Antibiotics, even used for short periods of time, letalone for life-long therapy, raise the issues of both toxicity and the emergence of bacterial antibiotic resistance. (Bacterial antibiotic resistance means that the bacteria do not respond to the antibiotic treatment.) Why are antibiotics bad for...
Festinger argued that people have born tendencies to track their progress and measure their self-worth by comparing themselves with other people. That social comparison leads to feelings of insignificance and insecurity. Research has since found that making social comparisons, especially upward comparisons...
The point I’m making is that taking antibiotics you set yourself up forgetting more acnein the future. At the moment we can’t say how long this effect persists. It may pass in a few weeks or it may linger in some form for years. The larger message here is not to take antibiotics ...
my other daughter was very sick with a kidney infection. Her little six-year-old body was frail from the constant high fever and lack of nourishment, as she had a hard time keeping anything down during this infection. She became very pale and unable to move. It became serious...
In a few high-profile cases, homeowners and renters have been awarded huge settlements,because it was concluded that molds in their homes were making them sick.Well,the science and the medical research is inconclusive.So, how concerned should we be about mold? We eat moldy cheese .Some of ...
So, many of the people who took Z-Packs because they thought it was their only option may have been perfectly fine just getting the penicillin instead, making them even more egregiously overprescribed. That’s why Dr. Vijayan—and the AAAI—emphasize the importance of getting a penicillin ...
The Patients for Patient Safety branch of the WHO Patient Safety Programme has shown that patients can and should have a very active role in making healthcare safer and will be examining how to integrate informa- tion on antibiotic resistance within its global training group for 2012 http://...
If you’re sick, you might find that you recover by simply taking a few days off work, resting, drinking lots of water, and eating ahealthy, low sugar diet. If you can recover from your bacterial infection without needing to take antibiotics, your gut will thank you!
The making and control of fire was one of the most important developments in the survival and spread of humanity. iStockphoto/Thinkstock We don't know the identity of the experimenter or experimenters in the Acheulian culture in Africa who discovered how to start, control and use fire ...
The Patients for Patient Safety branch of the WHO Patient Safety Programme has shown that patients can and should have a very active role in making healthcare safer and will be examining how to integrate information on antibiotic resistance within its global training group for 2012 http://www....