[leashedForLife]

in sept 2008, a new product was created that did things no one had predicted; the stuff was created for a very, very specific purpose, and amazingly, not only did it work there...
it did incredible stuff elsewhere.

vets who work with marine-mammals know that life in a tank is rough on smooth, easily abraded skin on whales, dolphins, seals, etc.
they were looking for something that would STICK underwater - so that the meds used to prevent nasty infections would stay put long-enuf to accomplish something, vs falling off or washing off. this was very frustrating.

amazingly, their new goo-treatment, an ordinary antimicrobial WITH an adhesive, not only WORKS for whales - it may be the best new-weapon against infections that include extremely dangerous germs like MRSA, Super-Staph and other drug-resistant bacteria; which is incredible!
humans inside + outside hospitals; burn victims; folks with compromised immune systems; even the Beluga whales of the Georgia Aquarium have profited by this sticky-stuff! :--)

John Widgery has been a firefighter for over 2-decades. HE * WAS * THE * FIRST * HUMAN * PATIENT for this stuff, for his severe burns.

the Good news!
"We can take even the most drug-resistant bacteria and make them susceptible to very low concentrations of... low-class antibiotics; things that aren't really considered to work anymore," says Branson Ritchie, D.V.M., Ph.D., a professor at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine. "We can take those very drug-resistant bacteria and kill them."

Widgery had first- and second-degree burns on his face and arms, after an explosion. "When I stood up, I thought my hair was in my face...
I wiped my face and found out it was my skin... hanging in my eyes and my mustache. I reached for it and it was gone. My eyebrows were gone."

with 12 days treatment, his face was near-normal! the experimental compound can be used on marine-mammals by adding a bioadhesive so it sticks underwater.

this is an incredibly hopeful note - MRSA and other dangerous resistant strains are now in the community, NOT just in hospitals - where they were dangerous enuf.
now U can get MRSA by using a weight-machine at the local gym...
it often masquerades as a pimple, that is bright pink or red, and rapidly becomes far too painful to be a normal pimple.

burn-patients have always been at terrible risk of infection, as their skin is no longer protecting their muscles, bloodstream, etc.
this is wonderful news! :--)

cheers,
--- terry

[Lara's mom]

This is wonderful news. My mom got one of these super-infections when she was hospitalized and I have no doubt whatsoever that it contributed to her death. Hopefully, many others will be spared the pain of losing a loved one because of this discovery.

[Lunareclipse]

My uncle came down with MRSA. He is in a nursing home for his MS. I will print off this info and see if his doc knows about it.

[leashedForLife]

was Tricide, but i do not know if it is on the market, as yet.
hopefully if not, it will be Soon! (prayer hands)... nosocomial, iatrogenic + resistant infections are becoming a major health problem, and no longer for immune-compromised, elderly or hospitalized people.

i really hope this gives old-antibiotics a new + effective use.
laras-mom thank-U very much for the appreciative note!

all my best,
--- terry