In some cases, the use of blue iodine to combat superinfections can help. In the USSR there was a research scientist Vladimir Makhnach, who for many years studied the antibacterial properties of blue iodine. There are his scientific works! In particular , in the period from 1942 to 1955 , he helped to cure more than 1000 patients from dysentery with an iodine starch complex !
Superbugs aren’t coming people, they are here. It’s beautiful how Mother Nature has given us a way to combat everything that’s thrown at us, yet tragic how we try to find ways to monetize it. Especially something as important as this. The pure greed of drug companies will trump what’s right.
I'm surprised, that Dr. Turner is telling us about the limitations of phage therapy, as if the whole world would have used bacteriophages generally since their recovery. He may be right about their limitations, but the research he's talking about sounds fishy like making patents for the pharma industry, while finding phages isn't profitable.
Agreed. I think he's doing it on purpose. Phage development would reshape drug industry. Phage therapy works in Europen countries, what Americans are different humans?
Soo... My husband was recently diagnosed with CLL leukemia... We are currently homeless, uninsured... He is terrified of dying ultimately from painful infections... I'm spending all day and night researching anything that might give him more time. These phages give me hope even though we'd have to move mountains to travel out of the USA to get treatment. If anyone has information that would be helpful to my situation, please, I need all the help I can get...
Excellent information...But I have got a doubt....the resistance is not only developed by using proton pumps...it's also by enzyme modifications, target gene modifications, and also by gene transfer right...what about those? Like will phage therapy help solve resistance developed by those methods too?? Like are there other methods to combat that? Really curious ...if anyone knows the answer please do reply..
Is this the same idea as letting your children play in the dirt, being exposed to the environment, having pets and being handled by different people as a baby to diversify and strengthen their gut biome?
The idea is this: We inject the patient with a phage that attempts to kill the anti-biotic resistant bacteria. If it kills it, fantastic! If it doesn't, the bacteria had to give up one of its defenses to our anti-biotic drugs to fight off the phage, making our drugs able to kill it again. The bacteria can't have both anti-biotic defenses *and* phage defenses. It has to choose one or the other. The cocktail of anti-biotics and phages, then, means that we can destroy the defenses of the bacteria to our super weapons and use those super weapons (that previously didn't work) to kill the bacteria killing us. Think of it as if we're sending spies to sabotage the enemy defenses before we send in the missiles to *destroy* the enemy
@@fallen4055 Phages that kill bad bacteria will not start killing good bacteria because each of them is specific to one bacteria. When bacteria evolves and becomes resistant to phage the phage evolves as well a bit faster. I am reading a lot about bacteriophages (because I have a superbug) and didn't come across them killing good bacteria. Thinking logically there would be phages that kill good bacteria but doctors would not be giving them to patients when treating bad bacteria (and this last sentence is just my opinion).
Well from what i know, phages are huper focused on the bacteria it consumes, some can can eat bactria from then same family of the bacteria it consumes it i heard that rare
How about focusing on minerals/ vitamins… etc… The food we consume blocks SO much if this… like copper kills viruses.. /bacteria.. It’s in supplements..
copper is also toxic to living things that is why it kills bacteria if you accumulate to much of it you will developed a heavy metal poisoning, for copper you start to produce more reactive species of oxygen that are not very good for your dna. bacteriophages only affect a small group of bacteria's at most that are very closely related so the risks for their use are pretty much non existing.
I'm a biomedical student student in Uganda doing some research with phages. This is very helpful
In some cases, the use of blue iodine to combat superinfections can help. In the USSR there was a research scientist Vladimir Makhnach, who for many years studied the antibacterial properties of blue iodine. There are his scientific works! In particular , in the period from 1942 to 1955 , he helped to cure more than 1000 patients from dysentery with an iodine starch complex !
I rarely find topics I'm interested in but this Phage is definitely something I'd like find out more about.
There is lots of information on internet.
There is beauty in using biodiversity to solve huge problems. Normal things solving abnormal problems
This was incredibly informative, and reassuring at the same time.
Superbugs aren’t coming people, they are here. It’s beautiful how Mother Nature has given us a way to combat everything that’s thrown at us, yet tragic how we try to find ways to monetize it. Especially something as important as this. The pure greed of drug companies will trump what’s right.
What herb would kill a superbug?
I currently have a bacterial infection that has no oral antibiotic cure. I currently have a PIC line and have to dose 3times per day.
I been obsessed with phages because of all they can do for us
I'm surprised, that Dr. Turner is telling us about the limitations of phage therapy, as if the whole world would have used bacteriophages generally since their recovery. He may be right about their limitations, but the research he's talking about sounds fishy like making patents for the pharma industry, while finding phages isn't profitable.
Agreed. I think he's doing it on purpose. Phage development would reshape drug industry. Phage therapy works in Europen countries, what Americans are different humans?
Soo... My husband was recently diagnosed with CLL leukemia... We are currently homeless, uninsured... He is terrified of dying ultimately from painful infections... I'm spending all day and night researching anything that might give him more time. These phages give me hope even though we'd have to move mountains to travel out of the USA to get treatment. If anyone has information that would be helpful to my situation, please, I need all the help I can get...
Hey how are you
Hey just checking in..have you found anything? I just heard about this stuff so sorry I can’t be more helpful 😢
Hows it going
Eliava Phage Therapy or Poland
It does exist in the USA. But it's still experimental treatment
Im glad phage therapy is still going on with reasearch
Doing research for the past 100 + years. Other countries are using phages to treat people.
Excellent information...But I have got a doubt....the resistance is not only developed by using proton pumps...it's also by enzyme modifications, target gene modifications, and also by gene transfer right...what about those? Like will phage therapy help solve resistance developed by those methods too?? Like are there other methods to combat that? Really curious ...if anyone knows the answer please do reply..
Is this the same idea as letting your children play in the dirt, being exposed to the environment, having pets and being handled by different people as a baby to diversify and strengthen their gut biome?
No
The idea is this:
We inject the patient with a phage that attempts to kill the anti-biotic resistant bacteria. If it kills it, fantastic! If it doesn't, the bacteria had to give up one of its defenses to our anti-biotic drugs to fight off the phage, making our drugs able to kill it again. The bacteria can't have both anti-biotic defenses *and* phage defenses. It has to choose one or the other.
The cocktail of anti-biotics and phages, then, means that we can destroy the defenses of the bacteria to our super weapons and use those super weapons (that previously didn't work) to kill the bacteria killing us.
Think of it as if we're sending spies to sabotage the enemy defenses before we send in the missiles to *destroy* the enemy
This is why you need to listen to the talk.
Where can I sign up for the trial?
I have done pharmD from Abbottabad University. I am interested in working on phage therapy.
What is the likelyhood that a wondering phage could lead to the evolution of a phage that kills good bacteria causing unintended consequences?
It didn't happen for the past few billions of years, unlikely to happen now.
@@Ana-bw7gm just because something didn't happen but that doesn't mean it will not...
@@fallen4055 Don't hold your breath.
@@fallen4055 Phages that kill bad bacteria will not start killing good bacteria because each of them is specific to one bacteria. When bacteria evolves and becomes resistant to phage the phage evolves as well a bit faster. I am reading a lot about bacteriophages (because I have a superbug) and didn't come across them killing good bacteria. Thinking logically there would be phages that kill good bacteria but doctors would not be giving them to patients when treating bad bacteria (and this last sentence is just my opinion).
Well from what i know, phages are huper focused on the bacteria it consumes, some can can eat bactria from then same family of the bacteria it consumes it i heard that rare
If bacteria mutates against phases, wouldn't that inevitably cause phages to mutate to bypass those factors? 🧐🤔
Yes, it would. All research points to this. Additionally, bioengineering in phages is common.
I am from Pakistan and working on e. coli phages i have isolated two bacteriophages
Sure….
@@Nobody-dp8br yes
And presumably you can evidence this ? If not, its just talk.
@@mkaz3997 Not just a talk, I have evidence
@@Thestudents9020 and what is your evidence?
Where are the clinical trials?
Georgia has been using Bacteriophages for over 100 years.
Sounds like this guy just learned about it, and didnt realize that its been used effectively for almost a 100 years.
How about focusing on minerals/ vitamins… etc…
The food we consume blocks SO much if this… like copper kills viruses.. /bacteria..
It’s in supplements..
copper is also toxic to living things that is why it kills bacteria if you accumulate to much of it you will developed a heavy metal poisoning, for copper you start to produce more reactive species of oxygen that are not very good for your dna. bacteriophages only affect a small group of bacteria's at most that are very closely related so the risks for their use are pretty much non existing.