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Written by mike
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Sunday, 07 September 2008 16:16 |
Italian researchers claim that marijuana-based preparations may be more effective than traditional antibiotics in the fight against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), or as it's more clinically known, "Gay Staph." The scientists published their paper in the Journal of Natural Products and say that while they've known that cannabinoids like marijuana have antibacterial properties, they don't exactly know how they combat MRSA (or maybe just can't remember).
The antibiotic resistant strain of MRSA received sensational headlines in January
after reports by the CDC of sexually transmission between significant
numbers of gay men in Boston and San Francisco. Later, the CDC issued a
coda that attempted to calm the mini-panic by suggesting MRSA could be
washed off with soap and water between tricks.
Don't get out the bong just yet -- scientists treated the MRSA skin
infection with topical preparations of non-pyschotropic cannabinoids, not
by exchanging shotguns while listening to late-period Supremes. Regardless, we'll be on the couch using vodka to combat Gay Ennui.
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Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa (Journal of Natural Products)
Marijuana Ingredient May Fight Bacteria (NYTimes.com)
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