Antibiotics
by
Stephen F.
Here is a great little post about the use and overuse of antibiotics from an ER physician blog, entitled, " We are so screwed." We all know that it is easier to write a script for someone demanding antibiotics rather than explain th ...
Read on »
Antibiotics and Children
by
Christina Thielst1 Comment
A statistical brief on antibiotics and children reports that about 14 percent of U.S. children visit a health professional at least once a year for serious sore throat, and over two-thirds of these ...
Read on »
Antibiotics in nutshell!!!
by
Dr. Virashri R.
An antibiotic is a substance or compound that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics can be broadly classified as either bactericidal or bacteriostatic. Bactericid ...
Read on »
More Antibiotics
by
Lee
Saw the NS today and he put me back on the expensive antibiotics. He is almost as paranoid about me getting an infection as I am and since I told him I am having some more drainage and he sees a small hole near the back of my i ...
Read on »
Molecular Healing: Antibiotics and Mutating Bacteria
by
Dr. Bruce F.
... d female sexes despite the park's scientists attempts to control the population by just cloning females. Well, fantasy meets fact when it comes to the microbiological world. Antibiotics have been wonderful healing weapons in the lilliputian war against bacterial infections. Hey, just think of the last time you took some. If it wasn't for these won ...
Read on »
New antibiotic for treatment of ...
by
Medical Quack
New antibiotic for treatment of MRSA, hopefully on the market soon, meanwhile due to losses in revenue, employee cuts will take place...BD Theravance announced that it is cutting ...
Read on »
Antibiotics Are Killing Us
by
Dr. Kim ..
In China, according to this article, 80,000 people are dying per year bepaws of antibiotics. It’s due to indiscriminate use among other things. Some people actually believe that it is a crime to NOT use them in infections. How interesting considering the ...
Read on »
Free Antibiotics...Uh Oh.
by
Stephen F.
There are a few pharmacy chains currently running free antibiotic promotions. I really question if that is the right message to health consumers. I have blogged about the dangers of over prescribing antibiotics and resistance here ...
Read on »
The 'Diff' iculty With Antibiotics
by
Stephen F.
... dark irony is that, because C. diff typically kept in check by the healthy bacteria that live in the digestive tract, people often get C. diff infections after treatment with antibiotics (which kill both harmful and healthy bacteria). It amazes me to this day, how many people come into the office demanding antibiotics for what are mostly viral infe ...
Read on »
Antibiotics and Breastfeeding
by
BreastFeedingMums ..
SHE magazine is currently working on a feature aimed at women in their 30s-40s who have had a negative experience following a course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. The article focuses on the fact that as more and more of the same antibiotics are prescribed by GPs, the more ineffective they are ...
Read on »
1 Comment
