…for the slow updating last week, and in advance for the slow first part of this week. My mother in law has been very ill, and I have been pulling a daily shift for the last week or so, sitting with her in the hospital. She lost her battle over the weekend and has passed away, and along with my hubby being home this week (which is never good for my blog productivity), we have services to attend and lots of family goings on. I will be back to normal soon, I promise. 
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cindy // Nov 16, 2006 at 12:41 pm
Condolences to you and your family
Christina // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:00 am
Thank you, Cindy.
Howard Phillips // Dec 7, 2006 at 11:56 pm
Brian Talley works in a pharmacy in Little Rock. He was diagnosed with MRSA on December 14, 2005. MRSA is a well-known staph infection that has evolved to become resistant to all forms of antibiotic treatments. It is systemic in nature, and usually interferes with normal healing of most skin lesions.
In mid-november Brian noticed inflamation around a scar from a previous MRSA-infected lesion. He used Staph-Stop on this new outbreak by applying the Staph-Stop topically. He noticed some drying of the area and the skin surface flaked away after 5 to 6 days after he began using Staph-Stop. That area looked much better two weeks after using Staph-Stop, and shows no signs of expanding in size or discoloration indicating continuing inflamation.
Staph-Stop is an anti-bacterial skin cleanser formulated to kill MRSA bacteria on contact. The use of Staph-Stop is intended to keep the MRSA from growing in skin lesions. MRSA bacteria causes infection and inflamation, and prevents normal healing of skin lesions. The successful applicaiton of Staph-Stop is expected to result in the lesion being dryed up. Before using Staph-Stop, the lesion is typically red and inflamed. During the use of Staph-Stop, the tissue should return to a normal healthy-looking pink color. Normal healing of the lesion can proceed, with decreasing Staph-Stop application over time until healing is complete.
Staph-Stop is an experimental anti-bacterial skin cleanser, being evaluated by selected individuals who suffer from systemic MRSA staph infections. It does not treat the tissue or the body; the main purpose of Staph-Stop is to clean the lesion and prevent MRSA bacteria from growing in lesions.
Brian’s next bout with MRSA-inflamed lesions followed a hunting trip. While hunting, he wore an Under Armor shirt for warmth. The Under Armor kept him warm, but the possibility of a warm skin surface, with some perspiring over an extended time period is suspected to be a contributing cause for the outbreak of lesions that followed. [Note: Staph bacteria prefer warm, damp skin areas. Bacteria do not breed and prosper well in dry lesions or on dry skin.]
After the hunting trip, Brian had approximately a dozen lesions that appeared on his skin from his hips to his armpits. These lesions showed the typical inflamation that occurs when MRSA bacteria is involved.
Brian’s physician perscribed Bactrim ointment and also Bactrim oral medication, but these medications were not immediately effective in healing the new outbreak of lesions. According to the manufacturer of Bactrim, it is an antibiotic combination used to treat or prevent infections. Bactrim contains sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Side effects that may occur while taking Bactrim medication includes dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, mouth sores or swelling of the tongue, nausea or vomiting and tiredness. Staph-Stop, by comparison, is a skin cleanser formulated to kill bacteria on the skin with none of the side effects (given above) which are listed by the manufacturer of Bactrim.
On 11/30/06, he decided to continue using the perscribed medications and use Staph-Stop on only a portion of the lesions. The goal was to observe the lesions and note any difference between the ones treated with Staph-Stop and the other lesions NOT treated with Staph-Stop. [Note: Staph-Stop contains a surfactant which has been shown effective in chemically neutralizing partially-hydrophobic toxins and venom enzymes. To the extent that bacteria are partially hydrophobic, the surfactant adsorbs to the surface, thereby changing the bacteria’s surface chemistry. This mechanism of action is intended to neutralize the staph bacteria and allow the skin to heal in a normal manner. Lesions NOT cleansed with Staph-Stop might be expected to heal at a slower rate, or perhaps become more inflamed as a result of the bacteria infection.]
He had 12 lesions ranging in size from just smaller than a dime to the size of a half dollar. He continued using Staph-Stop on three of the smaller lesions, with one application of Staph-Stop per day on the lesions. This continued on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (December 3). The Staph-Stop was applied after a hot shower, when the lesions were wet and oozing. He noticed that a few hours after the application of Staph-Stop, the lesions seemed dry and even somewhat “scaley.” [Note: Staph-Stop uses gentle abrasion to achieve more-effective cleansing action. Sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate with small concentrations of silicon dioxide are used for gentle abrasion to physically remove protective films which can harbor bacteria.]
On December 3, Brian noticed that the three lesions being cleansed with Staph-Stop appeared to be much improved. The spots appeared to be less inflamed, and the color had begun to return to a healthy-pink color. This was particularly true for one of the troublesome lesions on his skin near the armpit. It was obvious to him that the three lesions being cleansed with Staph-Stop were healing at a much more rapid rate than the other lesions.
Based on these observations, Brian made a decision on December 3; he decided to use Staph-Stop on ALL 12 of the lesions.
Brian’s next report on his progress was on December 6. He noted that all of the lesions were healing. He said “This stuff is definitely helping. I’d tell people to buy it and try it.” [Note: Staph-Stop is not offered for sale in 2006. It is being provided free of charge to anyone with systemic MRSA during field trials.]
For more information or to get Staph-Stop, http://www.phillipscompany.4t.com or send email request to hp@valliant.net
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