[ga medic]

This is not true. Tea tree oil can prevent the spread of some bacteria and minor skin infections, even of MRSA. It is not effective in eliminating the threat of MRSA, especially in a hospital setting. I would be the first to agree that hospitals try to gouge patients. I experienced it this weekend. But MRSA scares them. It is impossible to prevent MRSA infections, and there are cases that will only respond to one antibiotic. These infections are bad and scary, and if there was a way to prevent them, the hospitals would be all over it.

By the way, tea tree oil is very, very similar in composition and effect to turpentine.

[Coldwater Creek]

My grandmother used to pour turpentine or coal oil on our cuts. Worked every time.

[mad_as_he$$]

Guess these guys are wrong:

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/hth/tea_tree.asp

Sorry I am HTML challenged. Cut and paste works. Tea tree oil is used extensively in Australia and the Islands. MRSA there is practically unheard of there. I have suggested to both local hospitals that they establish MRSA isolation wards and that ALL cases suspected of being MRSA get immedaitely screened and isolated. Their response leads me to beleive that they are more greedy than scareed.

I also have a hunch that if ALL the case history of MRSA was correlated there is some lifestyle or personal hygene issues. No data casue it just isn't there but a theory.