It is hard not to get excited about a new treatment for sepsis,  a disease that kills over 300,000 people each year in the US.  However, there have been so many false promises in the past, it is appropriate to be skeptical.  A recent study published online by the journal Chest is turning heads . . . not only because it appears extremely effective, but also because it is a simple, inexpensive treatment.  Could this be the silver bullet we have all been looking for?