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MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus USA 300
« on: January 11, 2007, 11:44:54 AM » by JoshAndKerin

Hi All,

6 weeks ago I had a deep wound to my left index finger. Got 7 stitches and was told to keep antibiotic oinment on it and clean with peroxide. Was extremely diligent with this. Healed well, or as far as I know, but came apart when stitches were removed at 10 days (the wound hadn't completely knit well. Let it air, stopped using ointment (per Dr. who took stitches out), and it began to swell and ooze, something that in retrospect looked a lot like ooze from an impetigo infection.

Since discharge was translucent yellow, not pussy, and there was no pain, I simply waited and cleaned it frequently thinking it would resolve. An informal consult with a friend/doctor/elder told me that it should heal on its own in time. However I began to be suspicious and started eating lots of garlic, soaking finger in salt water, and eliminated sugar from my diet. The wound continued to weep after 2 1/2 weeks of no improvement, I went back to the doctor (4 weeks from original injury).

Doctor put me on Keflex and told me to "express" the drainage after soaking. In 48 hours, oozing and swelling had disappeared, and we thought all was well. However on day 8 of the Keflex, oozing and swelling resumed and spread to a small cut on the middle finger. Went back to Dr., who put me on Clindamycin, took an xray that shows a small defect of some sort on the bone . Possible bone infection, or just an artifact left over from some injury that happened years ago? We've we've not had a ortho look at it yet - will tomorrow.

Went to a wound center on Tuesday where they finally cultured the drainage, gave silver bandages to try. Was unable to see an actual Dr. but saw the clinician. Made an appointment to see the Dr. on Monday. They are suspicious of MRSA.

The suggestion they have for me next (if the Clindamycin doesn't work) is Vancomycin - I'm not too excited about that, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get use of my left hand back. Like most guys, I need both my hands for my work (in my case I am a web developer, and it's hard to type with one hand).

Has anyone here had any success treating deep infections (wound went to the bone), and/or with MRSA? I've done some searching online and it looks like bacteriophages are a promising medical solution for the future, but I'm in need of some help right now...

Thanks for any feedback or suggestions!

-Josh

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Re: MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus USA 300
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2007, 12:06:22 PM » by healthybratt

I read an article Natural Remedies for MRSA and it recommends silver, olive leaf and something called "oxyboost" (something to put oxygen in the body), based on this information, I would try garlic first. Lots and lots and lots of it. Eating raw chopped garlic oxygenates the blood and helps to fight infections of all kinds naturally. Then you might add other natural antibiotics to your regimin, like silver, olive leaf, oreganol, lavender, peppermint oil, eucalyptus, etc. There are several essential oils and most of them have antibacterial properties. Check these links for more info.

Antibiotics
How Do Natural Antibiotics/Antifungals Work?
Fungal/Bacterial Infections

Another powerful antibiotic (mostly natural) is grapefruit seed extract. It's reputed to be powerful enough to kill parasites and bacteria in bad water and cleanse it for drinking safely (BeeyoutifulGirl has used it this way). I've personally used it on cuts and scrapes and believe it's as effective if not more so than iodine for disinfecting.

Uses for Grapefruit Seed Extract & Crush

The article you posted also mentioned compromised immunity. This would lead me on a journey to boost my bodies natural abilities to fight bugs in the future. Not only that, but after multiple rounds of antibiotics, your immune system will be depleted even more and you are a prime candidate for parasites, and candida. Check the following links for more info.

Boosting Your Immune System: Avoiding Illness
Candida / Yeast: Symptoms & Cures
Candida Cleanse Without Supplements
Foods to Eat While Taking Yeast Assassin [or Other Antifungals]
Natural Antifungals
Leaky Gut: The Cause of it All?
I Think I Have Candida and/or Leaky Gut: What Now?

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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2007, 09:54:06 PM » by herbalmom

Josh,
I would get tea tree oil on the finger & in the cut. Tea tree will open up a cut that is at that gooey, starting to knit together stage but it sounds like its not knitting together. Tea tree oil is a POTENT antibacterial/antifungal (& it is possible some fungus got in there) that gets under/into the skin & kills the bacteria under the skin. Tea tree actually works BETTER in the presence of infection. Once the tea tree oil cleans it out, then it can start knitting together. If you have to buy some, you want to look for some w/the LOWEST 1,8 cineole content & the HIGHEST Terpinen-4-ol content. The cineole can be irritating so you want that to be low; the terpinen is penetrating & healing so you want it to be high. I don't usually use Gaia products b/c they are new age/mother earth but their tea tree oil is reasonably priced & has a cineole content of 2.5% & average terpinen content of 39%. Melaleuca's tea tree oil which is very good quality but costs much more & isn't carried in HFS is 36/5 & their extra strong/extra gentle is 40/3.

I would also start taking Super Strength Oreganol from North American Herb & Spice. This is ess. oregano oil mixed w/olive oil. Super strength is 3x's stronger than reg. strength. It comes in capsules & liquid. There are other brands of oregano that are cheaper but oregano is frequently miss identified &/or sub. w/cheaper oils that can be toxic. NAH&S oregano isn't toxic & has the medical research to back it up. They have medical research showing that it kills anthrax so it should work for your infection. The web site is: www.p-73.com. Check out books by Dr. Cass Ingram to find out more ways to use oreganol. Oreganal is antibacterial, antifungal, & antiviral so it will get to the root of the problem. Just so you know, because the oil is taken under the tongue & absorbed through the mouth into the bloodsteam less is needed so it costs less to use than the caps but the oil is STRONG.

HTH & I will be praying for you. Blessings ~herbalmom

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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2007, 10:16:15 PM » by K.Sarah

Hi,
I have had experience with MRSA -- nasty, nasty stuff. Not sure where it came from, (probably the hospital from having babies), but I had gotten some really horrendous boils that I could not get rid of. Never had them before, but they kept coming back and were horribly painful. My doc tested and said it was MRSA. I read up on it, and it is so hard to get rid of. What worked best for me (and granted, this was not your type of wound) was tea tree oil, garlic oil, and, for prevention, probiotics. And PRAYER. I have not had trouble with this again since summer, and hope never to deal with it again. If it's MRSA, though, it's highly contagious, and can pop up again in many other forms.

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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2007, 01:24:36 AM » by pinkie

Hi,

This is my first time ever using this kind of forum (I don't know what I'm doing, truth be told, so I hope this gets out there successfully....).

I'm "Pinkie". Happily married (most of the time...LOL), and mother of three wonderful children. On Jan. 3rd, I went on a few topics and read through responses from past topics, and one I kept because it has been on my mind since earlier this month....

A "craig7" wrote and asked in July ('06) about any suggestions for MRSA and "Tara" had quite alot of "experience" with this booger of a bacteria. Well, where I live it is quite rampant. This past May I got an abscess inside my left breast which had to be removed surgically on June 1. It was 3 weeks of the most awful antibiotics you'd ever wanna take. I was on antibiotics for months. In the end, the surgeons told me that it was NOT MRSA, but couldn't tell me what the bacteria was because the antibiotics had sterilized the abscesses (it double-abscessed) but they were certain it wasn't MRSA because the surrounding tissue was not deteriorated as it would have been if it were MRSA. They were seeing an average of 2 people/week with MRSA.

Anyhow, unfortunately, fear plagued my life since May, and I have great respect for MRSA. I have a fab read, "Herbal Antibiotics" by Stephen Buhner. I contacted him in regards to the Colostridium difficele I got as a result of the antibiotic use (all antibiotics have the opportunity of causing this bacterial infection in the intestines, all except Vancomycin)...and I tested positive for it after I had an acute attack of it, not fun as it is lethal.

I told Mr. Buhner that I wanted to get rid of the C. diff, but also that MRSA is quite alive & well here and that I wanted protection should anyone in my family find themselves with it. He recommended this: cryptolepsis (1 tsp 3x daily....suggested days would be 10 but no more than 14 days...this of course keep in mind for treatment of the C. diff. but it may be the same for MRSA). There is only ONE place that sells it at this time (and they are very nice people): Bear Creek Herbs. They are located in Silver City, NM. They make batches of this stuff constantly, and they sell it in 5 oz bottles. They do ship. It goes QUICKLY, so call them or get on the web and google search Bear Creek Herbs. Each batch takes 3 weeks to make.

So, "craig7" and "Tara" and "the moderator", I am hoping this might be of some help. Keeping in mind that this is a suggested herbal treatment to help treat MRSA; and as always, use wisdom in knowing if a trip to the doctor is necessary, trust your instincts if conditions worsen because there isn't always a guarantee.

As far as my fear, I have had the blessing of listening to "Sin No More" by Michael Pearl at "No Greater Joy", and I'm learning that I've allowed this fear to become sin in my life by not even being able to trust God to love and help me. I almost became a person afraid to go out of her own house, but listening to Mr. Pearl's CDs has helped me to see how my living in fear is wrong and I can be instantly delivered from it. It came to mind recently (which I believe God probably planted) that God is not afraid of MRSA or anything else out there, so I don't need to be either.

Well, as you can tell, my name Pinkie should probably have been "ChattyCathy".

OH! One more thing....I was reading about strep throat from an earlier forum too! I got this stuff in a small tin can that has the eucalyptus and ginger in an olive oil base! "the Moderator" had suggested eucalyptus and ginger tea for strep...it's called "Badger Balm". It comes in a 2 oz. round tin. It's an aromatic chest rub, my chiropractor suggested it for nasal congestion for my daughter...and it works. It is custom formulated and produced with care by the "W.S. BADGER COMPANY, INC." in Gilsum, New Hampshire. They have a phone # and website: badgerbalm.com and their #: 1-800-603-6100. I bought mine at a specialty health food store, but this info. is printed on the bottom of their tin.

The ingredients: Virgin Olive Oil, Castor Oil, Beeswax, Extract of Ginger, and Essential Oils of Blue Gum Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Rosemary, Peppermint, Tangerine, Gum Benzoin, Ravensara Aromatica, Lavender & Thyme.

You just rub a good amount of it on their chest and almost up into the neck, and if need be just rub a small amount of it around the opening of the nostrils and maybe a swipe of it just on the insides of the nostril hole of the congested nostril.

Nightie-night!, Here's to good and better health....
Pinkie

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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2007, 12:39:41 PM » by JoshAndKerin

FWIW, I thought I'd give an update. It will be 8 weeks on Monday, and my finger has been showing improvement every day for the last week. The hand specialist I've consulted with twice expressed some concern that it was a mycobacterial infection (different than MRSA) that appears to heal, and can then return. Mycobacteria is the group into which both leprosy and tuberculosis categorized (though whatever I have doesn't appear to be either of those).

He was somewhat skeptical of MRSA, because it didn't seem aggressive enough. I am not so convinced; I doubt he sees many patients who were as aggressive as I was in eating so much garlic, eating healthy, avoiding processed foods and sugars, and so forth. I believe it *could* have been MRSA (but maybe it was something else), and my body, in combination with the Clindamycin I was on was able to slowly but surely beat it.

However, only time will tell whether or not it is gone for good.

-Josh

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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2007, 12:59:37 PM » by sister2thirteen

Has anyone heard of MRSA before? It's a really nasty skin infection that starts out looking like a pimple or spiderbite and turns into a deep, pus-filled abcess, some worse that others. I've had several, and some of my siblings too, and they are almost impossible to get rid of. One heals and another pops up, and they are very contagious, through any clothing, touch, etc. Everytime we think that maybe they are gone for good someone else gets one. It's been going on like this since the end of August 2006. We have been using GOOT on them... which helps heal them up, but does anyone have ideas about how to get rid of them for good?

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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2007, 02:05:49 PM » by HeyMom

what does MRSA stand for? I have never heard of it.

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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2007, 02:08:01 PM » by healthybratt

Quote from: peace4all on February 01, 2007, 02:05:49 PM

what does MRSA stand for? I have never heard of it.

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - an antibiotic-resistant infection

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« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2007, 12:24:37 PM » by pinkie

I was wondering what brand of garlic oil you used? The type I have found recently, but didn't purchase, had soybean oil in it to stablize it, this was from Nature's Sunshine. What brand do you use and where do you find it?

-Pinkie

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« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2007, 12:57:33 PM » by healthybratt

Quote from: pinkie on March 17, 2007, 12:24:37 PM

It's very easy to make. You can make GOOT or you can just bruise a garlic clove and put it in your oil (warm) for 15-20 minutes and strain. I use this homemade oil for ear infections and it works amazingly well.

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« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2007, 04:06:05 PM » by pinkie

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I'm wondering, would you happen to know where to purchase coconut oil?

-Thank you in advance, Pinkie

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« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2007, 04:08:14 PM » by pinkie

Josh,

I'm wondering how things are going for you now? What was used at the time of your 8 weeks report when you said your finger was looking better and healing?

-Pinkie

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« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2007, 04:22:32 PM » by healthybratt

Quote from: pinkie on March 17, 2007, 04:06:05 PM

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I'm wondering, would you happen to know where to purchase coconut oil?

-Thank you in advance, Pinkie

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« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2007, 08:19:58 PM » by momofskc

Just wanted to pass on some information that cured my bil of his MRSA. He had boils all over. Very severe. Branching off under the skin. He had tried everything they knew to try, Garlic, Colloidal Silver, Tea Tree Oil. I'm not sure of other things they tried. Oh, epsom salt poltices, which did help tremendously for drawing out the yuck. His nd finally told him to try this product he had found for him. It's Thera-zyme brand distributed by Enzyme Formulations. The product is called TRMA. It has calcium, kelp, and proprietary plant enzymes in it. What ever it is made of worked a miracle. He took it for about 2 wks. about 12 capsules a day. (he's a big boy) and looks like they are not coming back. The hard reddish purple, feverish areas around the sore just slowly returned to normal looking tissue. This seems like a very effective treatment for Mrsa. By the way, he had been to the medical dr. 4 times over a 2 month period with only a temporary improvement.

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« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2007, 10:33:38 PM » by sroachsn

HI There, I am currently in nursing school, and in the hospital almost everyone is on MRSA precautions. Which means whenever anyone wants to go into a patient's room who has a wound with MRSA in it or has ever had a history of MRSA, they must first gown-up in an isolation gown and wear gloves the entire time spent in the room. I can't take any papers or equipment in the room that I would like to take out again. So those with a history of MRSA have thier own stethascope, BP cuff and so on that is always in the room. From my very limited experience in the hospital, even if a patient does not have active MRSA they are still put on contact precautions. Sorry to say but MRSA is becoming very common. Sad

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« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2007, 11:38:30 PM » by pinkie

Hi Momoskc,

Reading through your post I see you ysed "epsom salt poltices". How did you make these?, and how often were you changing them?

-Pinkie

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« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2007, 10:14:16 AM » by petrimama

colloidal silver kils MRSA in the labs, but I don't know anyone who has used it in real life. ~L

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« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2007, 10:58:21 AM » by Mothers Medicine Cabinet

"British researchers tested a number of essential oils against two of the most difficult-to-kill bacteria MRSA and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. While melaleuca proved to inhibit with the lowest concentration, peppermint, thyme, and lavender were also effective against these Super Germs."

"Two studies named lemongrass as well as cinnamon bark, thyme, and peppermint oils as effective against number of disease-causing bacteria, including MRSA."

Not all Essential Oils are created equal and sadly not all manufactures can be trusted to give you an unadulterated oils. So, if you haven't tried therapeutic-grade essential oils I strongly suggest you do!!!! My husband and I have seen auto-immune diseases diminish because of one application of t-g essential oils.
E. oils are the highest concentration of a plants life which scientists have discovered carry hormones, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that fight against and even concur mutated virus', bacteria’s, and more. It's amazing what God has provided for us through nature.

The pamphlet I quoted from by David K. Hill, D.C is "Essential Oils and Fighting Super Germs". It goes on to list other successful uses of essential oils against MRSA and other Super Germs. Feel free to contact me for an entire copy:

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« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2007, 03:05:27 PM » by joshs_rebekah

Hi,

A co-worker of my Mom's just adopted a little girl from Kazikstan (I think). Anyway, the baby's birth mom had siphyllus (I know it is spelled wrong, but you get the point), and the baby has lived with ear drainage ever since. This little girl would itch or play with her ears and then scratch her arm, leg, etc. and get a staph infection that won't respond to penicillin. Some meds might work for a couple days, but them stop - leading to more itching.

My Mom was wondering if goot would clear up the rashes on this baby? They are thinking if something doesn't happen soon she could need IV treatments. Any ideas?

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« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2007, 03:13:34 PM » by Mrs. JDT

Are you talking about MRSA? Or maybe this is a different staph infection all together? If it is MRSA, there is a thread on here about it, and yes, GOOT should help, depending on how bad the infection is. Just type in MRSA in the search bar and it should come up.
HTH

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« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2007, 03:41:52 PM » by joshs_rebekah

I had it spelled wrong - sorry!

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« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2007, 06:40:35 PM » by petrimama

They make silver bandages for MRSA now, so try looking onto that. Colloidal silver is what I'd try. ~L

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« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2007, 04:53:22 PM » by MommabyHisgrace

OK, I need to pick some brains here! I posted about a week ago about my ds and his boil--tested it and it came back MRSA. I would like some ideas as to course of treatment and what you all might think of what I'm currently trying or planning to try. We have 6 children with the youngest being just 5 weeks old and I want to get a handle on this if I can. DS's boil is now healed after being on doxycycline for the last 10 days. My dd and I both have a small pimple like thing on our body and I'd like to get a plan of action before things start up again. I'm doing laundry in bleach and keeping towels to where everyone has their own. I picked up Colloidal Silver by Nature Sunshine and I have tea tree oil and lots of garlic on hand. I'm putting bandaids on anything that looks like it could become a boil. I was told that I could give the CS internally for everyone but the baby and then put it on externally for anything that looks like it could be a problem. What do you all think? I'd like to start some measures tonight, so any responses will be greatly appreciated.

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« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2007, 07:27:53 PM » by smithzonian

Hi, I'm new to this group and couldn't help but respond to your MRSA question. Before I became a SAHM 2 yrs ago, I was a Clinical Director of Nursing with infection control being one of my duties. What I know about Mrsa is that it's both scary and common. When you first learn about it, it's scary. As time goes on and you see more of it, you learn how to handle it. You are right in wanting to focus on prevention. You see, MRSA is a Staph Aureus which is one of our common body flora-or natural bacteria that lives on our skin. Because MRSA is so common, it just seems to live on the skin of so many of us naturally. When does it become a concern? For those who have weakened immune systems (elderly/children/us when we're not healthy). The stuff already lives on us but doesn't cause an infection unless it has the opportunity to. So, advice#1--focus on strengthening immune systems. Next, being that it's a Staph, silver(Silvadene)is used even in conventional medicine to treat burn patients from getting a Staph infection from their own flora in those vulnerable open wounds. So the colloidal silver right on a boil under a bandage sounds like a way to try and contain it. Try to keep all suspected boils covered (bandaids and long sleeves would usually suffice). Don't share bathwater, etc. And just be wise with handwashing and not carrying dirty clothes/towels/bedsheets close to your own body. Don't be fearful, just be wise and preventative. Most people will never eradicate MRSA for their bodies, but can colonize (keep down to an ineffective few) them and stay well to keep them in balance. Keep taking your probiotics. Hmmmm, I wonder if acidophilus (sp?) can be used topically for skin infections. Any thoughts anyone?
Probably good to take probiotics after the docycycline as well.

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« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2007, 07:53:35 PM » by MommabyHisgrace

Thank you so much for your response--and any others who want to respond are still welcome. My mother was a DON of a "nursing center" for years and she's been trying to explain all of this to me, but doesn't treat things naturally, so we have a little bit of a communication gap going on. God has been so good in showing me that I need not fear this MRSA, but do what I can and He will always provide. After running around trying to "figure it all out" I read Psalm 27 and such a peace came over me. I'm going to start the colloidal silver tonight and just keep on washing everything in sight! Wink

The rest I will leave at the feet of Jesus! Thank you again for your advice! We are taking acidophilus and grapeseed extract for our immunities as well.

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« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2007, 11:47:24 PM » by beesbabe

Raw honey is really good for wounds and burns. I used it on my almost severed finger tip (no bone involvement) that the doctor said would just die and fall of. However, I decided to try to save it. I butterflied it on and put raw honey dressings which I changed three times a day. And I prayed and prayed and asked others to pray for my finger. My finger tip is re-attached and never got any infection. [Thank you, Lord!]

I used the brand called "Really Raw Honey" which is unfiltered and unheated (lots of so called raw honey is actually heated which I think cuts down on its effectiveness). Raw honey either has hydrogen peroxide in it or makes it with the body (I'm not sure which one), but that is part of what makes it anti-infective.

I googled this article that talks about raw honey being effective in treating MRSA. http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2007/08/honey-new-cure-for-hospital-superbug.html

I pray your finger will be healed well soon.

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« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2007, 11:06:42 AM » by Eviesmom

In TN there is a little girl who scrapped her knee and is now in the hospital not doing well. I believe she is 5. I am wondering are there other parents who are as concerned about this as me? She was at a playground? If you are concerned are you doing anything special? My dd is 2 and we wash her hands but I am not sure how effective her skills are.
I wasn't sure whether to post in this thread or children's health?
Heather

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« Reply #28 on: October 18, 2007, 03:00:42 PM » by cecac

I have in times past been worried about these types of stories. May the Lord heal that little 5 year old. I notice there is some good, basic information on this thread to help with easing the worry.

And perhaps, when our children do get cut and scraped outside, it would be best to wash with warm soap and water and bandage it until bedtime. Then, I like to take off the bandage if it's a small wound, and let it dry out.

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« Reply #29 on: October 18, 2007, 03:41:21 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

This week the news has been talking about MRSA and how in some areas of the country ( USA) in places where there are many children, like schools, they are giving each child their own hand sanitizers and making them wash their hands frequently because too many kids have been getting MRSA.

Very scary. Kids ,they said, are more susceptible to it. Makes me want to wrap my kids up in a giant plastic ball and shelter them at home from all those bad germs. Sad