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[jrkliny]

Originally Posted by silibran

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One of the more pressing medical problems today is the lack of new antibiotics to treat antibiotic resistant bacteria. Why is this? Not much ongoing research at this time.

And why is there a lack of research? Drug companies have huge knowledge and capacity to develop new antibiotics. Of course, there is a huge cost to developing new drugs and meeting FDA requirements. The new antibiotics would be held in reserve and used only when absolutely needed. That means the usage would be very small and the drug companies could not recover their costs. That takes care of that "pressing" medical issue until the demand grows meaning a significant number of people are dying and usage would be significant. The average cost for development of a new drug is rapidly approaching $3 billion. A handful of people dying due to the lack of new antibiotics is not going to cover those costs.

[Graywhiskers]

80% reduction in Alzheimer's for those who drink 4 glasses of red wine a day. Large study in France.
80% reduction for those who drink 8 cups of coffee a day. Large study in Finland.
Substantial reduction for those who smoke 1 cigar a day (also reduces Parkinson's).


If one is afraid of Alzheimer's, drink coffee or wine.


I will look up the references when I get time later.

[Graywhiskers]

Coffee, 3-5 cups daily is best:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182054
Prevent Alzheimer's By Drinking Coffee Everyday According To Research : Academics : University Herald
https://www.alzinfo.org/articles/pre...zheimers-risk/
Coffee May Prevent Dementia | Psych Central

Sauna:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...1216114143.htm

wine:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15455646
"In Bordeaux (France), a population-based prospective study found that subjects drinking 3 to 4 standard glasses of wine per day (> 250 and up to 500 ml), categorized as moderate drinkers, the crude odds ratio (OR) was 0.18 for incident dementia (p < 0.01) and 0.25 for Alzheimer's disease (p < 0.03), as compared to the non-drinkers."

Wine consumption and dementia in the elderly: a prospective community study in the Bordeaux area. - Abstract - Europe PMC

Light tobacco use:
Tobacco 'cure' for Alzheimer's | Daily Mail Online

How To Prevent Alzheimer's Disease: Light Up A Cigarette. | Sciforums

"First of all, the biggest shocker: smoking reduces your chances of getting AD. Ref1 Ref2
Seriously, it’s true. It’s not widely publicized because it’s terribly politically incorrect.
Smoking also reduces your chance of getting Parkinson’s Disease."

Dr recommends a cigar a day:
https://www.amazon.com/Benefits-Toba.../dp/9962636450
Many references given in the book.