Clostridium difficile (c.diff) bacteria is the cause of up to 500,000 intestinal infections each year. It is also one of the leading antibiotic resistant infections we face. To make matters worse, it can often be hard to get rid of and has a very high recurrence rate. Over 15,000 people per year die from ,…
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Can antibiotic use lead to colon cancer?
Can antibiotic use lead to an increased risk of colorectal cancer? Apparently. “An increasing total exposure to antibiotics at age 20–39 was significantly associated with a higher risk of colorectal adenoma… Similarly, antibiotic use during age 40–59 was associated with an increased risk of colorectal adenoma… The associations were similar for low-risk versus high-risk adenomas.”
Antibiotic Resistance Is Real – What You Can Do
Yesterday a 45 year old friend of ours passed away. I hate to say it but I think gut bacteria, antibiotic resistance, and our medical system probably led to her death. This is why it matters to all of us.
White House Unveils Plan to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
White House Unveils Plan to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Germs | KSTP TV – Minneapolis and St. Paul. The overuse of antibiotics in humans has been a problem probably within a day of the first round being used. At least this very urgent problem is on their radar! The overuse in farm animals is simply criminal, not so…