Re: Bacteria That Cause Chronic Sinusitis Killed Effectively By Honey

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That is interesting. I have all known for a long time about the

benefits of honey in treating seasonal allergies, but I didn't

realize it actually kills bacteria! Wow!

Madeline

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> Bacteria That Cause Chronic Sinusitis Killed Effectively By Honey

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> Honey is very effective in killing bacteria in all its forms,

> especially the drug-resistant biofilms that make treating chronic

> rhinosinusitis difficult,

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> according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy

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> Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual

> Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL.

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> The study, authored by Canadian researchers at the University of

> Ottawa, found that in eleven isolates of three separate biofilms

> (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and methicicillin-resistant and -

suseptible

> Staphylococcus aureus),

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> honey was significantly more effective in killing both planktonic

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> biofilm-grown forms of the bacteria, compared with the rate of

> bactericide by antibiotics commonly used against the bacteria.

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> Given the historical uses of honey in some cultures as a

homeopathic

> treatment for bad wound infections, the authors conclude that their

> findings may hold important clinical implications in the treatment

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> refractory chronic rhinosinusitis, with topical treatment a

> possibility.

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> Chronic rhinosinusitis affects approximately 31 million people each

> year in the United States alone, costing over $4 billion in direct

> health expenditures and lost workplace productivity.

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> It is among the three most common chronic diseases in all of North

> America.

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> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122734.php

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> Alana

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