CNN.com released a story on March 3, 2004 reporting that antibiotics may no longer be what the doctor orders. According to federal health officials, two leading medical groups are expected to recommend this spring that doctors stop treating most ear infections in children with antibiotics. About half of all antibiotics prescribed to preschool children are
read moreIn a report from the centres for Disease Control (CDC) publicized by the Associated Press, it was reported that “Erythromycin has been strongly linked to pyloric stenosis”, an illness among newborns that blocks digestion and causes projectile vomiting.” This serious condition requires surgery to correct. The reports initiated at a Knoxville Tennessee hospital where 200
read moreA new study published in the February 10, 2007 issue of the prestigious British scientific journal The Lancet, shows a direct and definitive link between antibiotic usage and increased resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. Previous studies have shown a relationship, but this new study has shown a direct cause and effect between the usage of
read moreFrom a March 13, 2006, Reuters Health release comes a report that children who are given antibiotics early in life increase their chance of asthma later. This finding is from a study by Dr. Carlo A. Marra and colleagues at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver published in the medical journal Chest. The study
read moreThe Southern California/RAND Evidence-based Practice centre (EPC) performed an analysis of clinical studies conducted on children four weeks to 18 years of age from 1964 through 1998, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In this analysis the investigators found, a large percentage of children, nearly two-thirds of those studied, “with uncomplicated
read moreFrom an August 1, 2001 MSNBC article come news that scrubbing your hands too often with antibacterial soap may actually have the opposite effect and make you and others more susceptible to disease. Doctors at the summer scientific meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology said that, “When overused, the relatively harsh detergent action of
read moreTwo separate stories from the February 27, 2002 and March 27, 2002 issues of Intelihealth both tout the benefits of breastfeeding. Breast FeedingOne of the articles starts off by explaining the financial benefits of breast feeding, where estimates that mothers who breastfeed can save around $3000.00 per year on formula. Additionally, the article states that
read moreAccording to a report by the March 02, 2004 Reuters Health, individuals who were breast-fed during infancy appear to have a decreased risk of death from heart disease, and now new research suggests that this may be due to blood pressure-lowering effects. The findings are based on a study of 4,763 non-twin, full-term infants who
read moreIn an Associated Press story of October 19, 1999 was a report of a new study that shows that breast fed babies may up to 30% lower risk of developing leukemia. These findings were also published in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This new research was performed by
read moreFrom the February 18, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA) comes an alarming study that suggests that breast cancer is linked to the use of antibiotics. Researchers pored over the medical records of thousands of American women and found that those who took the drugs most often had twice the
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