Manuka Honey Fights MRSA Infection

By Dr. Benabio, on September 15th, 2009%

I’ve always loved September. I loved the crispness in the air, the sounds of a football game, the feel of brand new textbooks. OK, so I was kind of a nerd.  But school was easier when I was young. For one thing, there were no MRSA infections to worry about.

MRSA is a staph bacteria . . . → Read More: Manuka Honey Fights MRSA Infection

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Your Hands Are Teeming With Bacteria

By Dr. Benabio, on July 3rd, 2009%

Right now your hands are teeming with bacteria. Countless trillions of organisms call your skin home, and that’s a good thing. Skin infections do not arise because you have bacteria on your skin. Rather, they arise because the type of bacteria on infected skin is not healthy bacteria but aggressive pathogenic bacteria.

Determining which bacteria . . . → Read More: Your Hands Are Teeming With Bacteria

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Bacteria Laden Cream Helps Eczema

By Dr. Benabio, on March 16th, 2009%

Can putting bacteria on your skin actually cure disease? Perhaps. Continue reading Bacteria Laden Cream Helps Eczema

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7 Tips to Stop MRSA, the Staph Superbug

By Dr. Benabio, on December 19th, 2007%

How do I protect myself from MRSA? Continue reading 7 Tips to Stop MRSA, the Staph Superbug

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MRSA, the Staph Superbug

By Dr. Benabio, on December 11th, 2007%

What is MRSA?

MRSA is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to methicillin, an anti-staph antibiotic. MRSA is a particularly virulent strain that can cause a life threatening infection, especially in frail or immunocompromised patients. It is more common than we thought; data from the CDC showed that there were about 94,000 cases of MRSA in the US in 2005 with over 18,000 deaths, more than from AIDS. Continue reading MRSA, the Staph Superbug

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