Blue light special in fighting MRSA
The incidence of MRSA infections continues to rise at an alarming rate in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 12 million people get checked for suspected MRSA – commonly known as “staph” – infections every year. Health care facilities, schools and fitness centers, for example, are fighting daily to prevent the spread of these potentially dangerous bacteria, which are increasingly resistant to antibiotics.
The problem has become so bad in hospitals that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, recently awarded $17 million to fund projects to fight MRSA and other healthcare-associated infections. MRSA contributes to the death of almost 100,000 patients every year and has an estimated cost of $30 billion to treat.
The National Institutes of Health offers useful information about how to reduce the spread of MRSA – formally termed methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus – that is helpful, especially as holidays approach. Not only will many of us find ourselves visiting with family and friends who have been in contact with other travelers, Thanksgiving and Christmas also are times when we visit loved ones who may be in a hospital or nursing home. Clearly, prevention is key to avoiding MRSA and everyone should practice the NIH’s recommendation for anti-MRSA hygiene. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infectioncontrol.html
But if you or someone you know is unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with MRSA, you should know there are alternatives to the costly – and sometimes ineffective – regimen of penicillin-related antibiotics. The one that has the most momentum in the alternative medicine community is blue light therapy.
A study that was published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy detailed how blue light killed more than 90 percent of the MRSA bacteria. The results of this scientific study are undeniable. Although no one can claim yet that blue light is a cure for MRSA, the results are very encouraging and provide a solid foundation for further research. (Read the entire study at Blue 470-nm Light Kills Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Vitro. )
The dosage of blue light that was used in the study is available at the precise amount in the LED and dichromatic lamps we sell at Sci\ART Global. The GE Dichro-Color Blue and the enLux Blue R30 LED Floodlight are two very popular ones. We have a number of doctors who help heal their patients with light therapy lamps they order from us.
In future blogs I’ll write about the principles of chromotherapy and how different colors have different healing qualities. Until then, keep in mind my mantra: When it comes to color, beauty and health are inseparable.
P.S. MRSA can also be contracted by animals.You can also contract MRSA from a pet or a visit to the vet’s office.Be careful!
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