Intravenous Vitamin C is a cancer killer the FDA still wants to ban

Vitamin C has a broad spectrum antioxidant function with the ability to protect cell structures and DNA from free radical damage. Vitamin C is remarkably safe even in enormously high doses. Compared to commonly used prescription drugs, side effects are virtually nonexistent.

No matter how high the concentration, vitamin C does not harm healthy cells. Yet, through an array of enzymatic and metabolic reactions, vitamin C has an impressive ability to protect and treat and wide range of diseases, including cancer. When something is this effective at treating disease, the FDA will stop at nothing to prevent public access.

The benefits of long-term vitamin C consumption in excess of the U.S. government recommended daily allowance (RDA) are widely acknowledged and include reduced risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and cataracts.

Higher-than-RDA vitamin C intakes have been associated with increases in good HDL cholesterol, decreases in LDL cholesterol oxidation, decreased blood pressure and decreased cardiovascular mortality.

'We know this pain': Actor Jason Watkins, who lost his daughter, two, to sepsis in 2011 pleads for better awareness of the killer blood condition - after reading about another family's loss

'We know this pain': Actor Jason Watkins, who lost his daughter, two, to sepsis in 2011 pleads for better awareness of the killer blood condition - after reading about another family's loss

Actor Jason Watkins, who lost his daughter Maudie, two, to sepsis in 2011, has made a plea on Twitter for better awareness of the often fatal blood condition after reading about another family's loss. 

BAFTA-winner Watkins, 52, posted a heartfelt tweet saying 'we know this pain' after reading about the inquest into the death of Marcie Tadman, two, who lost her life to sepsis in December 2017. 

University lab discovers link between OCD drug and treatment for sepsis

University researchers find a new potential treatment option for sepsis.

Researchers from the Gaultier Lab in the University School of Medicine published a paper Feb. 6, in the journal Science Translational Medicine on their recent finding that the drug fluvoxamine, ordinarily used as medication for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, may have the ability to treat sepsis as well.

Nearly 20,000 U.S. Staph Deaths Last Year, CDC Reports

Nearly 20,000 U.S. Staph Deaths Last Year, CDC Reports

CDC experts say health care tactics such as decolonization (reducing germs people may carry and spread) before surgery and following CDC's current recommendations could prevent more staph infections.

A new Vital Signs report from CDC says more than 119,000 bloodstream infections and nearly 20,000 deaths are attributable to staph, showing that —despite reductions to date—staph infections still threaten patients in the United States. The report underscore that all staph can be deadly and that health care providers and administrators can take prevention steps to protect their patients.

The report includes results derived from electronic health records at more than 400 acute care hospitals, the experts said in a briefing March 5.

Sepsis test could show results ‘in minutes‘

A new rapid test for earlier diagnosis of sepsis is being developed by University of Strathclyde researchers.

The device, which has been tested in a laboratory, may be capable of producing results in two-and-a-half minutes, the study suggests.

Sepsis deaths prompt Allina health system to change

The hospital system identified new ways to make testing, diagnosis and treatment faster. 

Faster identification and treatment of sepsis by Allina Health hospitals in Minnesota has reduced deaths from the infection-related condition.

Doctors and nurses at Allina started re-examining how they treat sepsis in 2014, after being dismayed at the number of deaths and learning that the condition was three times more lethal than strokes and heart attacks.

A Large Proportion of Hospital Deaths Are Due to Sepsis

Although we should continue efforts to identify and treat patients with sepsis early, this study suggests we should be more nuanced in our assessment of “failed” sepsis care.