Thanks, I collect this stuff and my file of these types of stories is getting voluminous. The operative words contained in these stories are "could", "may lead to", "holds out hope for"... but as your story states ""But lots of them have never made it into the clinic." Let me clarify that last statement; NONE of them made it into the clinics.
The fact is, none of them make it into the clinics because the last thing the pharmas want is cures for anything that threatens their antibiotic sales. Within the past year, most with regard to MRSA alone, we have been presented with green French mud, honey, and even snake oil (not kidding http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=snake-oil-salesmen-knew-something )... now alligator blood, Sigh... I notice also that the BBC link has two more "potential cure stories" for MRSA...
Rockpools could contain MRSA cure
Rock pools could hold the secret of a cure for the hospital superbug MRSA, scientists say.
Scottish researchers have found several types of bacteria which, together, act as a powerful natural antibiotic against MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus).
One in particular is proving effective, and has attracted interest from major pharmaceutical companies.
MRSA, which is responsible for an increasing number of deaths, has built up resistance to antibiotics commonly used in hospitals, so doctors are searching for something new to treat it with.
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_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2803451.stm
and this
Deep sea weapon against superbug
Bacteria live hundreds of metres below sea
A bacterium found 300 metres below sea
could be used to fight the superbug MRSA, scientists believe.
UK experts from the Universities of Kent and Newcastle found a new species of a common bacterium that lives in the sea beds of Japan can kill MRSA.
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_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4579207.stm
As best I can figure, these stories are regularly put forth to keep the public warm and fuzzy in the false belief that our friends in the pharmaceutical industry are leaving no stone unturned in rushing to find novel ways to protect us from those nasty "killer" bugs. Never is it mentioned that a preventative and a cure for MRSA is already available, and has been for quite some while, at your local health food store or vitamin shop today.
I am going to refer you to some pages at my website, which markets and educates about these products. You do not need to order them from us though. As I said, your vitamin shop probably has these products on their shelf right now.
First is the summary of the Brigham Young University Microbiology Department trials completed around 2000. Note the solution strengths and kill times for the in vitro studies. Staph aureaus (all variants) killed in under 5 minutes at 5 ppm. Bacteria are unable to develop resistance to silver sols. The silver sols work catalytically and not chemically, as do antibiotics. http://www.lifesilver.com/brigham.pdf
There is currently an ongoing MRSA human study involving these silver sols. It is being conducted at three universities and a paper will soon be published, or so I am told, but if it goes through peer review before publication I do not expect to see it for a while. Our website has some interesting anecdotal MRSA testimonials. The one at the top of the page includes photos from a lady confined to a Texas nursing home where she contracted the bacteria. http://www.lifesilver.com/testimonials.htm
Not only are these silver sols effective on MRSA, they do a very good job on just about every other bacterial and fungal infection:
From US Patent 7,135,195, Sec 15, Approved November 14, 2006
15. Data Summary
The following table contains a summary of the above results in terms of the effects of the inventive silver composition on a wide variety of microbes and human diseases. In some cases, the data presented in the table is not repeated above. However, the results were obtained using the procedures explained above so that one of ordinary skill in the art can readily replicated the results.
Human Diseases Cured By and Pathogens Killed by the Inventive Silver Composition:
TABLE-US-00021 Disease Pathogen Effective Concentration Boils Staphylococcus aureus Killed @ 5 ppm Osteomyelitis Staphylococcus aureus Killed @ 5 ppm Bacillary Dysentery Shigella boydii Killed @ 2.5 ppm Burn Infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Dental Plaque Streptococcus mutans Killed @ 5 ppm Diarrhea (Bloody) Shigella boydii Killed @ 2.5 ppm Diarrhea Escherichia coli Killed @ 2.5 ppm Ear Infection Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Ear Infection Streptococcus pneumonie Killed @ 2.5 ppm Enteric Fever Salmonella tyhimurium Killed @ 2.5 ppm Epiglottitis (In children) Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Eye Infections Staphylococcus aureus Killed @ 5 ppm Corneal Ulcers-Keratitis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Food Poisoning Salmonella arizona Killed @ 5 ppm Food Poisoning Salmonella tyhimurium Killed @ 2.5 ppm Food Poisoning Escherichia coli Killed @ 2.5 ppm Endocarditis Streptococcus faecalis Killed @ 2.5 ppm Endocarditis Streptococcus gordonii Killed @ 5 ppm Meningitis Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Meningitis Enterobacter aerogenes Killed @ 2.5 ppm Meningitis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Meningitis Streptococcus pneumonie Killed @ 2.5 ppm Nosocomial Infections Klebsiella pneumoniae Killed @ 2.5 ppm Nosocomial Infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Nosocomial Infections (From Streptococcus pyogenes Killed @ 1.25 ppm hospitals) Pneumonia Staphylococcus aureus Killed @ 5 ppm Pneumonia Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Pneumonia Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumonie Killed @ 2.5 ppm Respiratory Tract Infections Streptococcus pyogenes Killed @ 1.25 ppm Respiratory Tract Infections E. coli Killed @ 2.5 ppm,, Respiratory Tract Infections Klebsiella pneumoniae Killed @ 2.5 ppm Scarlet Fever Streptococcus pyogenes Killed @ 1.25 ppm Septicemia Enterobacter aerpyogenes Killed @ 2.5 ppm Sinus Infections Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Sinusitis Streptococcus pneumonie Killed @ 2.5 ppm Impetigo Staphylococcus aureus Killed @ 1.25 ppm Skin Infections Staphylococcus aureus Killed @ 5 ppm Skin Infections Streptococcus pyogenes Killed @ 1.25 ppm Strep Throat Streptococcus pyogenes Killed @ 1.25 ppm Suppurative Arthritis Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Throat Infections Haemophilus influenzae Killed @ 1.25 ppm Tooth Decay Streptococcus mutans Killed @ 5 ppm Urethritis (Men) Trichomonas vaginalis Killed @ 10 ppm Urinary Tract Infections E. coli Killed @ 2.5 ppm Urinary Tract Infections Klebsiella pneumoniae Killed @ 2.5 ppm Urinary Tract Infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Urinary Tract Infections Streptococcus faecalis Killed @ 2.5 ppm Urinary Tract Infections Enterobacter aerpyogenes Killed @ 2.5 ppm Vaginitis (Women) Trichomonas vaginalis Killed @ 10 ppm Wound Infections Escherichia coli Killed @ 2.5 ppm Wound Infections Enterobacter aerpyogenes Killed @ 2.5 ppm Wound Infections Klebsiella pneumoniae Killed @ 2.5 ppm Wound Infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa Killed @ 5 ppm Wound Infections Streptococcus faecalis Killed @ 2.5 ppm Yeast Infections Candida albicans Killed @ 10 ppm
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The media will continue to churn out "Could Cure MRSA" stories at a rate of about one a week, and many of these discoveries actually might do just that, but until the natural ingredient involved can be isolated, then an electron or two shifted to create a new patentable molecule, you can rest assured that there will be no products available to the public which contain them.
