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The increasing frequency and severity of healthcare-associated outbreaks caused by bacterium Clostridium difficile have been linked to the widely used...

This Medical News article discusses whether trehalose, a sugar manufactured from cornstarch used to sweeten and texturize foods, has contributed to the emergence of epidemic strains of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

Two hypervirulent ribotypes of the enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile, RT027 and RT078, have independently acquired unique mechanisms to metabolize low concentrations of the disaccharide trehalose, suggesting a correlation between the emergence of these ribotypes and the widespread adoption of trehalose in the human diet.

Learn more about this infectious disease that is becoming more common and often affects older adults in a health care facility, often after antibiotic use.

IN BRIEF For the goals of reducing diabetic kidney disease (DKD) onset and progression, approaches to nutritional therapy are a subject of much debate. This article discusses selected nutrients that have a role in affecting DKD outcomes and introduces application of newer, individualized concepts for healthful eating, as supported by clinical evidence relevant to patients with DKD. Selected aspects of management of advanced DKD are also reviewed.

Clostridium difficile disease has recently increased to become a dominant nosocomial pathogen in North America and Europe, although little is known about what has driven this emergence. Here we show that two epidemic ribotypes (RT027 and RT078) have acquired unique mechanisms to metabolize low conce …

Abstract. In a case–control study of patients with Clostridium difficile infection, we found no statistically significant association between the presence of tr

Importance No therapy to date has been shown to improve survival for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Ivermectin has been shown to inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro but clinical response has not been previously evaluated. Objective To determine whether Ivermectin is associated with lower mortality rate in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Design and Setting Retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients hospitalized at four Broward Health hospitals in South Florida with confirmed SARS-CoV-2. Enrollment dates were March 15, 2020 through May 11, 2020. Follow up data for all outcomes was May 19, 2020. Participants 280 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (mean age 59.6 years [standard deviation 17.9], 45.4% female), of whom 173 were treated with ivermectin and 107 were usual care were reviewed. 27 identified patients were not reviewed due to multiple admissions, lack of confirmed COVID results during hospitalization, age less than 18, pregnancy, or incarceration. Exposure Patients were categorized into two treatment groups based on whether they received at least one dose of ivermectin at any time during the hospitalization. Treatment decisions were at the discretion of the treating physicians. Severe pulmonary involvement at study entry was characterized as need for either FiO2 ≥50%, or noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was all-cause in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included subgroup mortality in patients with severe pulmonary involvement and extubation rates for patients requiring invasive ventilation. Results Univariate analysis showed lower mortality in the ivermectin group (15.0% versus 25.2%, OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.29-0.96, P=.03). Mortality was also lower among 75 patients with severe pulmonary disease treated with ivermectin (38.8% vs 80.7%, OR 0.15, CI 0.05-0.47, P=.001), but there was no significant difference in successful extubation rates (36.1% vs 15.4%, OR 3.11 (0.88-11.00), p=.07). After adjustment for between-group differences and mortality risks, the mortality difference remained significant for the entire cohort (OR 0.27, CI 0.09-0.85, p=.03; HR 0.37, CI 0.19-0.71, p=.03). Conclusions and Relevance Ivermectin was associated with lower mortality during treatment of COVID-19, especially in patients who required higher inspired oxygen or ventilatory support. These findings should be further evaluated with randomized controlled trials. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Clinical Trial n/a ### Funding Statement No funding. ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: Study was approved by the Broward Health IRB All necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines and uploaded the relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material as supplementary files, if applicable. Yes De-dentified data is available upon request and approval by the Broward Health IRB.

People are dying, but what are they dying from? Is it an all-powerful virus that is doing hundreds of thousands of people in, or is it medical ignorance and medical malpractice? Ignorance is deadly in medicine and is usually sourced in arrogance and pharmaceutical greed and power, which is in full view with the American... View Article

Importance No therapy to date has been shown to improve survival for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Ivermectin has been shown to inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro but clinical response has not been previously evaluated. Objective To determine whether Ivermectin is associated with lower mortality rate in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Design and Setting Retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients hospitalized at four Broward Health hospitals in South Florida with confirmed SARS-CoV-2. Enrollment dates were March 15, 2020 through May 11, 2020. Follow up data for all outcomes was May 19, 2020. Participants 280 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (mean age 59.6 years [standard deviation 17.9], 45.4% female), of whom 173 were treated with ivermectin and 107 were usual care were reviewed. 27 identified patients were not reviewed due to multiple admissions, lack of confirmed COVID results during hospitalization, age less than 18, pregnancy, or incarceration. Exposure Patients were categorized into two treatment groups based on whether they received at least one dose of ivermectin at any time during the hospitalization. Treatment decisions were at the discretion of the treating physicians. Severe pulmonary involvement at study entry was characterized as need for either FiO2 ≥50%, or noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was all-cause in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included subgroup mortality in patients with severe pulmonary involvement and extubation rates for patients requiring invasive ventilation. Results Univariate analysis showed lower mortality in the ivermectin group (15.0% versus 25.2%, OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.29-0.96, P=.03). Mortality was also lower among 75 patients with severe pulmonary disease treated with ivermectin (38.8% vs 80.7%, OR 0.15, CI 0.05-0.47, P=.001), but there was no significant difference in successful extubation rates (36.1% vs 15.4%, OR 3.11 (0.88-11.00), p=.07). After adjustment for between-group differences and mortality risks, the mortality difference remained significant for the entire cohort (OR 0.27, CI 0.09-0.85, p=.03; HR 0.37, CI 0.19-0.71, p=.03). Conclusions and Relevance Ivermectin was associated with lower mortality during treatment of COVID-19, especially in patients who required higher inspired oxygen or ventilatory support. These findings should be further evaluated with randomized controlled trials. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Clinical Trial n/a ### Funding Statement No funding. ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: Study was approved by the Broward Health IRB All necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines and uploaded the relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material as supplementary files, if applicable. Yes De-dentified data is available upon request and approval by the Broward Health IRB.

Ivermectin proposes many potentials effects to treat a range of diseases, with its antimicrobial, antiviral, and anti-cancer properties as a wonder drug. It is highly effective against many microorganisms including some viruses. In this comprehensive systematic review, antiviral effects of ivermectin are summarized including in vitro and in vivo studies over the past 50 years. Several studies reported antiviral effects of ivermectin on RNA viruses such as Zika, dengue, yellow fever, West Nile, Hendra, Newcastle, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, chikungunya, Semliki Forest, Sindbis, Avian influenza A, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, Human immunodeficiency virus type 1, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Furthermore, there are some studies showing antiviral effects of ivermectin against DNA viruses such as Equine herpes type 1, BK polyomavirus, pseudorabies, porcine circovirus 2, and bovine herpesvirus 1. Ivermectin plays a role in several biological mechanisms, therefore it could serve as a potential candidate in the treatment of a wide range of viruses including COVID-19 as well as other types of positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. In vivo studies of animal models revealed a broad range of antiviral effects of ivermectin, however, clinical trials are necessary to appraise the potential efficacy of ivermectin in clinical setting.

Antiparasitic Drug Ivermectin Has Remarkable Anti-Cancer Activity.

Ivermectin has been repurposed as highly effective antiviral drug. Sadly, this is being ignored by US Medicine.

Ivermectin for COVID-19. Early treatment - 78% improvement, p < 0.0001. All studies - 71% improvement, p < 0.0001. 1 in 9 trillion probability results of the 58 studies are from an ineffective treatment (p = 1.1e-13).

Ivermectin Works For COVID-19 - LATEST STUDIES More lectures on drbeen.com Looking to support my educational work? Donate here: https://paypal.me/mobeensyed?locale.x=en_US Start your free trial - no credit card needed: https://members.drbeen.com/freetrial Original in-vitro study about Ivermectin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7129059/ A study from bangladesh found that Ivermectin + Doxyclyclin significantly reduces mortality and morbidity in COVID-19 patients. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04523831 A systemic review of the antiviral activity of Ivermectin https://www.nature.com/articles/s41429-020-0336-z https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(20)34898-4/fulltext PDF for the above study after it was accepted https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(20)34898-4/pdf Pre-print of the above study https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.06.20124461v2 A search of various Ivermectin studies for your reading pleasure https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=Covid19&term=ivermectin&cntry=&state=&city=&dist= Iota carrageenan and Ivermectin oral drops https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT04425850?term=ivermectin&cond=Covid19&draw=2

Background: Innovative approaches are needed to complement existing tools for malaria elimination. Ivermectin is a broad spectrum antiparasitic endectocide clinically used for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis control at single doses of 150 to 200 mcg/kg. It also shortens the lifespan of mosquitoes that feed on individuals recently treated with ivermectin. However, the effect after a 150 to 200 mcg/kg oral dose is short-lived (6 to 11 days). Modeling suggests higher doses, which prolong the mosquitocidal effects, are needed to make a significant contribution to malaria elimination. Ivermectin has a wide therapeutic index and previous studies have shown doses up to 2000 mcg/kg (ie, 10 times the US Food and Drug Administration approved dose) are well tolerated and safe; the highest dose used for onchocerciasis is a single dose of 800 mcg/kg. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of ivermectin doses of 0, 300, and 600 mcg/kg/day for 3 days, when provided with a standard 3-day course of the antimalarial dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), on mosquito survival. Methods: This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, 3-arm, dose-finding trial in adults with uncomplicated malaria. Monte Carlo simulations based on pharmacokinetic modeling were performed to determine the optimum dosing regimens to be tested. Modeling showed that a 3-day regimen of 600 mcg/kg/day achieved similar median (5 to 95 percentiles) maximum drug concentrations (Cmax) of ivermectin to a single of dose of 800 mcg/kg, while increasing the median time above the lethal concentration 50% (LC50, 16 ng/mL) from 1.9 days (1.0 to 5.7) to 6.8 (3.8 to 13.4) days. The 300 mcg/kg/day dose was chosen at 50% of the higher dose to allow evaluation of the dose response. Mosquito survival will be assessed daily up to 28 days in laboratory-reared Anopheles gambiae s.s. populations fed on patients’ blood taken at days 0, 2 (Cmax), 7 (primary outcome), 10, 14, 21, and 28 after the start of treatment. Safety outcomes include QT-prolongation and mydriasis. The trial will be conducted in 6 health facilities in western Kenya and requires a sample size of 141 participants (47 per arm). Sub-studies include (1) rich pharmacokinetics and (2) direct skin versus membrane feeding assays. Results: Recruitment started July 20, 2015. Data collection was completed July 2, 2016. Unblinding and analysis will commence once the database has been completed, cleaned, and locked. Conclusions: High-dose ivermectin, if found to be safe and well tolerated, might offer a promising new tool for malaria elimination.

Caly et al.1 reported that ivermectin inhibited severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vitro for up to 48 hours using ivermectin at 5 μM. The concentration resulting in 50% i...

People are dying, but what are they dying from? Is it an all-powerful virus that is doing hundreds of thousands of people in, or is it medical ignorance and medical malpractice? Ignorance is deadly in medicine and is usually sourced in arrogance and pharmaceutical greed and power, which is in full view with the American... View Article

Will Ivermectin Block a Vaccine? A very common question asked is, if Ivermectin will block the effect of a vaccine? We will discuss the vaccine’s lifecycle in our body and if the Ivermectin’s presence cause any issues? We will also discuss Virus’ lifecycle and see how Ivermectin works there. We will also compare and contrast the effect of the Ivermectin for a vaccine and the virus (SARS-COV-2) Become my patron: https://www.patreon.com/mobeensyed?fan_landing=true Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DrMobeenSyed Looking to support my educational work? Donate here: https://paypal.me/mobeensyed?locale.x=en_US Discuss various topics on DrBeen forum: https://members.drbeen.com/forum/ #drbeen #koolbeens #COVID

Nasal Spray for Virus/SARS-COV-2 Reduction A Canadian company has successfully run trials and tests to show that nitric oxide based nasal spray can reduce viral replication by 99.99% in 72 hours. Let’s look at this spray, the test results, and its mechanism of action for viruses. Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DrMobeenSyed Become my patron: https://www.patreon.com/mobeensyed?fan_landing=true Looking to support my educational work? Donate here: https://paypal.me/mobeensyed?locale.x=en_US Pre-read/watch DrBeen’s discussion about N-AcetylCysteine https://youtu.be/K8kKWgsGIU8 About Cysteine and Cystine https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/sulfur-containing-amino-acid saNotize nasal spray site. https://sanotize.com/covid-19/ About NO https://sanotize.com/why-nitric-oxide/ About neuraminidase inhibitors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuraminidase_inhibitor About neuraminidase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuraminidase About NO from Goodman Gillman for reference Platelet activation and coagulation do not normally occur within an intact blood vessel. Thrombosis is prevented by several regulatory mechanisms that require healthy vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide and prostacyclin synthesized by endothelial cells inhibit platelet activation Produced by activated helper T (TH) and natural killer (NK) cells, IFN-γ enhances the microbicidal activity of macrophages by inducing mammalian inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS, also called NOS2), thereby increasing their production of nitric oxide (NO) and their capacity to kill intracellular pathogens. Brunton, Laurence; Knollman, Bjorn; Hilal-Dandan, Randa. Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Edition (Goodman and Gilman"S the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics) . McGraw-Hill Education. Kindle Edition. #drbeen #koolbeens #COVID

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1585688571105{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] NORS as an upper airway “disinfectant” SaNOtize has demonstrated the effectiveness of its NORS formulation in eradicating different types of viruses, including influenza and H1N1, and is working diligently to determine its efficacy for preventing and treating COVID-19 infections. At present, SaNOtize: Completed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that evaluated […]