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Originally posted by Peaches@Mar 29 2003, 11:18 AM
I rarely use anti-bacterial soaps (I keep some in the kitchen for when I touch meat) because I have a septic tank and it kills the "good" bacteria in it.
My Mom's a nurse and has always extolled the virtues of "your body can heal itself" and told us years ago about the dangers of the overuse of antibiotics and anti-bacterial items. She also suggests that unless it's a young child, someone with an immune problem, or an older person (and of course, common sense tells you there are other exceptions), you shouldn't take anything to bring a fever down of under 101 or to stop simple instances of nausea or diarrhea as it's usually just your body's way of getting fixed. So far, so good as we're all still alive 
It's interesting to read about these new strains that are immune to anything we currently have to protect ourselves. Simple evolution, I suppose.
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Peaches, your mom has it right. It's really difficult for me to hold my tongue sometimes with some of the parents of my daughter's friends. These people take their kids to the doctor for every little sniffle or case of the runs. Hell, my kid has an actual auto-immune related disorder, and I avoid giving her any kind of over-the-counter or pharmaceutical medicine or taking her to the doctor unless she's been sick for more than two days, or is clearly ill enough to warrant something stronger than chicken soup.
The gal who watches her for me after school has 5 kids, and I swear, those kids are sick ALL the time and are constantly on antibiotics for one thing or another. How the hell are they supposed to develop a functioning immune system if it's never allowed to do its job?
And I couldn't believe that another of Cat's friends, who's TWELVE, is currently on Paxil! WTF?
Does anyone remember the crazy pharmacist sketch on that show in the 80s, "Fridays?" It appears the American way is the same... something bothering you? "TAKE A PILL!"