It's hard not to get excited about news of a potentially effective treatment for sepsis, a condition that leads to multiple organ failure and kills more people in the hospital than any other disease.
But there have been so many false promises about this condition over the years, it's also wise to treat announcements — like one published online by the journal, Chest — with caution.
The study, from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va., reported some remarkable success in treating patients who were at high risk of sudden death.
The story began in January, 2015, when Dr. Paul Marik was running the emergency room at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A 48-year-old woman came in with a severe case of sepsis — inflammation frequently triggered by an overwhelming infection.
"Her kidneys weren't working. Her lungs weren't working. She was going to die," Marik said. "In a situation like this, you start thinking out of the box."
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4 comments:
When did NPR become anything other than a left wing dung heap? Vitamin C cures sepsis. Sure it does.
"Vitamin C cures sepsis. Sure it does."
Yes. It does. And MANY other things as well.
If you do a little research, you will find that it even cures many forms of cancer, and was used for that for many years until a poorly-designed 'research' project brought doubt to it.
You would be amazed at how many of today's illnesses can be cured with therapeutic doses (not your One-a-Day tablet) of the proper vitamins and minerals. It is a fascinating area to study.
So why don't we hear much about it? Because Big Pharma goes bonkers when you threaten their revenue streams, and vitamins cannot be patented, so research money is hard to come by.
Don't argue with Dr. Shor Billy. He's got 3 Ged degrees and silk purse filled with muskrat bones.
If Big Pharma can't make money off it, it's not a cure. Feed the Pig, right? This doctor and his cure will meet with the same fate the rest of the natural cures out there.
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