Antibiotic delay urged for infections.

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Antibiotic delay urged for ear infections Encouraging parents to ‘wait and see’ helps curb overuse of drugs [Primary "infections" are often precursors of greater troubles to come if they are mismanaged. Regular ear infections may be an early sign of tuberculosis, regular throat infections to fall in immunity and disposition towards heart problems, skin "infections" may give rise to nervous disorders, affect the central nervous system and affect the gut if mismanaged - Jagannath] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14800449/ CHICAGO - Telling parents to wait 48 hours before filling a prescription for antibiotics so they can see if their child’s ear infection clears up on its own can help curb overuse of the drugs, researchers said Tuesday.

U.S. doctors write 15 million antibiotic prescriptions a year for children’s ear infections, though there is increasing evidence the drugs may not be necessary. Excessive antibiotic use could lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and cause drug reactions such as vomiting and diarrhea. By taking a “wait-and-see” approach where the parent is given a prescription but told to wait 48 hours to fill it, researchers at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, found fewer prescriptions were filled. "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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