WEEKLY GROSS-OUT: Superbugs

And now there's a way to get rid of them. Vitamin B3 could be the new weapon in the fight against superbugs such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). US experts have found that B3, also known as nicotinamide, boosts the ability of immune cells to kill Staphylococcus bacteria. B3 increases the numbers and efficacy of neutrophils, which are white blood cells that can kill and eat harmful bugs. The study, in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to a major change in treatment. But that will prove useless when there are reports of B3-resistant bugs. Bacteria will in time develop a resistance to current treatments and we will need newer and newer treatments if medical science is to stay on top of such nasties as Staphylococcus aureus.