Invasion of the Body Snackers
NAM (the abbreviation for “nicotinamide”) is a form of Vitamin B3. Each form of the vitamin plays additional roles besides being involved in metabolism. NAM has anti-bacterial properties that are not obtainable from other forms of vitamin B3.
Despite the name “nicotinamide”, NAM and the alkaloid nicotine are chemically different substances with unrelated biological effects. NAM has no addictive or habit-forming properties whatsoever.
Staphylococcus bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of “staph” infections. It can cause illnesses ranging from minor skin infections to major life-threatening conditions. Staph bacteria can infect many kinds of tissue: skin, bones, muscle, vascular and respiratory tissues, etc. Examples of such infections include: pimples, boils, abscesses in skin, muscle and bones, impetigo, flesh-eating disease, cellulitis folliculitis, carbuncles, scalded skin syndrome, pneumonia, meningitis, inflammation of the heart, toxic shock syndrome, bacteremia, and sepsis.
Staph bacteria are found on surfaces, handles, and railings everywhere, and exposure to them is impossible to avoid. They can survive for long periods on dry or wet surfaces. Hundreds of thousands of patients in American hospitals contract staph infections every year, and millions of people contract infections outside of hospitals. Treatment is needed immediately, since some infections proceed rapidly and devastatingly.
Pictures of staph infections can be seen on Google Images — but be forewarned: many of these images are appalling and depressing.
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, abbreviated MRSA, is a greatly feared strain of Staphylococcus that has become resistant to most antibiotics. Nearly half of the meat and poultry in U.S. grocery stores are contaminated with S. aureus, and more than half of those bacteria are resistant to antibiotics.
