Flu

If you’ve been struck down with a cold or flu this winter, you’re definitely not alone. However, if you’re prone to one illness after another with little break in between, you’re daily habits maybe wreaking havoc on your immunity. For instance, medical researchers blame stress, medications, eating habits, and no surprise, lack of shut eye, […]

The news wires have been abuzz with disturbing reports concerning a newly discovered gene, called MCR-1, which reportedly makes normal bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics on the market. Up until now, colistin has only used as a last-ditch antibiotic when all other bacteria-eradicating drugs fail. However, reports from the Toronto Star and the British medical journal, The Lancet, MCR-1 detected in bacteria […]