American Chronicle publisher an article on “Acne Treatment With Topical Antibiotics“.
Acne infection is commonly treated with topical antibiotics. Topical antibiotics kill the bacteria P. acnes and also help keep the gland unblocked. As topical antibiotics are safer to use for a long period compared to oral antibiotics, they are preferred for moderately infected acne. The common antibiotics used topically are- Tetracycline, Erythromycin, Metronidazole and Clindamycin. Clindamycin is the most popular antibiotic for topical application. Before we discuss about them individually, let us first know more about the cause of acne.
Again antibiotics? Eh oh… What, is there nothing else? Well, whatever the case, I think it’s time for dermatologists to unite and look for alternate solutions to all this nonsense. This about it… We’re all infected with all sorts of things… What’s the story with that?
Now, what am I blabbering about? Like as if I have a solution… Not really… Or do I? Perhaps UV therapy or plasma-produced nitrogen oxide therapy could aid in this type of treatment? Perhaps… Quite possibly. Something to think about.
DigiPrint is a state-of-the-art system that utilizes breakthroughs in printing mechanics and digital technology for precise, extremely durable graphical design on a wide array of surgical cases and trays. DigiPrint’s non- toxic, biocompatible graphics print below the aluminum metal surface, making them impervious to scratching, peeling and fading. The graphics withstand repeated medical steam sterilization and cleaning for optimal appearance. The permanent process also eliminates the need to replace silk screens when graphics are updated and is compatible with any digital source, from simple, one-color drawings to complex photography.
Got this when I was looking for “medical instruments”. Well, I suppose everything is a medical instrument these days, even a toy that print on a medical instrument 
This toy’s pretty cool though. Ink that survives autoclaves and is non-toxic has got to be worth something… At least so this press release posted on Sys-con.com makes me believe.
More: http://www.symmetrymedical.com/
Rhoda, a person from Omaha who posted a reply on my post about webmd and mrsa has a blog.
Read it. http://www.rhoda.mrsastory.com/.
If this is real [and I am a known skeptic], this is some crazy stuff.
This post here talks about crazily insane shit I never consider a possibility:
 I took my daughter to the ER last night or a broken finger and a UTI. While we were checking her in I asked if they needed to be notified if she has MRSA.
“Has what?â€
“MRSA. M-R-S-A.â€
M-R-S-E? I can check her records.â€
“No, Mam. M-R-S-A.â€
She checks her computer and finds there is no previous note of it although we have been there before so she scribbles it on a piece of paper for us to give the admitting nurse which we dutifully did. She glanced at it and went on with getting us registered and proceeded to put us in a double room with another patient. Then when they came in to examine and work on my daughter not one of them thought or bothered to even put on gloves or wash their hands before leaving the room. I wonder if they ever did before going on to other patients.
Why didn’t I make a fuss at the time instead of calling to file a complaint today? I suppose it is because my daughter was in their hands and I hate to piss off the people who are going to make her feel better and it definitely seems to piss off medical professionals to correct them. It was 3 a.m. and I wanted to get out of there some time before day light. Whatever, I see it as unconscionable in that daylight. I should have yelled loudly to save the lady in the next bed and the patients seen after my doctor and nursed left with MRSA on their hands. Of course, I have found their attitude here in Omaha to be pretty much, Oh, we are all carriers any how!!! Which is another reason I didn’t speak up. Still wrong. I still should have. I have to be stronger than the opposition in this war even if it means staying up all night and going from hospital to hospital. I should use every opportunity to spread the word instead of the disease no matter how late at night or how mean everyone might be about being corrected. I will do better!!!! See you!
Is this possible?
Things like this exist? I mean most hospitals are Tenet-owned… I’ve seen what they do… But I never thought Rhoda’s story possible. Is it? Ooof…
I mean I knew this, but here are the numbers.
And the bottom line? In a study of 1.69 million admitted patients in 77 hospitals, the COST TO THE HOSPITALS was $286 million — meaning MORE THAN $5000 PER PATIENT.
That’s what it cost the hospital! That came out of the bottom line! That’s not what it cost the patient, and it’s not what it cost to treat the patient. That’s only what it cost the hospital — in dollars. There is also (what they call) an opportunity cost. I remember this one from Economics 101 in college — “opportunity cost = opportunity lost†— and the opportunity lost to hospitals is 7.5 million patient-days nation wide. That means that there would be room for that many more patients in hospitals if the others didn’t acquire infections and have to stay so long.
The original article lists a lot of valuable links, as well. This is a definite must-read and an interesting one at that, too. Well-written.
Also, read this report the article links to. Quite educational: “Dispelling the Myths: The True Cost of Heal thcare-Associated Infect ions” (PDF).
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