Posts Tagged ‘antibiotic-resistant bacteria’

When penicillin was introduced in 1940, it was considered a wonder drug. Bacterial infections that had been life-threatening could now be cured within days.[1] Today it appears that we may be reentering a pre-antibiotic era as more and more bacteria have mutated and become resistant to antibiotics.[2]

In fact, the problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria may well represent one of the greatest medical challenges in the 21st century.[3] Overuse of antibiotics and the natural …

Colloidal silver[1] may well be one of the most controversial remedies of the 21st century. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), “Colloidal silver is not safe or effective for treating any disease or condition.”[2]

The NCCAM comments further, “There is no scientific evidence for effectiveness and a severe risk for serious side effects from colloidal silver.”[3]

But the story doesn’t end there. Interestingly, the NCCAM refers to colloidal silver as “a replacement …