Honey: Better than Antibiotics to Treat Infections and MRSA...

Honey may be more effective than antibiotics in treating infections and could provide a solution to the worldwide MRSA problem, a new study indicates.

MRSA is a form of bacteria that has become resistant to standard antibiotics. It is often referred to as a ‘superbug’ due to its ability to resist treatment, and has become be a major problem in hospitals.

Read more: http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=15705

The study was published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Honey Bees Need Help....

For the second year, Haagen-Dazs ice cream is investing in research and leading a “Haagen-Dazs loves Honey Bees” campaign.

“More than half of the flavors in the Haagen-Dazs ice cream line require ingredients pollinated by honey bees,” says Ching-Yee Hu, Haagen-Dazs brand manager. So, they want to make sure honey bees are plentiful. “Anyone who cares about eating all-natural foods should care about the honey bees,” she says.

Hu suggests visiting their Web site for ways everyone can help the honey bees. For More Information: http://www.agweb.com/get_article.aspx?pageid=151376

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Africanized honey bees move north

They used to be called killer bees, after a cross-breeding experiment went awry between European and African bees in Brazil, back in 1957. The bees have been cross-breeding and became tamer as they moved north, reaching Texas in 1990, and Utah this past February. Africanized honey bees are no friend to local bee keepers. They don't make much honey and they are aggressive. A hive of Africanized honey bees has been discovered in Cedar City. The bees survived the winter indoors, in the eaves of a house but are running out of tricks in their attempt to make the trip north.

http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Africanized-bees-move-north-in-Utah/f4Jf28z0aEG9WD1GCYn0vg.cspx

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