery.

 

Do I get the flu? NO...........I hardly get a cold. But I sure as heck got a

very disabling condition and I do not think that they are looking in the proper

places.

 

I'm guessing you have read 'Evidence of Harm'?  All three of my babies could not

have the full DPT shots. I had waivers on them up to graduation......my last

baby almost died and my girl friends baby , a perfect 10 on the Apgar score

.......one shot and that child cannot walk, she is 20 now.

 

I am not saying don't innoculate, I'm advocating to 'self educate' and that

information is at our very finger tips.

 

I also btw agree with the over usage of eo's , herbs etc.  . Decent food, plenty

of fresh safe fruits and veggies and a simple multi is about as good as you can

do while  taking known contaminants out of your home.....i.e.. detergents, 'air

sprays'. etc.

 

Kudos to you. I really would like to read your book. Is this now available?

 

Evie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Cindy Jones <cindyjones1 wrote:

 

Cindy Jones <cindyjones1

Re: World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic

Resistance

 

Friday, September 26, 2008, 5:19 PM

 

I am shamelessly going to use this opportunity to plug my book " The

Antibiotic Alternative " which discusses the issue of antibiotic

resistance as well as offers alternative treatments for many

infectious diseases (including flu and colds).

Essential oils and herbs do have great antibiotic properties, but

lets not overuse those either. Even though the likelihood of

bacterial resistance is much less for essential oils it is still

possible. As with all diseases - staying healthy is your best bet.

 

Cindy Jones

Sagescript Institute, llc

http://www.sagescript.com

http://sagescript.blogspot.com

Microbiology, Distillates, Botanicals

 

> " World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance " Man that

one

is

> an issue I've had since my kids were little. I'm 52.The flu is

already

> here folks...early out breaks, what will people be given or worse

ask for? An

> antibiotic.....people save em up because they failed to take them

allenabling

> what ever bacteria left behind stronger and more resistant.factor

in all of the

> antibacterial pesticides aka Triclosan and othersand you have a

recipe for

> disaster and disaster has already come.Daily people go to ER with

what they have

> preceived to be a spider biteto find out it is staph. My daughter

died from a

> rare syndrome and her babycalled 'ARDS'.....I believe this disease

 

is

> directly related to some of the antibioticsused. She was put on a

very strong

> broad spectrum for a urinary tract infectionand the die off of the

bacteria

> could not be flushed from her system quickly enough and shut down

her

> kidneys....this is horrendous.Please don't use an antibiotic

> if you don't have an infection. It will not help the flu.Once in

my life I

> had a doctor who refused to use carte blanche tactics writing

antibiotics for a

> childwithout doing a blood count first. If no infection was shown,

no antibiotic

> and this was about 20 years ago.It was a problem then and this was

his stance.

> Made a lot of his patients made, he knew that the 'placebo' affect

 

was

> generally the result of them thinking that an antibiotic fixed

everything from a

> cold to the flu.My mom has rendered her immune system as defunct

because she

> takes and mixes antibiotics she has savedat the first sign of a

cold....she

> knows better as do most.It isn't worth it.evie 

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