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Norway cuts antibiotics, successfully battles staph (pg. 3)
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
This. I can't remember the last time I went to the doctor. lol |
but when was the last time you were extremely sick too? and i don't mean "sniffles" i mean, like bronchitis sick.
I still dont' think that "drink plenty of water and get some rest" is the cure-all for everything out there. Antibiotics do serve a purpose. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
but when was the last time you were extremely sick too? and i don't mean "sniffles" i mean, like bronchitis sick.
I still dont' think that "drink plenty of water and get some rest" is the cure-all for everything out there. Antibiotics do serve a purpose. |
Even when I had glandular fever and lost over 14lbs of weight I didn't take any antibiotics. That was eight years ago and I haven't taken any medication for illness since then. Do you think it's a coincidence that I haven't had anything more than a common cold since then? |
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| tubularbills |
I'm not doubting that you aren't sick. maybe you're living a healthy lifestyle. i don't know.
but isn't gladual fever a virus? of which antibiotics don't work on anyway? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
You're right, but I didn't take any kind of medication for it, no anti-inflammatories, no anti-virals.
My lifestyle isn't massively healthy. I rarely eat fruit or vegetables. I'm in no way a clean freak. I do a fair bit of exercise, but most of it's in a dank, dusty basement that I don't clean. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
You're right, but I didn't take any kind of medication for it, no anti-inflammatories, no anti-virals.
My lifestyle isn't massively healthy. I rarely eat fruit or vegetables. I'm in no way a clean freak. I do a fair bit of exercise, but most of it's in a dank, dusty basement that I don't clean. |
Well, I'm no DR and don't claim to be some medication expert. I don't know everything there is to know about medical science. I don't read 500000 journals on it every week. so I can't try to explain people's lifestyles and their connection to illnesses.
all I know is that when I get some kind of infectious illness, I go to a doctor; i don't go to a bottle of water and bed.
I used to get sinus/throat infections usually 3-4x a year growing up. and always went on antibiotics for them; and always got better in a week's time or so. but since moving out, i've had only a few really bad infections. and each time, i'd go on antibiotics and again within 7-10 days i got better. |
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| tubularbills |
| but hey, if Norway wants to get rid of prescriptions and start handing out bottles of water and pillows to everyone that gets sick, more power to them. :tongue2 |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
but hey, if Norway wants to get rid of prescriptions and start handing out bottles of water and pillows to everyone that gets sick, more power to them. :tongue2 |
You missed the point of the reasoning. They did it, because for example in the US, we over prescribe. As a result, people have to take stronger and stronger antibiotics.
A great example of over prescribing, is a few years ago (like 10 now that I think about it) I went to the doctor. I have this issue with my left leg that where the muscle meets the tendon in the calf, it gets so sore I almost can't walk sometimes. I went to the doctor and he immediately just wanted to prescribe me ibuprofen 600mg. I refused and walked out till my regular doctor was available in a couple weeks. |
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| gazelles |
| so basically it would be like fighting VRSA, but with every staph infection! WHOOOOOO!!!!! |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
Well, I'm no DR and don't claim to be some medication expert. I don't know everything there is to know about medical science. I don't read 500000 journals on it every week. so I can't try to explain people's lifestyles and their connection to illnesses.
all I know is that when I get some kind of infectious illness, I go to a doctor; i don't go to a bottle of water and bed.
I used to get sinus/throat infections usually 3-4x a year growing up. and always went on antibiotics for them; and always got better in a week's time or so. but since moving out, i've had only a few really bad infections. and each time, i'd go on antibiotics and again within 7-10 days i got better. |
You should read about MRSA. I know someone who works where there was a MRSA break-out. The reason Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is Methicillin resistant is because of over-prescription of antibiotics in the United States. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
You missed the point of the reasoning. They did it, because for example in the US, we over prescribe. As a result, people have to take stronger and stronger antibiotics.
A great example of over prescribing, is a few years ago (like 10 now that I think about it) I went to the doctor. I have this issue with my left leg that where the muscle meets the tendon in the calf, it gets so sore I almost can't walk sometimes. I went to the doctor and he immediately just wanted to prescribe me ibuprofen 600mg. I refused and walked out till my regular doctor was available in a couple weeks. |
I'm not sure that's a good example. Ibuprofin is the most basic anti-inflammitory. You could have gone to the store and self-medicated yourself w/ over the counter Advil. I feel this is not the same as if you went to a DR with coughing, a fever of 102, post-nasal trip, other painful symptoms. (i.e. if you have an infectious disease and they wanted to prescribe you an antibiotic.) |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Plus TBills still goes to New Orleans fairly regularly |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
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:stongue: :stongue: how did i miss this :wtf: |
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