(Natural News) Move over, superbug: The next drug-resistant pathogen could be a fungus that already calls our body home. In a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases last year, researchers noted an uptick in reports of invasive Candida infections that are resistant to antifungal agents. The article, which discussed the current trends in multidrug resistance, revealed that […]

(Natural News) Approximately 30,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year in the U.S. Lyme disease is a vector borne disease spread by the black-legged (deer) ticks of the genus Ixodes. Deer ticks do not cause the infection; they are the vector. Vectors transmit an infectious pathogen into another living organism. The infection is […]

(Natural News) A major issue facing the medical community today is the rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, which hampers current efforts to end the deadly disease globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that while the incidences of tuberculosis have been decreasing by around two percent each year, all effort must be made in exploring every […]

(Natural News) If the word flesh-eating bacteria isn’t scary enough, try bacteria which find happiness – or more accurately, satiation – when you’re in pain. It appears that the popular flesh-eating bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes does not only cause strep throat but also initiates a disease called necrotizing fasciitis. According to previous research, a certain type of toxin is […]

(Natural News) When catastrophe strikes, survival is what’s going to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Whether it be a natural disaster like a hurricane or a more dangerous threat, preparedness can help mitigate some of the danger that lies ahead. Necessities like food, water and shelter may be your top priorities, but there […]

(Natural News) Sometimes, real life is a lot stranger than science fiction – and it’s even scarier. Take, for instance, Cryptococcus gattii – a fungus that lives in soil and is typically found in tropical and subtropical regions. However, anything pleasant about the fungus stops there, as a study in Nature Communications revealed that it can “communicate” with each […]

(Natural News) It’s easier to make the necessary preparations for minor medical concerns, like cuts and scrapes, before SHTF. But how do you prepare in advance for a superbug like MRSA? (h/t to ApartmentPrepper.com) What is MRSA? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or MRSA, is a group of bacteria – also referred to as a superbug – that […]

(Natural News) Gnawing on one’s fingernails is a common habit, but it is always a very bad idea. The hand is the primary vector for pathogens that invade the human body. And in a Good Housekeeping article, nail biting nearly cost one man his life. While biting his fingernails, Luke Hanoman opened a tiny wound on […]

(Natural News) If digestion is your gateway to health, then its destruction is single handedly the most apocalyptical event that can happen inside your body. Unfortunately, billions of people encounter situations in which their gut health takes one blow after another, until the symptoms become a regular nagging occurrence that ultimately diminishes their quality of […]

(Natural News) The Internet is full of crazy “medical discoveries” by non-professionals. Recently, a new craze was started by some YouTubers who teach their viewers how to remove scar tissue using a rubber band. Essentially, scar tissue is made up of keloids which are irregularly shaped skin cells that heap above the normal skin. It is quite normal, […]