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Post by salvatore on Dec 21, 2008 22:30:48 GMT
Hmm....I suppose it is better than drinking Turmeric,lol.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 1:47:41 GMT
Umm... just a note. Penicillin is not effective for the flu. The flu is caused by a virus - not a bacterial infection. Penicillin is only effective as an antibacterial. Thus far there is no known cure for the cold or flu virii.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 14:41:49 GMT
^Interesting... that's what doctors over the years have prescribed for me; although I've not been to one myself in over 17 years.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 15:11:14 GMT
Odd. My friend just laughed at me the last time I asked for penicillin for a viral infection. He said I was just wasting time and money with penicillin. I've also heard though that several people have been prescribed penicillin for viral infections... and queried my doctor friend about that. His thoughts on that were that their doctors just prescribed it as a placebo - people think that since they're taking medicine they'll feel better and as such they start to... mind over matter you know? Anyway I looked it up and its in medical journals etc - penicillin is not effective against viral infections like the cold and the flu. www.drugs.com/penicillin.htmlFurther down the page on that link you should find something interesting - the side effects of penicillin. lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 15:37:43 GMT
Penicillin has the slight side effect of suppressing Symptoms of most viral infections. But it doesn't DO anything to the actual infection.
It also is Demanded by the patients on a regular basis...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 15:38:40 GMT
Antibiotics are often prescribed in severe viral infections to prevent opportunistic bacterial infections. Prescribing them willy-nilly in the past has led to antibiotic resistant bacteria, but in some cases it is justified. Do you really think that doctors don't know what they're doing?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 15:52:00 GMT
Sometimes I wonder.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 16:08:37 GMT
Fair enough; next time you are severely ill stay away from a hospital.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 16:25:59 GMT
Wow, it sounds as though someone's taking this personally. Are you a doctor? I don't like hospitals anyway. As for the sometimes I wonder - my issues are well founded. My fiance had an ingrown toe nail - and it had gotten infected. She went to her doctor only to have him glance at it and say it'll be fine and to just go home - it'll clear up in a couple weeks. 1 month went by and the toe got worse - turned purple and green and became the size of a golf ball. I suggested she go see my doctor who is a personal friend. My doctor looked at her toe and said hit had become so infected due to being left untreated that she would have lost the toe in another week or so. He cut out the ingrown nail and cleaned out the infected area - something to do with flushing it out. Then he prescribed antibiotics for the infection. We are currently talking with a lawyer about a malpractice suit against her former doctor. Not all doctors are competent. If you are a doctor or you are like me and have a personal friend who is a doctor, I meant no offense. Your question though was a fairly simple question and I gave a fairly simple answer. I didn't think any offense would be taken from but I guess people are more sensitive here than ever.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 17:13:15 GMT
No offence taken, I was merely trying to critique your statement. I felt that you might have been tarnishing an entire profession with the same brush... I too have had poor medical management and in my case the scars are quite visible. I hope that the case you mention is resolved to your satisfaction. The counter to "not all doctors are competent" is that "not all doctors are incompetent" and I guess I am a bit enthusiastic with my defense of science as to my eyes it seems in these parts to be unfairly judged from those who do not understand it.
Best wishes to you and your fiance for Christmas and the New Year!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 18:09:37 GMT
Hmmm... I believe I put appropriate disclaimers in my earlier rant; and I am as infatuated with science as lore, when it comes to my health. Just for the record (and it has been a long time ago), the last time I was prescribed penicillin, I was in the hospital - and no, I did not request any particular line of treatment - I just wanted to get over a long illness that had ravaged my system. I do think the less often cures are employed, the more effective they will be. It's good to get the update on the flu & penicillin, though. Science does change it's opinions over the years (thank goodness); just look at the history of use of mercurial compounds in the distant past. When I was still in the womb, doctors were experimenting with a new antibiotic that when taken by pregnant women caused a birth defect in the form of decalcification in the teeth of the child. I was a product of that testing. Since my teeth were soft, I had many dental problems growing up; and my dentist insisted I wasn't brushing enough - even though I was brushing 3 times a day - so I stepped it up. By the time I was in my late 'teens, I had brushed most of the enamel off of my teeth and wound up having to get dentures early on in life as a result. But I don't disparage the entire medical community - I just think people should be wary of all absolutes, and be cautious when it concerns their health. Some of my loved ones are only here today because of good medical treatment they received at the hands of doctors in hospitals. Just as we should all read posts carefully before strapping up our boots. lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 21:39:22 GMT
Do you really think that doctors don't know what they're doing? It depends on the doctor and just how shrill the patient is. Even the best doctors have been known to give in when Mommy is crying, "But my baby's got an ear infection! Give him something!"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2008 19:59:28 GMT
Minor one... I hit the gym hard and scare it away.
Seriously, training hard seems to flush colds out of my system.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2008 5:18:51 GMT
Rest and healthy eating is still the way to go IMO
I got a moderately nasty one, just in touch for Christmas. I'm drinking eggnog a we speak!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2008 20:19:31 GMT
High doses of vitamin C and a zinc supplement seem to reduce the length of a cold for me, as long as I take it as soon as I feel any symptoms. It will usually reduce the length of a cold from a week or ten days down to two, three or possibly four days. It also seems to reduce the severity of the symptoms. About the hospitals, many doctors will tell you to stay away from them unless you are really sick. Too many opportunities to get a nasty bacterial infection. Plus they are always full of really sick people.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2008 22:49:22 GMT
cod liver oil
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 23:42:31 GMT
with C vitamin and heaps of kleenex/tissue
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Post by SlayerofDarkness on Dec 28, 2008 2:44:36 GMT
Yeah, my Mom once was given the wrong surgery simply because the doctor didn't look at the papers and got something mixed up . Not to mention the dozens of other times, but they were a bit less severe . I think she just has really bad luck when it comes to doctors, lol.
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