You are so right about the uncalled for antibiotics! My youngest daughter is now 38 years old. Years ago, when she had a sore throat, the pediatrician was quick to prescribe an anti-biotic, and was upset with me when I refused it unless she did a strep test.
This was before there was a quick test for strep. I was right, and the test sent to the lab came back negative for strep, so there was no need for antibiotics.
Never take them unless you have a bacterial infection that they will treat, and only then if it is something nasty, or you are at risk for some reason.
We have immune systems for a reason, and if they aren’t given some work to do, they tend to go on a rampage and attack various parts of our bodies. I also believe that our children, in general, are better off getting the common childhood illnesses than the vaccinations, in that the immunity developed is stronger than vaccine-induced immunity.
But, I could be wrong. I think I was, once. (sarc)
It is interesting how many people have been given Cipro or Levaquin for a minor bacterial infection or not even a bacterial infection. These antibiotics were developed to fight the “designer bacterias” but doctors just hand them out like candy and now they are not effective against the very bacteria they were meant to kill. I guess I need to shut up on this subject. This posting is on the flu and I have managed to pull an Obama trick...putting focus on something else that minimizes the focus on the subject. HA!
This ploy of Obama to make the flu a national emergency has taken our attention and the attention of the media...hmmmmm...seems it has worked in some regard. Thanks for sharing your note...jacquej....
I read a few years ago about a British doctor who leaned toward thinking the sharp rise in childhood asthma was caused by over-immunization, specifically against the childhood diseases. Don't know if anyone's actually studied it, though.