People obtain vitamin D mostly through exposure to sunlight. You can also acquire this fat-soluble vitamin by consuming foods containing vitamin D or taking dietary supplements. Vitamin D is essential for healthy and strong bones, healthy immune system and functioning of your brain, muscles, heart and lungs. A deficiency of vitamin D in women can affect their health and well-being.
Anthracimycin: New Antibiotic Kills Anthrax, MRSA. Scientists have discovered a marine microbe-derived antibiotic that has the ability to kill the deadly Anthrax bacterium Bacillus anthracis and other pathogens such as the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 1  Bacillus anthracis spores as viewed in scanning electron microscopy (Â© National Academy of Engineering)
Treatment and antibiotic resistance: MRSA infections are difficult to treat because meticillin is the best therapeutic option for S. aureus infection. To compound matters, MRSA in hospitals is usually resistant to a wide range of antibiotics in addition to meticillin and the other Ã-lactam antibiotics. Vancomycin remains the mainstay of treatment for MRSA. Thus, the emergence of vancomycin-resistant S. Aureus(VRSA) is a serious concern.