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Healthy honey: Manuka honey found to fight growth of bacteria

Healthy honey: Manuka honey found to fight growth of bacteria

Manuka honey could be used to stop bacterial growth on hospital medical equipment, a new study has found.× ExpandResearchers at the university of Southampton found that they could reduce the spread of potentially dangerous bacteria on surfaces by more than 75% if they applied various solutions of Manuka honey.The potential medical application could be particularly beneficial for patients who use catheters; devices used to drain the bladder of urine.


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Manuka honey curbs activity and growth of bacteria even at low dilutions

Manuka honey curbs activity and growth of bacteria even at low dilutions

New Delhi [India]: Even low dilutions of Manuka honey can curb the activity and growth of bacterial bio-films, the thin but resilient layer of microbes that build up on and stick to, any surface including plastic, according to new research from the University of Southampton.The findings raise the prospect of the honey's potential use in patients fitted with medical devices, such as urinary catheters, which carry a high infection risk.Around 100 million urinary catheters, used to drain the bladder of urine, are sold worldwide every year.


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Manuka honey could be used on medical devices to stop bacteria building up

Manuka honey could be used on medical devices to stop bacteria building up

Medical tubes and devices can be kept free from superbugs by smearing them with a type of honey, a study has found.Manuka honey, which has long been used as a remedy against infections, stopped bugs building up on catheters in tests.Around 100 million urinary catheters are used around the world, but they carry a high infection risk.