Avocados For Antibiotic Resistance

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The Chilean avocado may have a role in the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new study suggests.
 
The research, published in the Journal of Microbial Chemotherapy shows that a substance in the Chilean avocado is able to hone in on a resistance mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus (called yellow staphylococcus in the study and known commonly as 'staph infection'). This type of bacteria is the No. 1 cause of post-operation wound infection, and can also cause a variety of ills ranging from sepsis to food poisoning.
 

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5 Responses to “Avocados For Antibiotic Resistance”

  1. February 22, 2012 at 3:14 pm #

    Why muck up an article about the antibiotic effects of the avocado with a video about the nutritional benefits, particularly when it is preceeded with a crummy commercial that you can’t even stop? I just shut off my audio and began this comment. Screw the video!

  2. February 22, 2012 at 3:07 pm #

    avocado is a healthy fatty food, anyway, so even if this is not yet fully proven, this fruit still has many benefits when consumed

  3. February 22, 2012 at 2:37 pm #

    now the price of avocados will rise even more

  4. February 22, 2012 at 1:55 pm #

    Too many “could,” would,” “might” or “maybe” articles of late.

    ; o }

  5. February 22, 2012 at 5:24 am #

    Yep, you know that’s coming.

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