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Ruff News: Man’s Best Friend May Have Been Domesticated Twice | Smart News | Smithsonian
More evidence that dogs were domesticated twice: once in Asia and once in Europe
National Animal Supplement Council Endorses ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program
The Botanical Adulterants Program, an international consortium of more than 175 US and international nonprofit organizations, analytical laboratories, professional scientists, health care practitioners, industry members, and others, provides information about adulterated herbal products. NASC is the first animal-related organization to endorse the program. To find out more about the program and links about adulterated products, see the link at the bottom of the article.
Research
Alternative therapies in antibiotic-resistant infection. - PubMed - NCBI
Lactoferrin, taken by mouth, finally cleared a middle ear infection treated first with antibiotics and then by bacteriophage.
Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or Alone Antibiotherapy? Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mediastinitis in a Rat Model
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment added to antibiotics worked better to treat MRSA than antibiotics alone.
Anti-infectious activity of synbiotics in a novel mouse model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. - PubMed - NCBI
A prebiotic and a probiotic given together saved mice with a deadly MRSA intestinal infection
Antibacterial activity of extracts from five medicinal plants and their formula against bacteria that cause chronic wound infection. - PubMed - NCBI
Curcuma longa Linn, Rhinacanthus nasutus Linn, Garcinia mangostana Linn, Caesalpinia sappan Linn and Centellia asiatica Linn were tested for antibacterial activity. Caesalpinia sappan Linn worked the best.
The battle against multi-resistant strains: Renaissance of antimicrobial essential oils as a promising force to fight hospital-acquired infections. - PubMed - NCBI
Eucalyptus, Tea tree, Thyme white, Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Cinnamon, Grapefruit, Clove Bud, Sandalwood, Peppermint, Kunzea and Sage oils were tested for antibacterial effect against MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections. All had good anti-bacterial effects. The best were shown by Thyme white, Lemon, Lemongrass and Cinnamon oil
Association between vitamin D deficiency and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. - PubMed - NCBI
A study of 6405 human patients with MRSA infections showed that people with low vitamin D levels are more likely to have MRSA infections
Healing of an MRSA-colonized, hydroxyurea-induced leg ulcer with honey. - PubMed - NCBI
Manuka honey cleared up MRSA infections in leg ulcers.
The effectiveness of grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) seeds in treating urinary tract infections. - PubMed - NCBI
In humans, grapefruit seeds had an antibacterial effect for urinary tract infections. In one person with an antibiotic-resistant Pseudomona infection, the bacterial numbers were greatly reduced, and the bacteria lost their resistance to anbitiotics