The 18 Most Dangerous Pathogens!

In the CDC's report Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013, the following 18 superbugs are identified as "urgent, serious and concerning threats" to humankind. (CDC Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the US, 2013):

1. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE): A family of Gram-negative bacteria that are prominent in your gut growing increasingly resistant to nearly all types of antibiotics. 
2. Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is becoming increasingly resistant to the last type of antibiotics left to treat it, having already become resistant to less potent antibiotics. Strains of the disease that are resistant to the class of antibiotic drugs called cephalosporins have appeared in several countries. 
3. Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter: Appeared in the US after Iraq and Afghanistan war vets returned home. Tough enough to survive even on dry surfaces like dust particles, making it easy to pass from host to host, especially in hospital environments.
4. Drug-resistant Campylobacter: Campylobacter is the fourth leading cause of foodborne illness in the US. Campylobacter bacteria are unique in that they secrete an exotoxin that is similar to cholera toxin.  
5. Fluconazole-resistant Candida (a fungus).   
6. Extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLs): ESBLs are enzymes produced by certain types of bacteria, which renders the bacteria resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them. ESBL-producing E. coli, for example, are resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins, and are becoming more frequent in urinary tract infections.  
7. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE): Increasingly common in hospital settings. 
8. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Linked to serious bloodstream infections and surgical wounds, and  can lead to pneumonia and other complications; some are resistant to nearly every family of antibiotic. 
9. Drug-resistant Non-typhoidal Salmonella and Salmonella Typhi. 
10. Drug-resistant Shigella: An infectious disease, typically with diarrhea, caused by Shigella bacteria.  
11. Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff): Can live in the gut without causing symptoms, but attacks when your immune system is weakened; C. Diff is on the rise—infections increased by 400 percent between 2000 and 2007—and is becoming increasingly antibiotic-resistant  (This is the infection that fecal transplants are typically used for. It has a greater than 90 percent cure rate for this infection.).  
12. Methicillin-resistant and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA and VRSA): Gram-positive bacteria infecting about 80,000 people each year, and can lead to sepsis and death. Increasing in communities, although decreasing in hospitals over the past decade; recent evidence points to factory-scale hog CAFOs as a primary source; MRSA is also a significant risk for your pets.
13. Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A leading cause of pneumonia, bacteremia, sinusitis, and acute otitis media.  
14. Drug-resistant tuberculosis: Extensively resistant TB (XDR TB) has a 40 percent mortality rate and is on the rise worldwide; tuberculosis is one of the most infectious diseases because it's so easily spread through the air when infected people cough or sneeze. 
15. Erythromycin-resistant Group A and Clindamycin-resistant Group B Streptococcus.

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Shocking Testimony About Childhood Vaccines!

Shocking and brillant testimony about the dangers of childhood vaccinations given to the United States government by concern citizens. On June 26, 2011 - these courageous (concerned) citizens came together in support of H1055 - a bill proposing to add "parent choice" to the options on whether your child should receive a vaccination or not. This is a human rights issue. We MUST raise awareness about this issue - watch this video NOW and SHARE IT with your friends and family - immediately!
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Influenza: Get the (Antigenic) Drift!

Have you ever wondered why you need a flu vaccination each year? The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explains the ever-changing nature of influenza viruses.
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Resolving the Health Care Crisis: T. Colin Campbel at TEDxEast!

Dr.Campbell has spent the last 40 years at the forefront of nutrition research. His major research project the China Project is the largest nutrition study ever conducted. Here he shares his ideas to revolutionize our nation's health.

About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) Thank you for visiting Medicine Men. Link freely but please credit original content.

Mitt Romney on Health Care Debate 2012!

Presentation given at the Cardiovascular Center of the University of Michigan. This is part one of three with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Obamacare Vs Mass-Care: There are two very important points: 1)As Mass-Care stands it is not exactly as designed by Governor Mitt Romney, while he was Governor the bill was pushed through by the state and yet even so it still is working far better than Obamacare. 2)The two are completely different; the Obama camp are frantically trying to disassociate themselves from their own epic failure of Obamacare prior to the 2012 elections.
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Krokodil: Russia's Deadliest Drug!

A homemade drug called Krokodil is gaining popularity in Siberia and its effects on users are horrific. Krokodil is Russian for Crocodile, because of the way addicts' skin begins to get turn scaly, dry and eventually rot right off their bodies. Even most heroin users are frightened by Krokodil and want nothing to do with this
terrifying drug.

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Flu Attack: How A Virus Invades Your Body!

When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR's Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single cell into making a million more viruses.
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