I returned to the exam room with the results of the five minute rapid strep test on an elementary school boy whose mom had brought him in with a complaint of a very sore throat. “His strep test is negative Mrs. Thompson.” “Well that’s a relief!” My own thoughts about...
This is part three of my question and answer session for the A Musing Maralee blog. Today I focus on antibiotic use and touch on overprescribing. The original article can be found here. Andy Smith, MD wrote a related article on antibiotics found here. When do we...
I was recently asked by Maralee Bradley, host of a great blog on adopting, parenting, and fostering children entitled A Musing Maralee, to answer some of her reader generated questions on fevers, the common cold, and influenza. I’ve had the privilege to do this...
Let me tell you a little cautionary tale. Once upon a time (roughly twenty years ago) a strong new antibiotic came forth uniformed in a handy little green 6 pill, 5 day pack. Emblazoned across his uniform was the catchy swashbuckling name, Z-pak. For doctors, easy to...
Neat article showing that our physiologic design is really good or us. Imagine that. Bacteria dislike breast milk
