MRSA Notes

In the study of MRSA, the word biofilm comes up a lot. This is the problem with the plumbed pedicure units - a biofilm forms on the pipes. Have you ever had to replace the plumbing under your kitchen sink? Surely I am not the only one. The disgusting stuff [...]

If you need any sort of a surgical procedure, you run the risk of getting an infection, but there are many things you can do that will help prevent getting an infection. Please don’t be afraid to ask that these guidelines are followed. There is nothing in here that is unreasonable to ask [...]

We have heard lots about the antimicrobial properties of silver this past year, how it is being used on artificial body parts, and in pajamas to help kill MRSA, and now copper has the eye of the researchers. It is being trialed in a hospital in the UK, on door handles, faucets and fixtures [...]

I have been shopping like a crazy maniac for a week now - and one of my stops was to Amazon’s new shoe and handbag store at endless.com. I got this cutie pair of sandals:

 
“Christina, what on EARTH does this have to do with MRSA?” you might ask.
Alternative therapy, Infection Prevention, MRSAShare This

In a gesture of good will and marketing sense, PURE Bioscience has donated 200 gallons of its new silver-based high performance, low toxicity disinfectant, Staph Attack, to the City of San Diego’s First Responders. They have led the horse to water, let’s pray that they take a drink. Then invite their other horsey [...]

In an effort to help prevent the spread of HA-MRSA in the UK, two of the hospitals with the worst infection rates have banned doctors from wearing neckties and superflous accessories, which have been shown to collect bacteria over the course of a days work.

But doctors say the new rules stem from political correctness rather [...]

Staph Attack is a fairly new product on the market, and is a silver-based broad spectrum disinfectant and deodorizer being marketed to hospitals and institutions. Tulsa County Jail is using it:
According to Tulsa County Sheriff, Stanley Glanz, “We have been fighting Staph infections for some time now, and in our best efforts using previous [...]

This is a super cool new product I found via the Washington Post this morning: The Handler. This is a key fob with a little pop out thingy that will open doors, close doors, push buttons, turn on and off faucets, flush toilets, and basically touch anything for you that you don’t want [...]

I ran across this item today, and thought I would mention it, since I had silver on the brain earlier this week, as well as food storage. This is the Fresher Longer Miracle Food Storage, from The Sharper Image. Wow. Here are the features:

Patent-pending silicone-gasket locking system and impermeable polypropylene containers keep [...]

A question I hear frequently: Why is silver used in bandages now and will that cure my MRSA?
Silver has been used for centuries as an antibacterial and as more antibiotics have been created and have been made accessible to the population, silver has fallen out of favor, as do many old fashioned products and [...]