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This infection may be treated with a long course of oral antibiotics. Croup Croup is a contagious viral infection that affects children's respiratory systems. Symptoms include a barking cough, stridor, fever, and difficulty breathing. Treatment may incorporate the use of a humidifier, saline nasal...
and we almost lost him yesterday. He developed pneumonia after leaving an enclosed barn and coming to our outdoor flock in unseasonably cold weather. Our great sheep vet, Dr. Jeff Kunert, didn’t hesitate to help on his day off, and set out the best antibiotics for him. Within just a ...
but economically speaking Guinea is the eighth poorest country in the world. Seventy percent of people here live on less than $3 dollars a day and food, travel and medicine is expensive. I caught a nasty infection and the antibiotics and painkillers cost $20 – that’s over a week’s...
monoculture farms must fight an ongoing arms race against pests and pathogens with increasingly powerful weapons such as toxic chemicals, copious antibiotics, and genetic modifications. In contrast, small organic, mixed-species farms garden for diversity and present a more challenging target for fast-ev...
My antibiotics story Let me share with you a little bit of my own story and how I learned both sides of this issue. Years ago, my oldest daughter (then seven years old) became sick right before Christmas. She was sick for a whole week with fever, fatigue, and a sore throat. I kept...
I think we can be better, and I think 1 of the ways we can be better is not only with therapy selection but with how we use antibiotics in general. Peter L. Salgo, MD: Joe Reilly, BS, PharmD, BCGP, you’ve got the last word....
On their own, each contributes about 8.5%. Azithromycin is one of the world’s best-selling antibiotics and derived from erythromycin. Amoxicillin is usually the drug of choice for children.Do prescribed drugs cause autism?HOW IT WORKS: Inhibits the synthesis of bacterial cell walls and ...
Physicians who have been on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients when it’s unwise to do so. “Presumably it’s because it’s simple and easy to write a prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further,...
that has to be a message that's repeated many times. It's not unlike the patient, male or female, who has bronchitis or a urinary tract infection; they get a recommendation for 10 days of antibiotics, they feel better after 3 days, and they stop it. Only, this is a much bigger iss...