Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD

Tuberculosis Vaccine Being Tested for Effectiveness Against Covid-19 In late September, Canadian researchers launched a clinical trial of the BCG vaccine, which was originally developed to prevent tuberculosis.  The Canadian trial is one of several around the world that is looking at the potential for BCG to reduce Covid-19 infections.  The recombinant version being used …

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At-Home STD Testing According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 20 million new sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections occur annually in the United States.  Since many STDs are undetectable in their early stages, those who are infected can unknowingly transmit the infection, while also risking their own health.  Most …

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About 25 years ago, Dr. Jonathan Wright began using D-mannose, a sugar structurally similar to glucose, to prevent and treat UTIs (urinary tract infections).   His treatment was based on laboratory evidence that D-mannose prevents E. coli bacteria from adhering to the epithelial cells of the genitourinary tract.  In Dr. Wright’s experience, it is effective in …

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A small double-blind study of post-menopausal women with 3 urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the previous year found no statistical difference between 12 months of antibiotic or probiotic preventive treatment.   Both the probiotic group and the antibiotic group showed similar decreases in the number of UTI episodes.   In the antibiotic group however, antibiotic resistance of …

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