FDA PLANS CURBS .........Re

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From Terry/MADSON: flounder@...> -- , Very interesting and VERY

scarey.........I just think anbiotics are distributed to freely, for

things not necessary. In the case of the cows, it's simply " GREED " . In

the case of people, some doctors will give out antibiotics like

candy..........and that's also part of the problem////////

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Terry-

A friend of mine, an emergency room doctor, told me one time that only two

things actually CURE illness- surgery and antibiotics. Everything else, he

felt, dealth with symptoms and left the healing to the natural defenses of

the body. To a certain extent, I agree. Unfortunately, antibiotics DO make

cows heavier faster. Unfortunately, antibiotics DO often make ear infections

in little kids go away. (And which doc would refuse antibiotics to a crying

child's mother? Interestingly, CDC employees are among those who demand

antibiotics for their kids even when they know the bug is viral, i.e. a

cold, per an article I read recently.)

I agree that antibiotics in cows should be banned. Beef should be a

delicacy, not a staple. So what if it's more expensive? So what if the

average family can't afford to eat beef every day? $.99 Whoppers? Who needs

'em? Cattle produce the most ozone-depleting gasses, too. We should be

banning beef farming, not subsidizing and protecting it.

AAARRRGGGHH!