SinoFresh(R) Nasal Spray Kills MRSA 'Super-Bug' in Live Noses
August 19 2008 - 1:43PM
PR Newswire (US)
SinoFresh(R) Passes First Key Test for Potential to Control
'Super-Bug' MRSA VENICE, Fla., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc., (OTC:SFSH) (BULLETIN BOARD: SFSH)
announced preliminary results today from a successful in vivo pilot
study indicating that its patented SinoFresh(R) nasal spray was
shown to be useful in controlling the MRSA "super-bug" in the nasal
passages. This study utilized a recognized scientific model
intended to demonstrate SinoFresh(R) nasal spray's ability to kill
MRSA hiding in the nasal passages. These favorable efficacy results
follow an earlier, successful in vitro study that was conducted at
the Public Health Research Institute under the direction of Dr.
Barry Kreiswirth, director of the Tuberculosis Center and Hospital
Infections Program. The study showed that "SinoFresh(R) nasal spray
used three times daily appeared to effectively eliminate MRSA in
the noses of the test animals while leaving enough normal microbes
to keep a normal population in the nasal passages," according to
Dr. John Todhunter, consultant to SinoFresh, who oversaw the study
conducted at Virion Systems in Rockville, MD. MRSA (which stands
for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a growing
concern in the health care community. It incubates in the nasal
passages and then gets on the skin where it can cause severe,
virulent infections. The effect of MRSA can lead to disfigurement
and sometimes death. MRSA is also highly antibiotic resistant,
making MRSA infections difficult to treat. It is believed that
approximately 2 - 3 million persons in the U.S. walk around
carrying MRSA in their nasal passages at any time and elimination
or severe reduction of nasal MRSA colonies is seen as a potentially
important weapon in fighting the spread of MSRA. The antibiotic
Mupirocin is currently used to reduce nasal MRSA loads.
SinoFresh(R) nasal spray attacks MRSA in the nasal passages by
destroying the "super-bug's" cell walls and membranes by physical
means rather than by an antibiotic mechanism involving attack on
the metabolism of the microbes as occurs with the use of
antibiotics. "Since bacteria can in effect change their metabolism
to be resistant to antibiotics, but can't very well change the laws
of physics the chances for development of resistance to
SinoFresh(R) Nasal Spray's mode of killing them is much lower said
Dr. Todhunter." According to William Wilferth, VP for Research and
Development at SinoFresh, "These results have exceeded our
expectations. The positive results of this in vivo study gives us
the solid scientific platform we have needed in order to advance
our efforts to fight MRSA to the next level." Charles Fust, CEO of
SinoFresh, noted that the data reported is extremely encouraging
and that there is a significant market need for new methods to
address MRSA control which is believed to be as many as 80 to 100
million treatments annually in the United States alone. About
SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. (OTC BB:
SFSH.OB - News) is a developer and marketer of innovative upper
respiratory system therapies. The company is researching
broad-spectrum antiseptic approaches to reducing viral, bacterial
and fungal organisms that are suspected to cause pathogenesis of
the mouth, nose and throat. The company's lead product,
SinoFresh(R) Nasal and Sinus Care, is a hygienic cleansing spray
that kills germs and removes other nasal-sinus irritants. The
company is also researching how antiseptic cleansing may alleviate
chronic sinus distress, a condition that may affect 37 million
Americans annually. SinoFresh(R) products are available in major
retail outlets nationwide. More information is available at
http://www.sinofresh.com/. Contact: William Wilferth, R. Ph. M.S.
VP Research & Development SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. 787
Commerce Drive / Suite 6 Venice, FL 34292 Tel: (941) 488-9090 /
e-mail: DATASOURCE: SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. CONTACT: William
Wilferth, R. Ph. M.S., VP Research & Development of SinoFresh
HealthCare, Inc., +1-941-488-9090, Web site:
http://www.sinofresh.com/
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