Mineral found in most multi fights deadly toxin

A deadly toxin produced by certain kinds of E. coli, including those that caused an outbreak in Europe last year, can be combated using the element manganese, found in most multivitamins. Manganese protected cells against as much as 4,000 times the amount of that toxin required to cause death in the lab, according to the journal Science.

The toxin, called Shiga, caused the severe diarrhea and kidney damage seen in the European outbreak. Antibiotics aren’t effective and may make the poison worse by causing the bacteria to burst open, releasing more Shiga and making patients sicker. There is no treatment for the infections. Manganese protects cells by blocking the path the Shiga toxin takes to shut down the cell.

Steve - seems so simple right? Highly doubtful this will ever get traction because there is little money to be made, except for those countries where maganese exists.