General Discussion

Aristus

(72,509 posts)

12. The cattle I can't do anything about.

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 06:30 PM

Nov 2013

but I'm reducing antibiotic abuse in clinical medical practice one patient at a time. I am very, if you will, conservative, when prescribing antibiotics. I never prescribe them for viral illnesses (and neither should any other medical provider), and I educate my patients about the consequences of overprescribing antimicrobials.

When a patient comes to me and asks: "Can you just give me some antibiotics? I've got a little cold", I educate him or her very quickly.

I don't hold with the apocalyptic scenario; I think we'll solve this problem. It will take time and effort, that's all. We have less and less of the former all the time, and too little desire to make the latter.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

41 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

When We Lose Antibiotics, Here�s Everything Else We�ll Lose Too [View all] KamaAina Nov 2013 OP

As if the pain,suffering and premature deaths are not enough... grilled onions Nov 2013 #1

We are fighting against evolution. Rex Nov 2013 #2

Evolution? KamaAina Nov 2013 #3

We are fighting against Satan. Rex Nov 2013 #4

i thought it was his dyslexic brother santa. loli phabay Nov 2013 #26

If antibiotics weren't prescribed so freely when NOT needed, and they weren't fed routinely to mother earth Nov 2013 #5

Well said Egnever Nov 2013 #7

Those raising the animals should be subjected to the same treatment, maybe then they mother earth Nov 2013 #13

Yes we would. Those factors contribute - Avalux Nov 2013 #9

Not exactly. If you stop using antibiotics, the resistant populations lose their survival advantage magical thyme Nov 2013 #19

I also worm twice a year now. Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2013 #31

Why aren't we studying and promoting natural antibiotics, natural antimicrobials? Big pharma can't mother earth Nov 2013 #20

Um, like natural organisms wouldn't adapt to natural antibiotics? Silent3 Nov 2013 #28

I'm not sure you understand naturopathy, and obviously you don't understand that the only reason mother earth Nov 2013 #33

Back when everything we consumed was "all natural" because we hadn't invented... Silent3 Nov 2013 #34

Do you know how antibiotic drugs are made? Avalux Nov 2013 #35

I never said traditional medicine was of no value or should be abandoned. I do believe naturopathy mother earth Nov 2013 #36

I am not spitting on natural medicine, it has its place on a broad scale. Avalux Nov 2013 #39

There is nothing, because further study and research is only done on patentable solutions. nt mother earth Nov 2013 #41

The cattle I can't do anything about. Aristus Nov 2013 #12

Thank you. Avalux Nov 2013 #18

Aristus, have you ever studied the benefits of natural remedies, there's an abundance of natural mother earth Nov 2013 #21

I haven't studied them very closely. Aristus Nov 2013 #22

Yes, naturopathic medicine is not homeopathic, it's a shame it is not first course of action... mother earth Nov 2013 #32

Thanks... First Speaker Nov 2013 #24

That's very kind, thank you. Aristus Nov 2013 #25

Did you see this? countryjake Nov 2013 #6

Big Pharma doesn't give a crap about antibiotic research. Avalux Nov 2013 #8

The same author mentions that in another piece. KamaAina Nov 2013 #10

There are scientists and clinicians in academia who need funding to do the work and can't get it. Avalux Nov 2013 #14

Are countries with national health systems unable to? jberryhill Nov 2013 #15

It needs to be bigger than that, I think. Here's a good article: Avalux Nov 2013 #17

Even in some of the ones that do, antibiotic abuse is rampant. Aristus Nov 2013 #23

Isn't the fact it's fed to livestock routinely to fatten them up & then gets into the food supply mother earth Nov 2013 #37

70% are given to livestock to keep them from getting sick - Avalux Nov 2013 #40

Not mentioned: residential segregation KamaAina Nov 2013 #11

Lots of women died during childbirth while WWII raged malaise Nov 2013 #16

I think it would be a severe but temporary pandemic. CFLDem Nov 2013 #27

We don't need them and should eliminate them from our food supply. pnwmom Nov 2013 #29

Using them in our food supply is a large part of the reason antibiotics are losing their cui bono Nov 2013 #30

Absolutely. nt mother earth Nov 2013 #38