Re: Antibiotics Not The Solution For Coughs, Colds And Sore Throats - The North West

[Guest guest]

FYI they are also doing away with giving out antibiotics for ear infections and are recommending decongestant OTC and ear drops also OTC also Sinus infections are now being treated with the sinus rinse as it works faster and alot more effectively

Terry

Head Coach to the Chaney Bull DogsI know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teddy Bear's Early Learning ProgramEstablished August of 1992

From: asthma [mailto:asthma ] On Behalf Of sea_girl111Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:47 AMTo: asthma Subject: Antibiotics Not The Solution For Coughs, Colds And Sore Throats - The North West

Antibiotics Not The Solution For Coughs, Colds And Sore Throats - The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Reminds ResidentsWith the onset of winter, residents of Brent and Harrow are being reminded that antibiotics are not the solution for infections such as coughs, colds and sore throats. Dr Bharat Patel, Consultant Microbiologist at The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, says: "Antibiotics are effective only against bacterial infections.Taking antibiotics for the wrong reasons has no benefit to the patient and can cause nasty side effects such as diarrhoea.Not only that, taking or prescribing antibiotics incorrectly also causes bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, therefore making them become ineffective in the future. "The Trust is marking European Antibiotic Awareness Day (Tuesday 18 November) with a week of events and initiatives for staff and the public. The week aims to remind the public of the fact that antibiotics don't work on most coughs, colds and sore throats, and to raise awareness amongst staff of the need for prescribing antibiotics responsibly. Dr Patel says: "The key thing for the public to remember is to always follow your doctor's advice on when and how to use antibiotics, so they can be effective now and also in the future." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/131079.phpAlana

[Guest guest]

LOL not for me. At the first booger they are overdosing me with them!

I can't wait to get my immunity built back up a little bit so I don't

have to take them so much. I am a bit worried about building

tolerances to them even though we rotate through several.

Madeline

>

> FYI they are also doing away with giving out antibiotics for ear

infections

> and are recommending decongestant OTC and ear drops also OTC also Sinus

> infections are now being treated with the sinus rinse as it works

faster and

> alot more effectively

>

>

> Terry

>

> Head Coach to the Chaney Bull Dogs

> I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish

that He

> didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

>

>

> Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

> Established August of 1992

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>

>

>

> _____

>

> From: asthma [mailto:asthma ] On

Behalf Of

> sea_girl111

> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:47 AM

> To: asthma

> Subject: Antibiotics Not The Solution For Coughs, Colds And

Sore

> Throats - The North West

>

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>

>

>

> Antibiotics Not The Solution For Coughs, Colds And Sore Throats - The

> North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Reminds Residents

>

> With the onset of winter, residents of Brent and Harrow are being

> reminded that antibiotics are not the solution for infections such as

> coughs, colds and sore throats.

>

> Dr Bharat Patel, Consultant Microbiologist at The North West London

> Hospitals NHS Trust, says:

>

> " Antibiotics are effective only against bacterial infections.

>

> Taking antibiotics for the wrong reasons has no benefit to the

> patient and can cause nasty side effects such as diarrhoea.

>

> Not only that, taking or prescribing antibiotics incorrectly also

> causes bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, therefore making

> them become ineffective in the future. "

>

> The Trust is marking European Antibiotic Awareness Day (Tuesday 18

> November) with a week of events and initiatives for staff and the

> public.

>

> The week aims to remind the public of the fact that antibiotics don't

> work on most coughs, colds and sore throats, and to raise awareness

> amongst staff of the need for prescribing antibiotics responsibly.

>

> Dr Patel says:

>

> " The key thing for the public to remember is to always follow your

> doctor's advice on when and how to use antibiotics, so they can be

> effective now and also in the future. "

>

> http://www.medicaln

<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/131079.php>

> ewstoday.com/articles/131079.php

>

> Alana

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Madeline,

I would not worry about it -

from what I remember, your Doctors seem to be on top of things with

your situation, right?

Alana

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> LOL not for me. At the first booger they are overdosing me with them!

> I can't wait to get my immunity built back up a little bit so I don't

> have to take them so much. I am a bit worried about building

> tolerances to them even though we rotate through several.

>

> Madeline

[Guest guest]

You are correct Alana. At least they think they are on top of it!

LOL. At any rate they are keeping a very close eye on me.

Madeline

> >

> > LOL not for me. At the first booger they are overdosing me with them!

> > I can't wait to get my immunity built back up a little bit so I don't

> > have to take them so much. I am a bit worried about building

> > tolerances to them even though we rotate through several.

> >

> > Madeline

>