OT: Overuse of antibiotics

Two guys are getting dressed in the locker room after 18 holes of golf. One starts putting on a girdle. "How long have you been wearing that thing?", the other asks him. The guy replies, "Ever since my wife found it in the glove compartment." - Henny Youngman

(Unless it's a viral based pneumonia... nasty stuff.)

A study was done in the UK years ago, along these - above - lines. (I wish I knew the name of the study, or even remembered the date, re: looking it up, but don't remember either.)

One group had to take a bath or shower, then stand in front of an open window with a cold breeze (fanned) onto them whereas another group didn't. One group was given (droppered in) a cold virus via the eyes, mouth, & nose; one wasn't. Who got colds? The groups who had the virus introduced via the eyes & nose, but not by mouth. And another group who didn't come with colds? Those who stood freezing in front of a cold breeze after their bath/shower but who hadn't had a virus introduced by nose or eyes.

Shot down my mother's theories on how one comes down w/ colds ("You didn't wear your hat last week!" or "You didn't wear your boots last week!") all to hell. ;-P

Cathy

What galled me is seeing some dipshit doctor, on CBS Evening News, saying "people should not go the doctor and demand antibiotics for colds and such".

Umm... It's THE DOCTORS who are the EXPERTS in the field of medicine, and they should be denying antibiotics when they are not appropriate!!

Leave it to a DIPSHIT DOCTOR to blame THE PATIENTS for ill-advised prescriptions.

Same here.

Hey...the whole doctor-patient relationship is topsy turvy. Look at the friggin pharmaceutical ads during the 6:30 news. They want patients pushing their doctors for drugs.

But what's the problem with a doctor putting out the message that antibiotics should not be demanded by patients for conditions which do not respond to antibiotics?? Makes sense to me - the more people who get the message, the less doctors have to deal with patients whining & demanding inappropriate &/or unnecessary medications.

Looks that the pharmaceutical commercials on TV - so many of them telling you to ask your doctor if x, y, or z (prescription) medication is appropriate for you.

Cathy

"Jeff Strickland" ...

Oh, gawd, I remember when Viagra first came out - suddenly, even

Amen! It's a real pain.

I think it should be banned. It's so problematic for doctors (and the staff, screening all the panicked/self-diagnosing patients).

LOL there is actually a name for that: priapism. My nephew had it as a side effect to a medication (not Viagra). He said it sounds good in theory, but it was painful after a day or so...

Natalie

They actually use a suit - nothing fancy, just a straight jacket.