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Is Removing Adenoids Necessary? Healing Ear Infections
Conclusions from a study showed that removal of the adenoids,
often associated with swollen tonsils, as the first surgical
treatment with children the ages of 10 to 24 months with recurrent
middle ear infections, was not effective in preventing further
episodes.
Approximately one-third of all children suffer from recurrent
ear infections. A study by the Oulu University Hospital in
Finland was done to determine how effective removing adenoids
were in treating these frequent ear infections.
Participants of the study included 180 children, aged 10 months
to 2 years, with recurrent acute otitis media. The goals of
the study were to reduce pain, fever, parental anxiety and
doctor’s visits.
However, researchers concluded that, although the surgery
slightly diminished the risk of recurring middle ear infections, the beneficial effect, if any, was so small that they did
not recommend it as a primary treatment among this age group.
Source:
British
Medical Journal, February 28, 2004; 328:487
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
It is not shocking that surgically removing a child's
adenoids does not at all help to reduce middle ear infections.
The real surprise is that physicians have clung on so long
to the surgical model to treat this common infection of childhood.
Over one-third of children wind up with these infections so
this is not a small issue.
The tragedy is that this is one of the easiest problems
in medicine to treat. All it requires is an understanding
of basic nutritional medicine. The key is to remove the child
from all pasteurized dairy. Raw
dairy products are usually well tolerated. Removal of
sugars and grains that easily convert to sugars, such as wheat,
is also typically required.
Adding cod liver oil
usually dramatically improves the immune response and including
fermented foods
also increases the beneficial
bacteria in the gut to fight infections. There are only
a small handful of cases of many thousands of these infections
that I treated over the past 20 years that haven't responded
to these simple measures.
For acute ear infections adding some fresh
breast milk into the ear canal is typically a very effective
method to bring quick relief to the problem.
Although the breast milk works better, if you don’t
have access to any another option would be to crush a fresh
clove of garlic, dissolve it in olive oil then put a few drops
of this solution into the ear canal.
If your child is very young he or she may not be able
to tell you that their ear is hurting. In these cases here
are six signs that your child may have an ear infection:
- They pull on their ear
- Their ear hurts
- There is drainage from the ear
- A fever is present (could mean an infection)
- They are irritable or sleeping poorly
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OUR COMMENT:
What I used for my girl's ear infections when she got them at night time, was a spoonfull of crushed onion put into a small piece of old thin stocking. The stocking was tied up well and placed against my daughter's infected ear, as close as possible inside opening, and held in place with a cotton headband or hat. Yes, it stinks up everything, but usually by morning her pain was gone and over. Till next attack....
What we used internally to help kill ear infection attacks at very start, and 85% it helped immediately or within short time, was a homeopathic plant tincture sold in Germany under the name of: Otovowen. Ingredients in 100ml are: ( in 53% Alcohol solution)
Aconitum napellus dill. D6 0,75ml
Capsicum ann. dll. D4 0,75ml
Chamomilla rec. 2,25ml
Echinacea
purp. 7,5ml
Hydrargyrum cyanatum dll. D6 0,75ml
Hydrastis canad. dll. D4 0,75ml
Jodum dill. D4 0,75ml
Natrium tetraboracicum (Borax) dll. D4 0,75ml
Sambucus nigra 2,25ml
Sanguinaria canad. 0,75ml
A friend of ours, Fonka, who has tragically passed away on Oct' 2005, had used his natural healing talents and his self-made herbal meds to heal my little girl of her ear infections once and for all. May he rest in peace. His memory lives on with us.
We hadn't known of EFT back then, but We'd recommend you try it to relief child from pain and perhaps the ear infection itself. Lots of articles and free stuff in Gary's EFT site.
And many thanks to Dr. Mercola (www.mercola.com) for his devotion and great life work enlightening us all about health and the damage some big corporates-companies and even gov' do in the name of money to our health.
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More Reasons to Avoid Pneumonia Vaccine
Prevnar, a pneumococcal vaccination marketed by Wyeth, has been recommended for all U.S. babies since mid-2000, however the vaccine increases the number of other infections the babies get, according to researchers.
It’s possible that the vaccine’s disease-enabling ability may become as powerful as its disease-preventing capacity, which would render it useless and necessitate a new vaccine design.
From 1999 to 2001, the most severe category of "invasive" pneumococcal infections dropped 68 percent in babies under 2 years of age, 29 percent in adults aged 20 to 39 years and 17 percent in people over 65 years.
Researchers attribute the decreased rates among adults, who had never received the vaccine, to the fact that the vaccinated babies couldn’t infect relatives.
However, Prevnar is already becoming less effective against infections of the middle ear, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Between 1999 and 2001, another study found the percentage of pneumococcal middle ear infections caused by strains that Prevnar doesn't protect against more than doubled, from 16 percent to 37 percent.
According to researchers, Prevnar replaces infections from the seven strains of pneumococci against which the vaccine is effective with infections from the other 83 strains of pneumococci.
Kids and adults routinely carry all 90 strains in their noses and throats, even when they are not sick.
The vaccination also causes a slight increase in middle ear infections due to two unrelated bacteria. The infections can spread easily because the vaccine has wiped out the seven former competitors.
When the Prevnar vaccination eliminates the seven selected strains, all the others proliferate inside babies' noses and throats, waiting for an opportunity to start an infection or to spread to someone else, researchers noted.
Researchers had hoped that targeting the seven most common strains would provide more protection against the other 83, however it may be necessary to target something that's in all pneumococci, according to researchers.
The Scientist May 13, 2003
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Great article.
See our additional recommendations for boosting yourself and your immune system.
HOMOEOPATHIC and SELF-HEALING Approach for INFECTIONS
INFECTIONS and diseases are often mere reflection of some deep seated issues in the human being and they can be treated very simple by treating the patients as a whole, following homeopathic lines. It is best you seek a good professional and avoid over-the-counter purchases of homeopathic remedies your local pharmacist may recommend to you.
Homeopathy is an art of finding the correct and unique cure to each person, based upon his or her character and history. Sometimes it is successful and sometimes perhaps not. I find Homeopathic Arnica, for example, is wonderful for reducing bruises especially for children.
You can imagine how happy I was to have recently discovered EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). EFT is absolutely THE greatest tool for helping yourself or your loved one to deal with Depression, Trauma & Abuse, Anxiety & Stress, Fear, Hate, Issues from our childhood/past.
These mind-matters often effect our health and can manifest themselves as a host of ailments, like Addictions, Compulsions & Overweight and other Rotten Physical Symptoms including WARTS- of all sorts and kinds, and a general reduction in the affectiveness of your immune system.
I really must be crazy to encourage you to leave my site and visit the EFT Web site... However, I'd really like to help you. So: for a rich source of FREE information and a FREE PDF tutorial ebook (of 75 pages, so you too can start right away to heal yourself and your children, parents, spouse or friend), simply
Click here for EFT - the Physical Symptoms Section
This site is amazing! So many articles and case studies! It helped me change my life and improve my health! Thank you Gary Craig, the founder of this self-help tool!
You see, based on impressive new discoveries involving the body's subtle energies, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has been clinically effective in thousands of cases mental & physical symptoms including headaches, body pains and breathing difficulties. Properly applied, over 80% achieve either noticeable improvement or complete cessation of the problem.
Try it on the hidden issues lurking behind the warts. Is anything causing you stress, anger or sadness? Use a combination of healing and ridding yourself (if it is you who has the warts) from blocks draining your life energy and directly addressing the wart problems as well. Good luck!
EFT for Diseases, Pain, Infections
...Often works where nothing else will.
...Usually rapid, long lasting and gentle.
...No drugs or equipment involved.
...Easily learned by anyone.
...Can be self applied.It actually boils down to the quality of your immune system.
Your immune system can be boosted with a healthy diet of plenty of fruit and vegetables, NONI juice and some physical exercise. You'd also want to strengthen your mental health with EFT. FREE information and a FREE PDF tutorial ebook (of 75 pages, so you too can start right away to heal yourself and your children, parents, spouse or friend), simply Click here for EFT - the Physical Symptoms Section.
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What Risks Your Immune System
The following factors put you at higher risk for contracting new infections as well as LOWERING / DAMAGING / RISKING YOUR CURRENT CONDITION OF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM:
- Multiple sexual partners
- Not knowing if someone you had sex with had STDs
- Not using protected sex
- Tobacco, coffee and alcohol and other body damaging addictions
- Sugar, sweets, over-weight
- Hosting other viral infections in your body (such as HIV or herpes) at the same time
- Low immune system, combined with bad eating habits. (Check out Dr. Mercolas' fantastic site. He gives great information about all health risks, foods, diet etc)
- Anger, fear, stress, resentments and other negative mind states you live with. (EFT can help you)
Tricks To Get Rid of INFECTION With Pee Therapy
I have read of people using Pee therapy. You drink your first morning pee - half a glass of it, like 3 millions of Chinese do. Try chilling it for twenty minutes in the fridge. It tastes somewhat more bearable this way. Think of the reason you're doing it, of --- whatever! Then gulp it down at once, never stopping to cry...
Tip from my girl: Avoid breathing whilst you're busy drinking your pee.
After a few times even little screamy kids will get used to it. If they really suffer from smell /taste you get a glass of sweet fruit juice for them to drink thereafter. Pour some of the pee on Warts. Pee is a known remedy. Many surfers use their pee as a first aid for cuts and lip herpes.
Your own pee is a strong disinfectant and has many trace elements in it, like HGH.
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About Infections - What is an infection?
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. The colonizing organism interferes with the normal functioning and perhaps the survival of the host. The infecting organism is referred to as a pathogen.
All multi cellular organisms are colonized to some degree by extrinsic organisms, and the vast majority of these exist in either a symbiotic, commensal, or parasitic relationship with the host. An example of the former would be the anaerobic bacteria species which colonize the mammalian colon, an example of the latter would be the various species of staphylococcus which exist on human skin. Neither of these colonizations would be considered infections.
An infection is, in effect, a war in which the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host.
The difference between an infection and a colonization is often only a matter of circumstance. Organisms which are normally non-pathogenic can become pathogenic under the right conditions, and even the most virulent organism requires certain circumstances to cause a compromising infection.
The variables involved in the outcome of a host becoming inoculated by a pathogen and the ultimate outcome include:
- the route of entry of the pathogen and the access to host regions that it gains
- the intrinsic virulence of the particular organism
- the quantity or load of the initial inoculant
- the immune status of the host being colonized
As an example, the staphylococcus species present on skin remain harmless on the skin, but when present in a normally sterile space, such as in the capsule of a joint, or the peritoneum, will multiply without resistance and create a huge burden on the host.
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List of infectious diseases
Human infectious diseases
- grouped by causative agent and alphabetically
AIDS -- AIDS Related Complex -- Chickenpox or Varicella -- Common cold -- Cytomegalovirus Infection -- Colorado tick fever -- Dengue fever -- Ebola haemorrhagic fever -- Epidemical parotitis -- Flu -- Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease -- Hepatitis -- Herpes zoster -- Influenza -- Lassa fever -- Measles -- Marburg haemorrhagic fever -- Mononucleosis -- Mumps -- Poliomyelitis -- Progressive multifocal leukencephalopathy -- Rabies -- Rubella -- SARS -- Smallpox or variola -- Viral meningitis -- West Nile disease -- Yellow fever
Anthrax -- Bacterial Meningitis -- Brucellosis -- Bubonic plague -- Campylobacteriosis -- Cholera -- Diphtheria -- Epidemic Typhus -- Gonorrhea -- Hansen's Disease -- "Legionnaires' disease"/ Legionellosis -- "Hansen's disease"/ Leprosy -- Leptospirosis -- Listeriosis -- Lyme Disease -- MRSA infection -- Nocardiosis -- Pertussis -- Pneumococcal pneumonia -- Psittacosis -- Q fever -- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or RMSF -- Salmonellosis -- Scarlet Fever -- Shigellosis -- Syphilis -- Tetanus -- Trachoma -- Tuberculosis -- Tularemia -- Typhoid Fever -- Typhus -- Whooping Cough
African trypanosomiasis -- Amebiasis -- Ascariasis -- Chagas Disease -- Clonorchiasis -- Cysticercosis -- Diphyllobothriasis -- Dracunculiasis -- Echinococcosis -- Enterobiasis -- Fascioliasis -- Fasciolopsiasis -- Filariasis -- Giardiasis -- Gnathostomiasis -- Hymenolepiasis -- Kala-azar -- Leishmaniasis -- Malaria -- Onchocerciasis -- Pediculosis -- Pinworm Infection -- Scabies -- Schistosomiasis -- Toxocariasis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Trichinellosis -- Trichinosis -- Trichuriasis -- Trypanosomiasis
Aspergillosis -- Blastomycosis -- Candidiasis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Cryptosporidiosis -- Histoplasmosis
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease -- Kuru
Basic reproductive rate
The basic reproductive rate or the intrinsic rate of reproduction is the number of secondary infections caused by a single infectious case. This metric is useful because it helps determine whether or not an infectious disease will spread through a population. If this number is greater than one, on the average, a disease will take off. If this number is less than one, on the average, a disease will eventually fade from a population.
This statistic is often referred to by the name R0. It was originally used by George MacDonald in 1952, who constructed population models of malaria.
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Doctors' Industry
An extract from Dr. Josef Mercola on the issue of Meds. For more please see here.
Though drugs are sometimes
appropriate and at times can save a person's life, most of the time
they are unnecessary, harmful and expensive. The drug companies aren't interested in saving your life; they're interested in taking your money.
...
Drug companies are driven by profits and have used their power to influence many areas of medicine. What is most unfortunate is that this has resulted in many biased studies, which ultimately lead to misleading information to the public.
In addition, health costs are rising through the roof, and
shortly we will be spending over $2 trillion a year for health care in
the United States!
It is safe to estimate that over three-fourths of this money is wasted
on short-term fixes, primarily drugs and surgeries, which in no way
address the long-term cause of the problem.
Further, the far-too-cozy relationship between government
agencies like the FDA and major drug companies lets Big Pharma get away
with practically anything they want. This has much to do with why I'm so focused on my vision
of exposing the existing medical paradigm's techniques, habits and
messages that have put your health and that of the American public in
grave danger.
The key to caring for illnesses is to focus on finding the
underlying cause of the problem. It is possible to maintain total
health by avoiding unnecessary drugs and by gaining a comprehensive
understanding of good nutrition and proper lifestyle choices. Here are
some general guidelines to achieving good health (without the use of
harmful drugs) that seem to hold true for all people:
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Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Causing 250,000 Deaths Every Year
This article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is the best article I have ever seen written in the published literature documenting the tragedy of the traditional medical paradigm.
The author is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she describes how the US health care system may contribute to poor health:
ALL THESE ARE Doctor Related DEATHS PER YEAR due to:
12,000 -- unnecessary surgery
7,000 -- medication errors in hospitals
20,000 -- other errors in hospitals
80,000 -- infections in hospitals
106,000 -- non-error, negative effects of drugs
These total to 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!
What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of a complication of treatment.
Dr. Starfield offers several warnings in interpreting these numbers:
First, most of the data are derived from studies in hospitalized patients.
Second, these estimates are for deaths only and do not include negative effects that are associated with disability or discomfort.
Third, the estimates of death due to error are lower than those in the IOM report.
If the higher estimates are used, the deaths due to iatrogenic causes would range from 230,000 to 284,000.
In any case, 225,000 deaths per year constitutes the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer.
Even if these figures are overestimated, there is a wide margin between these numbers of deaths and the next leading cause of death (cerebrovascular disease).
Another analysis concluded that between 4% and 18% of consecutive patients experience negative effects in outpatient settings,with:
116 million extra physician visits
77 million extra prescriptions
17 million emergency department visits
8 million hospitalizations
3 million long-term admissions
199,000 additional deaths
$77 billion in extra costs
The high cost of the health care system is considered to be a deficit, but seems to be tolerated under the assumption that better health results from more expensive care.
However, evidence from a few studies indicates that as many as 20% to 30% of patients receive inappropriate care.
An estimated 44,000 to 98,000 among them die each year as a result of medical errors.
This might be tolerated if it resulted in better health, but does it?
Of 13 countries in a recent comparison, the United States ranks an average of 12th (second from the bottom) for 16 available health indicators. More specifically, the ranking of the US on several indicators was:
- 13th (last) for low-birth-weight percentages
- 13th for neonatal mortality and infant mortality overall
- 11th for postneonatal mortality
- 13th for years of potential life lost (excluding external causes)
- 11th for life expectancy at 1 year for females, 12th for males
- 10th for life expectancy at 15 years for females, 12th for males
- 10th for life expectancy at 40 years for females, 9th for males
- 7th for life expectancy at 65 years for females, 7th for males
- 3rd for life expectancy at 80 years for females, 3rd for males
- 10th for age-adjusted mortality
The poor performance of the US was recently confirmed by a World Health Organization study, which used different data and ranked the United States as 15th among 25 industrialized countries.
There is a perception that the American public "behaves badly" by smoking, drinking, and perpetrating violence." However the data does not support this assertion.
- The proportion of females who smoke ranges from 14% in Japan to 41% in Denmark; in the United States, it is 24% (fifth best). For males, the range is from 26% in Sweden to 61% in Japan; it is 28% in the United States (third best).
- The US ranks fifth best for alcoholic beverage consumption.
- The US has relatively low consumption of animal fats (fifth lowest in men aged 55-64 years in 20 industrialized countries) and the third lowest mean cholesterol concentrations among men aged 50 to 70 years among 13 industrialized countries.
These estimates of death due to error are lower than those in a recent Institutes of Medicine report, and if the higher estimates are used, the deaths due to iatrogenic causes would range from 230,000 to 284,000.
Even at the lower estimate of 225,000 deaths per year, this constitutes the third leading cause of death in the US, following heart disease and cancer.
Lack of technology is certainly not a contributing factor to the US's low ranking.
Among 29 countries, the United States is second only to Japan in the availability of magnetic resonance imaging units and computed tomography scanners per million population. 17
Japan, however, ranks highest on health, whereas the US ranks among the lowest.
It is possible that the high use of technology in Japan is limited to diagnostic technology not matched by high rates of treatment, whereas in the US, high use of diagnostic technology may be linked to more treatment.
Supporting this possibility are data showing that the number of employees per bed (full-time equivalents) in the United States is highest among the countries ranked, whereas they are very low in Japan, far lower than can be accounted for by the common practice of having family members rather than hospital staff provide the amenities of hospital care.
Journal American Medical Association July 26, 2000;284(4):483-5
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Is It an Allergy, Intolerance or Sensitivity?
Any adverse reaction encountered by a person is often referred to as an allergy. This is said to be a rare case. Adverse reactions are often caused by an intolerance or sensitivity that has nothing to do with allergy.
According to the medical profession and studies shows that, an allergy involves the body's immune system. It is a hypersensitivity reaction of the immune system to foreign substances, which are normally considered harmless. What happens in an allergic reaction is the immune system reacts to an allergen, which in turn causes a person's own antibodies to attack the allergen.
These antibodies are what produce various reactions.
Webster defines intolerance as "extreme sensitivity to a drug, food, or other substance." it does not involve the immune system. Symptoms vary and always been mistaken for those of an allergic reaction but, because the immune system does not react with an intolerance, it will be very difficult to determine its source. One thing more allergic reactions are usually immediate, intolerance reactions can be delayed.
Other people believe that sinusitis is about allergies to different elements such as dust, smoke and other elements that might brought them allergies. In addition to allergens and viral or bacterial infection, sinusitis can be triggered by exposure to noxious chemicals, smoke, and air pollution. Due to the variety of sinusitis triggers, various forms of treatment are available as preventative measures and symptom management. Allergy medicines such as decongestants and antihistamines can be taken at the start of an allergy attack to prevent the development of sinusitis, but once sinusitis develops further treatment is necessary.
It may be true that Nasal allergies cause nasal itching and sneezing, runny nose, nasal stuffiness and postnasal drainage. These symptoms are similar to those of sinusitis. Most experts believe nasal and sinus swelling from allergies can contribute to the development of sinusitis. However, other factors, such as chronic infection, also contribute significantly to the development of chronic sinusitis.
It is important to distinguish the allergies from sinus infection. An ordinary sinus allergy may lead to a more serious and fatal infection such us chronic sinusitis. Diagnosis is important in able to prevent it from becoming a major problem to your life.
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Facts about infant crying – time to worry
My previous article (Facts about infant crying – the “healthy reasons”) discussed the normal, not dangerous reasons for infant crying. However, as I stated crying for an infant is communication and your infant will communicate when there it is feeling pain, Note that I will not discuss colic in this article. Actually, you should forget about colic for a while since you might risk your infant’s health if you are ruling out all of the dangerous cases because you think your child has colic.
One important rule: do not act as a pediatrician on your own. Do not determine your child’s diagnose yourself. You are gambling with your child’s health if you are giving diagnoses. Please contact a professional (a physician or other another health provider) if your child has abnormal crying.
So, let us look into some of the reasons for abnormal crying in infants. Note that there might be several reasons that are not mention in this article (I cannot repeat this enough times: contact professional health personnel).
1. Ear infection or ear pain. Usually your child will have fever and diarrhea and/or reflux. You might notice that your infant is trying to pull its ear.
2. Sore Throat. Especially for very young infants, it might be difficult for parents to understand that the child is crying due to sore throat. You will most likely recognize a standard cold (symptoms like for adults) but other reasons for sore throat might be difficult to recognize. However, look for signs like fever, vomiting and poor appetite.
3. Eye infection. Eye infections are quite common for newborns. Look for signs in your child’s eyes (swollen eyes, watering eyes or pus formed from eyes).
The reasons above are the most common, and least dangerous, reasons to contact health personnel. However, an infant can have many other diseases, like heart problems, allergy, asthma, etc. Please contact professional health personnel if your baby is acting abnormal. As I said earlier in this article, some things cannot be repeated or emphases enough times. Here is my conclusion for you:
Contact a doctor if
* ...your infant is in pain
* ...your infant has breathing problems
* ...your infant has fever
* ...your infant is vomiting
* ...your infant has diarrhea
* ...your infant has bad appetite
* ...your infant has rashes
* ...you suspect that there is something wrong with your infant
If there is nothing wrong with your child and your doctor has a bad attitude because of your “false alarm”: change doctor. You are allowed to be concerned by your child health. You are obligated to contact professionals if you are afraid that your child is in danger. You are allowed to be wrong. Do not let is stop you from contacting health personnel next time if you were wrong the first time. Your child needs your concern.
Sincerely,
F.P. Larson
Calm Your Screaming Baby Website ( http://www.calm-your-screaming-baby.com )
About the author:
F.P. Larson is an associate writer for Calm Your Screaming Baby ( http://www.calm-your-screaming-baby.com ), a resource site for parents of infants.
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Why Choose Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic medicine is a system and philosophy of medicine that has been around for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. Before the advent of ‘conventional’ medicine, which uses a wide variety of drugs and surgical procedures, almost every doctor learned how to use herbs, minerals, homeopathy, and other natural methods to treat disease. Since the early 1900’s and with the discovery of antibiotics, usage and public knowledge of naturopathic medicine has declined.
This was most likely due to the ‘quick fix’ nature of many of the new drugs developed and increased safety of surgical procedures. Diseases such as influenza and measles, which today are generally nuisances and easily treated in most people, were very scary and sometimes life threatening in these earlier times. The plague literally plagued people.
Today we are blessed with better opportunities for proper nutrition, hygiene, and information about these diseases, all of which lessen the threat of many of the more common diseases becoming life threatening.
The attraction that people had towards conventional medicine was and is understandable. Treatments that decrease symptoms of a disease are often well received by patients who are dealing with a troublesome condition. Most advances in technology are viewed as progress and people want the best, especially where their health or that of their loved ones is concerned. The problem that came with this flux towards conventional medicine was that it was new and no one knew what the side effects or long-term effects of using synthetic drugs would be. Also, most people abandoned the more natural methods of health care and stopped caring for themselves in a way that would keep them strong and vital. Instead they began using pills and surgery as ‘fixes’ when things went wrong. They began to eat more processed foods that have fewer vitamins and minerals. Our environment became more polluted. Most doctors know little about nutrition, how or what to eat, or what to do with people affected by the environment. As well, the more scientific medicine gets, the less people understand it. This leads to people feeling ignorant about health matters and leaving all the power in their doctor’s hands.
So, here we are today. When people feel sick or know something is wrong, they make an appointment and usually get a prescription. If that doesn’t work, another prescription is tried. If a person is lucky, they get sick very infrequently and live healthy lives. Complications arise when the treatments given don’t work or cause side effects that need another treatment to lessen them. What happens if you have allergies, asthma, and diabetes? How many prescriptions do you take? What if the drugs given interact with each other or cause a nutritional deficiency? What about the people who are on a drug for the rest of their lives? What about people with chronic diseases that have been told they have no cure but the symptoms can be ‘managed’?
What causes many of the above problems is the philosophy of the medicine used. The focus should not be (however contrary it may sound) how to get rid of whatever ails you, but why it began. If you can find out what causes your disease and why it began for you, it is entirely possible to foster your health in such a way that your body heals itself. It does little good to get rid of an ear infection in your child if it returns again. Why take an antiviral daily to suppress herpes outbreaks when this can be done with lifestyle and natural methods that do the same thing while enhancing your immunity? If you have advanced heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, what feelings of hope do you have that your life can be enhanced? If you take medications daily, perhaps in increasing doses, for the rest of your life with your only hope to have better or stable lab test results, that doesn’t sound like the quality life you could be having. Did you know that with changes to your lifestyle and natural therapies you could increase the energy you feel as well as possibly reverse many of the damaging changes you now live with?
There are natural treatments for every complaint. I once heard from a wise doctor, “There are no incurable diseases, only incurable people”. What he meant was that every case of cancer may not be curable, but it is possible to cure cancer. No condition is incurable. What happens in treatment is more a factor of the person, the nature of the disease, and other variables, and not so much which disease is being treated. It is more difficult, of course, to treat diseases that are long-standing, severe, or in other ways complicated. But that does not mean it can never been done. If a person does not want treatment and they get something from being in the place they are at, that makes recovery all the more difficult. It is much easier to treat conditions when they first start and when the person wishes to be well. But still there are no guarantees.
What tends to work best for most people is a multifaceted approach to treating their condition. First, treat the whole person. Find out what their needs are and treat them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, as they need it. Treat their whole body. Migraines, arthritis, and urinary infections can be related and not separate diseases. A person may not need antibiotics or removal of an organ, they may need something that seems entirely unrelated. The toddler with constant stomach pains may not need medication; he may need to change day cares. Try to understand what is going on for the person.
Second, treat them in such a way as to increase their vitality. The goal is to increase the healing response within so that the body becomes healthier and reverses the disease process naturally and in its time (if this is possible). It may be necessary to provide some symptomatic relief, but the goal of a treatment should not be to simply suppress the symptoms. Just because symptoms are gone does not mean that the disease is not there. The goal is a complete cure and no return of the condition (sometimes this is possible, at other times it is not). Your body holds an incredible healing force that wants to keep you in harmonious balance at all times. Think of the miracle of healing a broken bone. Think of how microorganisms cause your lungs much distress in bronchitis, yet how well you breathe and how complete the cure when the body is done healing that condition. Think of the miracle of life itself. If disease arises when we hinder the body in maintaining its perfect balance, then restoring conditions of balance will help our bodies to heal themselves. After all, it is not the antibiotic that heals you. The antibiotic simply kills off enough bacteria to allow your body the upper hand. Ask yourself if the body shouldn’t have the upper hand to begin with. If you really do need antibiotics, what is causing the bacteria to gain the upper hand?
Naturopathic medicine strives to restore balance by removing any obstacles keeping your body from healing itself. Physicians using this medicine understand the importance of treating each person individually and in a way that helps restore their natural vitality. They also try to use the most gentle yet effective treatment possible to avoid causing side effects or interactions between treatments. Naturopathic physicians also recognize the importance of using conventional medicine when it is necessary. They will also use appropriate lab work, x-rays, and other tools for diagnosis and tracking when necessary. As all physicians, they frequently will refer a complicated condition to providers who can give the patient the best care along with the natural treatments. Naturopaths regard the wants and needs of their patients highly. A patient is encouraged to share their goals and take and active part in their healthcare. Consultations and treatments are generally longer than those with a conventional practitioner so questions can be addressed and a healing relationship established.
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Boost Your Immune System
The Immune System is probably the most important system in your body. It was designed by nature, millions of years ago, to aid the body in recovering from injuries and illness. In other words “a natural built in healing system”.
Your blood is composed mainly of red and white cells, the red ones carry the oxygen and nutrition to all parts of the body, the white ones are the defenders and scavengers of your body, during infection, they are immediately called upon to fight the infection and clean up afterwards.
These billions of cells work very hard and consequently they have quite a short lifespan, usually, only a few days.
Originally the Immune System did not face as many problems, as it does in this day and age, now it has to cope with pollution, poisons, toxins, pesticides, herbicides and chemicals, in the air that we breathe, the food that we eat and the water that we drink. As you will understand, the immune system is fighting a huge battle, just trying to cope with all these attacks that are happening every day. Luckily for us, these cells can be generated very quickly, so with the correct nutrition, it will not take the immune system much time, to get back up to full strength.
When you have a vaccination, your immune system is given a copy of a specific disease, so that if the system comes across the disease again, the memory cells in the immune system, will know exactly what action to take, likewise, if you have had a disease before, they know what to do in the event of reinvasion.
The cells involved in your immune system, have what is called “cellular communication”, this means that the cells all talk to each other, they ask each other if they are OK, if one says it is unwell, the others will all help it to heal, if it is beyond help, the other cells will exterminate it and then eliminate it completely from the body.
Sometimes the immune system will go astray and start attacking the good healthy cells, then problems occur which are known as auto immune system diseases, which can cause cells to mutate with all sorts of consequences. Auto Immune System diseases are increasing all the time, and is one of the most serious threats to good health.
There is a natural slow decline in the efficiency of the body’s immune system, which partly comes with age; you tend to absorb some nutrients less efficiently.
There is evidence that suggests a nutrient dense diet, may slow this decline, slow the aging process, improve your immune system and energy by giving it a boost or modulating the cellular communication process.
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Unlocking Mysteries of the Immune System May Be the Key in Curing Inflammatory Disease
(ARA) - A 10-year-old student, instructed by the school nurse to not come back to school, because of his psoriasis.
A young mother, disabled by multiple sclerosis, forced to use a cane where she once strolled freely.
An esteemed university chemistry professor, unable to grasp the tools so vital to teaching his craft because of rheumatoid arthritis.
For all three, each day is a struggle against bodies that have turned against them. The natural process of inflammation, normally enacted to repair tissue and fight infection, has gone awry, attacking the skin, central nervous and musculoskeletal systems, respectively. As a result, the boy lives with scaly, red patches of skin which, though not contagious, make adults shy away and prompt his classmates to tease him mercilessly. The mother battles relapses of fatigue and loss of balance which appear without warning and outstay their welcome. And the professor, who teaches through the painful swelling in his hands, lives from bottle to bottle of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
“For years, a group of chronic, inflammatory diseases has frustrated physicians and patients seeking effective treatment,” says Cecil B. Wilson, M.D., an internist in Winter Park, Fla. and an American Medical Association (AMA) trustee. “The growing body of knowledge about the immune system’s role in diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, myasthenia gravis, scleroderma and multiple sclerosis (MS) means that there is hope for long-term treatments and perhaps even cures.”
In light of such recent discoveries, the AMA held an inflammatory diseases media briefing in New York City, where experts gathered to discuss the evolving body of thought surrounding the treatment of these chronic autoimmune diseases which, as of now, have no cure.
“All of these disorders are chronic progressive diseases,” says Anthony Gaspari, M.D., a dermatology expert from the University of Maryland in Baltimore and a speaker at the AMA media briefing. “Unlocking the secrets of some might lead to therapies for others.” For example, he said, while the immune system has long been implicated in MS, “it has only been in the last five years or so that we’ve believed that the immune system plays a role in psoriasis.”
New Biologic Treatments Offer Hope
Although many inflammatory diseases seem to have a genetic component, some are triggered by other processes. Cytokines, for instance, are naturally-produced proteins that trigger inflammatory and disease-fighting responses to toxins, injury, viruses and bacteria. These proteins are of particular interest when studying inflammatory disorders, Gaspari says, as their malfunction may be responsible for everything from the over-production of skin in psoriasis to the destruction of nerve insulating material in MS to the abnormal growth of connective tissue in scleroderma.
Psoriasis, which affects up to 7 million men and women, serves as a particularly good bench-to-bedside example of how scientific discoveries are making their way from the lab into clinical practice. While the exact cause of psoriasis is not known, experts do know that symptoms are a result of cells in the outer layer of the skin reproducing quickly and piling up on the skin’s surface. Although certain cases are limited to areas such as the elbows, knees and scalp, others can involve anywhere from 10 to 100 percent of the body.
For those patients who suffer from more aggressive cases, new biologic agents offer an alternative in treating psoriasis, said Kenneth B. Gordon, M.D., associate professor of medicine in the division of dermatology at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill. Designed through genetic engineering to affect only the target organ system -- in this case the immune system and the skin -- biologic therapies avoid the multiorgan toxicity often seen with traditional treatments such as methotrexate and cyclosporine. Biologics are delivered via injection rather than orally, because the proteins would be broken down in the stomach, and improvements are typically seen after a couple of months of twice-a-week to every-other-week treatment.
The first biologic for the treatment of psoriasis was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in February 2003; others are being looked at for potential use. These agents, Gordon says, may help more patients in returning to normal lives.
“Many patients no longer seek healthcare for this condition because they believe their options are exhausted and they must live with the disease,” Gordon explains. “They are frustrated with therapy because their physician doesn’t think their condition merits aggressive therapy or doesn’t understand the therapies that are available. People who have given up hope need to know that there are new treatments available.” And while therapies such as specific alteration in gene expression are on the distant horizon, for now, Gordon believes, “biological agents are the future for the next decade or beyond.”
Optimistic Future for Patients
In MS, a life-long chronic disease affecting 250,000 to 300,000 Americans, the disease attacks random patches of the central nervous system’s white matter, causing partial destruction of myelin, the substance which insulates the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord. Initial symptoms are often vision-related, such as blurred or double vision, distortion of red and green, or blindness in one eye. Muscular weakness, loss of coordination or balance, numbness or pain, fatigue and slurred speech typically follow. Studies show that the aforementioned cytokines may cause this abnormal autoimmune response and influence myelin damage.
Standard therapy has included corticosteroids to suppress the immune system. But now, for the first time, people with MS have a choice of several biologically-based anti-inflammatory treatments to effectively modify the course of their disease. New biologic agents such as beta-interferons are immunomodulatory -- not immunosuppressive -- in nature, halting MS inflammation by repairing the blood-brain barrier and reducing the inflammatory process. Depending on the beta-interferon prescribed, patients may experience decreased relapse rates, increased time between relapses, decreased attack severity and a reduced number of MS lesions.
“Patients should be very optimistic about the long-term outlook for multiple sclerosis,” says AMA media briefing speaker Brian R. Apatoff, M.D., director of Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Center at New York-Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. “Twenty years ago there weren’t really any treatments for MS, we were fumbling around with corticosteroids as the mainstay in immune intervention. Now we have become more sophisticated and developed new therapies which have fewer side effects than steroids but still control the inflammation.”
Multiple sclerosis patients aren’t the only ones who should be feeling optimistic about their diagnosis. For although there is currently no cure for any of these diseases, the future looks promising. “As we unravel the mysteries of the immune system and identify the genes that are passed on in families,” Gaspari says, “we may be able to develop therapies that can be used long-term or that actually cure these disorders.”
For more information, visit www.ama-assn.org/go/briefings.
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Arthritis and Aromatherapy
Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints and is characterized by pain, stiffness, swelling, decreased range of movement and at a more serious stage deformity.
Aromatherapy is a holistic approach to health and wellness by means of aromatic, plant derived scents. It is very much a traditional method as well as a science that encompasses the intuitive and creative aspects of preparing special purpose blends.
Aromatherapy blends for the treatment of arthritis are usually made from pure essential oils, but also from hydrosols and -- more recently -- phytols. For application to the skin they have to be mixed with vegetable oil, a cream base or a carrier lotion. Essential Oils must always be used diluted when applied to the skin. A dilution of 3% essential oils in 97% base is generally regarded as very effective and safe.
Since the reasons for the occurance of arthritis are still not completely established, it is difficult to find a cure for the disease. Arthritis could be genetic, it could have to do with bone density loss, it could also be a type of infection caused by toxins released in the body. Even more likely it is a combination of several factors. It is -- at this stage -- only possible to treat the pain and symptoms caused by arthritis but not it's underlying cause.
Aromatherapy is one form of arthritis treatment, using a variety of essential oils. They can be added to the bath, massaged into the skin, inhaled or applied as compresses. The right mixture of essential oils will help to relax, promote pain relief and alleviate fatigue. Essential oils can also provide psychological benefits like improving the mood and reducing anxiety.
Some of the more suitable arthritis oils are Lavender, Juniper, Thyme, Rosemary, Benzoe, Eucalyptus, Camomile, Pine Scotch, Camphor, Angelica Root, Ginger, Origanum, Black Pepper and Lemon.
One of the most effective ways to use aromatherapy for relieving pain and reducing inflammation are hot compresses:
1. Fill a medium size bowl with hot, but not scalding water.
2. Add 3 to 6 drops of essential oil.
3. Fold a piece of sterile cotton cloth and dip it into the bowl.
4. Squeeze out excess water, but not too much.
5. Place the wet, hot cloth onto the affected area until it has cooled down to body temperature.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 at least two to three times.
7. Wrap the treated area in a dry and warm towel or blanket and leave the patient to rest for a while.
Another good way to use aromatherapy for arthritis relieve is to rub diluted essential oils (see above for dilution) onto pulse points and affected areas during the day. Applying essential oils throughout the day can help to alleviate pain and tension. The essential oils on the skin are quickly absorbed and enter the bloodstream. This is an excellent form of arthritis relief and works also well as a preventative measure.
Aromatherapy is a natural, safe and economical option to deal with the pain and symptoms of arthritis. And above all, it has no negative side effects as so many of the conventional treatments do. In mild cases of arthritis, aromatherapy is often all that is needed to make a person comfortable.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is presented for information purposes only. The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care or attention by a qualified practitioner. It cannot and should not be used as a basis for diagnosis or choice of treatment.
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Kick that Flu Out!
Everyone already experienced having influenza and the common denominator among them is the nasty strains feeling of it. Flu will put down your usual activities and let you experienced the battlefield of beating the headache plus the muscle and joint pains. Whew!
The influenza virus is spread just by mere droplets sent airborne by an infected person’s sneezes and coughs. Usually the germs are just waiting in the air and on the surroundings all around to be in touched again to a new victim. In most cases, the first one to be infected with the virus is the children because they have had little experience with flu in the past and their immune system is not fully developed.
The little ones are in close contact with other youngsters in closed rooms when they play or attend to school, which make ideal breeding grounds for the viruses because children are disreputable for not washing their hands as well as covering their mouth whenever they sneeze or cough.
How will you know if you are already contracted with flu? It may sound like the usual questions but think again. There are many different kinds of flu which are all caused by some virus but the secret is to figure out which of the three groups of viruses is responsible for your particular influenza misery.
The symptoms range is sternness and can mimic those of the common cold and respiratory infections. Most of flu infected persons complain of cough, stuffy nose, fever, sore throat, headaches and often muscle and joint pains. A cold may go away in several days to a week, but the flu can linger on for up to two weeks. Unfortunately, for people who are in the high risk of having flu category, symptoms can worsen and develop into potentially life-threatening medical emergencies and so on.
Some sixty-five and over persons are advice to get a flu shot every year. It is especially important that people with heat disease and those that have pulmonary diseases that includes asthma, then diabetes or any problem with their immune system have the vaccination.
Flu is extremely contagious and a loving hug or kiss from a grandchild can innocently spread the whole virus to anyone who will be lucky enough to catch it! Although the flu maybe a little threat to an otherwise healthy child or even to his parents, respiratory complications for older adults with these chronic illnesses can be potentially life-threatening.
There is no cure for flu but there are certainly a lot of common sense things families can do to minimize their risk of infection or spreading the flu to other family members. Any flu-like symptoms should have their own eating utensils, washcloths, towels, and other personal belongings and of course rest a lot and drink plenty of water.
Take note that children should not be given aspirin when they have flu because studies shows that it may linked to further illness just like Reye’s syndrome in young ones who are recovering from the virus.
The best way is to clean the surroundings well, be hygienic and avoid having interaction with a person who suffers flu to stop spreading virus all over. Do not forget to eat nutritious foods and drink plenty of water and you can beat you flu away!
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Diaper rash yeast infection
Diaper rash yeast infection is found on the skin inside the baby's diaper area. The skin appears red and irritated.
The rash usually begins between the baby's legs and may feel warm. It can spread to the stomach area, genitals, and skin folds of the upper thighs.
If not treated, diaper rash yeast infection can become infected and appear bright red with red bumps and blisters. The causes of diaper rash are too much moisture, rubbing and friction, skin contact with urine and feces. Allergic reaction to the diaper material or to creams, powders or wipes.
If the irritation gets bad enough the skin will become contaminated, usually with a yeast called candida. This is the same yeast that causes thrush.
There are several types of diaper rashes: friction rash, irritant rash, allergic rash, intertrigo, (an acute skin irritation and inflammation) seborrhea rash and psoriasis.
Skin wetness is the most common underlying causes of diaper rash. Urinary wetness increases skin friction which in turn causes diaper rash.
To prevent diaper rash, change your baby's diaper often. Keeping the diaper loose enough to let air reach the skin inside the diaper. Don't use wipes that contain alcohol or perfume. If you use cloth diapers. Wash them yourself, use very hot water, rinse carefully and use grapefruit seed extract in the wash.
Yeast is the most common type of organism found in a diaper rash. The organism is quite prevalent and thrives on warm moist skin. Yeast involvement should be suspected in any diaper rash that has not improved dramatically with 72 hours of treatment.
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Diaper Rash: Mix few drops of grapefruit seed extract in 2-4 oz. almond, olive, sesame, vegetable or avocado oil and gently rub it into the skin.
Using a red light is good too. Noni Fruit Healing Cream is recommended as well!
Stop Cold and Canker Sores from Ruining the Day
(ARA) – Stress is something just about everyone deals with at one time or another in their lives. It may come from pressure on the job, anxiety over an upcoming test, job interview or first date, or from planning a big event such as a vacation or wedding. No matter what the reason, stress is a big factor in the appearance of a cold sore.
More than 40 million Americans suffer from these contagious lesions, characterized by an eruption of small painful blisters on the lips, or around the mouth or nose. Caused by the herpes simplex virus 1, they lay dormant in the body and become active later when something triggers them. In addition to stress, they can be caused by illness, menstruation, pregnancy, pain from an injury, sunburn or wind, being over-tired, and irritation in the mouth area.
There is no cure for cold sores, but there are numerous remedies and prescription drugs on the market to help relieve these painful, embarrassing sores. ”Unfortunately,” says Robin Barr, 51, formulator of Cold Sores Begone, “herpes is a virus that remains in the body for life. Once the cold sore is healed, the virus retreats back into the nerve cells where it stays dormant until triggered, causing a new cold sore to appear.”
Barr’s lifelong battle with cold sores led her on a quest to find a better solution than what was available. During her research, she came across studies from Germany suggesting certain herbs might be helpful in the early stage of a herpes simplex infection. “In my kitchen, I put together a mixture of glycerin, lemon balm, echinacea, golden seal and allantoin in specific ratios, and found when I applied it at the early symptom of an impending eruption, the sore never erupted.”
Barr knew she had made an interesting discovery but continued to use it only for herself, and sharing it with friends and family who were also plagued with cold sores. A few years later, after getting a lot of positive feedback from people who had tried her remedy, she decided to start marketing it as Cold Sores Begone.
Cheri Gant, 58, of Boulder City, Nev., came across the remedy completely by accident while at work one day. “I work in a dental office in Las Vegas, and one day a drug rep. came to the office with a sample. I was very interested because of the severity of my attacks. I rubbed some on my face the next time I felt some tingling, and it stopped it in its tracks,” says Gant, who used to suffer outbreaks every six months like clock work.
Cold sores aren’t the only ailments for which Barr’s formula has proven effective. A slightly modified version can help people who suffer from canker sores as well. Canker sores are open sores in the mouth that appear as a white or yellow ulcer surrounded by a bright red area. They are benign, but very painful, and usually appear on the inner surface of the cheeks and lips, tongue, soft palate, and the base of the gums.
”I found it in a health food store. At first I was skeptical, because nothing had worked for me before, but decided to give it a try anyway,” says Beverly Kuchinsky, 70, of Los Angeles, Calif. “Other treatments took the pain away but it came right back. I’ve found this one diminishes the pain, and makes them go away faster.”
Barr says Canker Sores Begone seems to be more effective for oral sores caused by stress and fatigue than those caused by eating acidic foods.
“The worst thing that can happen to a bride or groom on their wedding day is to have an outbreak right before they march down the aisle,” says Barr. “I’ve heard this and other similar stories countless times.”
Today, with many innovative product and prescription choices, its easier than ever to decrease your chances of future outbreaks.
Cold Sores Begone and Canker Sores Begone are available at health food stores. You can also order online at www.csbegone.com, or by calling (888) 877-6315.
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Protecting Yourself From Infections in the Hospital
Most of us will have to go into a hospital some day. Here are specific suggestions to protect you from deadly hospital infections:
Reduce Hospital Infection Rate:
ASK THAT HOSPITAL STAFF CLEAN THEIR HANDS BEFORE TREATING YOU.
This is the single most important way to protect your health in the hospital. Research shows that doctors clean their hands in between treating patients only 48% of the time, and the rate is much worse at some hospitals. If you’re worried about being too aggressive, just remember that your life could be at stake. All caregivers should clean their hands before and after treating you. Alcohol-based hand rubs are even more effective at removing bacteria than washing with anti-microbial soaps.
Don’t be falsely reassured because caregivers are wearing gloves. Gloves more often protect the staff than patients, and can spread germs once they are contaminated. Gloves should be removed and hands washed after each patient is treated.
BEGINNING ONE WEEK BEFORE SURGERY- shower frequently using an antibacterial soap, various brands can be found at your local drug store.
Before your doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your chest, ask that the diaphragm (or flat surface of the stethoscope) be wiped with alcohol. Numerous studies show that stethoscopes are often contaminated with staphylococcus aureus and other dangerous bacteria, because caregivers seldom take the time to clean them in between patients.
IF YOU NEED SURGERY, CHOOSE A SURGEON WITH A LOW INFECTION RATE.
Surgeons know their rate of infection for various procedures. Ask for it. If they won’t tell you, choose another surgeon. You should also be able to compare hospital infection rates. Unfortunately the industry has made it impossible for most people to get that information.
DOUBLE CHECK TO SEE IF YOU NEED AND ACTUALLY ARE GIVEN A PREVENTIVE DOSE OF ANTIBIOTICS WITHIN AN HOUR BEFORE SURGERY.
Many surgical procedures require a preventive dose of antibiotics. That is the standard for infection prevention, but it is often overlooked when staff is busy.
AVOID A URINARY TRACT CATHETER IF POSSIBLE.
It is a common cause of infection. The tube allows urine to flow from your bladder out of your body. Left in long enough, an infection is almost inevitable.
Usually the catheter is needed for medical reasons, but if it is only to prevent you from wetting the bed because you can’t get up yet, request a diaper or bed pan instead.
IF YOU MUST HAVE AN IV, MAKE SURE THAT IT IS INSERTED AND REMOVED UNDER CLEAN CONDITIONS, AND CHANGED EVERY THREE TO FOUR DAYS.
Intravenous catheters, or IV s, are a common source of infection and are not always necessary. Some places they are used automatically, because it makes it easier to get the insurance company to O.K. a patient’s hospital stay. The first question some insurers ask is: Does the patient need an I.V.? Ask your doctor if you really need one.
If so, you have a right to insist on sterile conditions, which means that your skin is cleaned at the site of insertion, and the person treating you is wearing gloves. That should always be the routine, but it is not.
ASK YOUR SURGEON TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL (INCLUDING MEDICAL STUDENTS) IN THE OPERATING ROOM. Every increase in body count adds to your risk of infection.
DO NOT SHAVE ANY PART OF YOUR BODY BEFORE SURGERY.- The razor can create small nicks in the skin through which infection could enter. If hair must be removed from the surgical site, it is better to use clippers than a razor.
Ideally, you would choose a hospital with a low infection rate. Good luck getting that information. It’s impossible. Many states collect data on infections that lead to serious injury or death, but nearly every state has given into the hospital industry’s demands to keep the information secret. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also collect infection data from hospitals across the nation, but refuse to make it public. Government is too often on our backs, instead of on our side.
What’s the answer? Hospital infections report cards. Hospitals object that comparisons would be unfair because hospitals that treat sicker patients, such as AIDS, cancer, and transplant patients who have weakened immune systems, will have a higher infection rate. True, but the data can be risk adjusted to make comparisons fair. What is unfair is preventing the public from knowing which hospitals have infection epidemics. Keeping infection rates secret may help hospitals save face, but it won’t save lives.
“MRSA and VRE: Preventing Patient to Patient Spread,” Cassandra D. Salgado, M.D., M.S., Barry M. Farr, M.D., M.Sc, Infection Medicine vol. 20., no. 4: 194-00 (2003); At a large, academic hospital (Massachusetts General Hospital) researchers sampled the gloves, stethoscopes and gowns of caregivers assigned to do routine examinations of patients colonized or infected with VRE. Results showed that 63% of caregivers’ gloves were contaminated, 37% of gowns, and 31 % of stethoscopes. Only 2% of stethoscopes remained contaminated after being wiped with an alcohol swab. K.C. Zachary, et al., “Contamination of gowns, gloves and stethoscopes with vancomycin-resistant enterococci,”Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 9: 560-564 (September, 2001); A study at University Medical School showed that VRE lives on stethoscopes for 30 minutes. G.A. Noskin et. al., “Recovery of Vancomycin-Resistant Entrococci on Fingertips and Environmental Surfaces,” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology vol. 12: 770-77 (December, 1996).
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