USAFrom the January issue of "Prevention" magazine:
"1. Could wipe out superbugs- Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discovered a new weapon to fight the growing threat of drug resistant bacteria- and it may already be in your medicine cabinet. Bisphosphonates- compounds in the bone building drug Didronel- prevent superbugs from sharing their DNA, halting the spread of resistant strains. 'Even more surprising, bisphosphonates kill cells that harbor resistant DNA, selectively eliminating the most dangerous germs,' says Matt Redinbo, PhD, a professor of cheistry, biochemistry, and biophysics at UnC. Some doctors are already prescribing bisphosphonates off-label to fight infecions, though the drugs can have side effects such as gastrointestianl irritation and bone damage in the jaw.
2. Speeds treatment of vaginal infections- Probioitcs -friendly bacteria that thrive in the body- are known to pervent or even cure yeast infecions and bacterial vaginosis. Now there's an OTC supplement containing the two Lactobacillus strains document to promote vaginal health. The probiotic pill FemDophillus has erased up to 90% of vagnial bacterial infecions and significantly reduced yeast growth in trials by coating the lining of vaginal tissues and producing acids that keep pathogens from gaining a foothold. When wome take antibiotics, Fem-Dophilus doubles the drugs' effectiveness by recolonizing the vagina with healthy flora.
3. Restores neck movement after surgery- People with cervical degenerative disk disease who receive a new flexible artifical disk implant can bend their necks normally after surgery- a vast improvement over patients who undergo standard spinal fusion , a procedure in which a surgoen removes the diseased disk and locks adjoining vertebrae, limiting range of motion. Thos wh received the Prestige Cervical Disc System from Medtronic (approved by the FDA in July) had greater range of motion , felt less pain, and returned to work 16 days faster than patients who got the standard treatment.
4. Could prevent 90% of ovarian cancer deaths-Recent studies show that even early-stage ovarian cancer reveals itself with subtle symptoms up to a year before typical diagnosis. Now the American Cancer Society is spreading the word. When cancer is detected while it's still confined to the ovary, you have a 90% chance of being cured, but those odds drop to 20% if the cancer is advanced, which is when it's usually diagnosed. Recurring sypmtoms you should not ignore: pelvic or abdominal pain; bloating; feeling fully quickly or having difficulty eating; having to urinate often or feeling an urgent need to go.
5. Save millions after cardiac arrest- If you're not revived within 5 minutes after cardiac arrest, you're as good as dead. But researchers now know that the window of time for survival could triple if the body is cooled by several degrees soon after the heart stops beating. In hospitals , doctors are using cooling blankets that dicculate icy water to minimize brain damage and revive temporarily dead people who have not heartbeat for up to 15 minutes. Researchers are now trying to develop an injectable, icy slurry that lowers body temperature within seconds and that emergency workers could administer."
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