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14. For colds?

Reply to tridim (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 03:08 PM

Feb 2015

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Here's a REAL Physician! [View all] MohRokTah Feb 2015 OP

Ya thing a few new cases of safeinOhio Feb 2015 #1

No. Treant Feb 2015 #12

No--these assholes think the polio vaccine causes cancer, and that polio is not gone, just labeled msanthrope Feb 2015 #15

OMG - I am scared to verify your post. Will make me throw things. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #19

I haven't heard that one yet. xmas74 Feb 2015 #52

Careful--you'll hurt their feelings. Orrex Feb 2015 #54

I worked in a state run hospital with individuals who were developmentally disabled adults. xmas74 Feb 2015 #56

Music to my ears Orrex Feb 2015 #57

I have a child. xmas74 Feb 2015 #58

I also saw GP6971 Feb 2015 #59

I worked with a dispatcher who had polio. xmas74 Feb 2015 #60

My experience was with a much older person...... GP6971 Feb 2015 #62

My child was vaccinated against everything under the sun. xmas74 Feb 2015 #69

That's my kind of doctor too. brush Feb 2015 #2

Good, I hope he is as frank about the dangers of Statin drugs and overuse of antibiotics. nt tridim Feb 2015 #3

overuse of antibiotics AlbertCat Feb 2015 #4

Several neighbors are currently taking antibiotics for their average winter colds. tridim Feb 2015 #5

Doctor prescribed as a "precaution". AlbertCat Feb 2015 #9

A precaution for a viral infection? F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #34

actually, that advice is changing. mopinko Feb 2015 #81

My wife gets acute sinus infections that develop from minor issues like colds. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #10

For colds? progressoid Feb 2015 #14

Who says it's an average winter cold? OldRedneck Feb 2015 #21

Why is it important for you to derail a serious discussion of an ongoing medical crisis? Orrex Feb 2015 #27

Bravo. I wish more of us would call out these hijackers erronis Feb 2015 #33

Medical treatments don't work the same for everyone everytime IronLionZion Feb 2015 #41

My doc is the same way. But she knows that I don't need the statin when I am going to the gym. LiberalArkie Feb 2015 #6

Given the pediatric practice he described, I'm certain overuse of antibiotics is a HUGE concern MohRokTah Feb 2015 #8

Just wait. I'm sure big pharma has big new plans for their cash cow. nt tridim Feb 2015 #13

He's a paediatrician, I wouldn't expect that he would prescribe statins as a matter of course. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #40

They should amend the Hippocratic Oath to include this status. nt Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #7

Wish my pediatrician's office had the same policy. SunSeeker Feb 2015 #11

Sounds like my kids' first doctor. Crunchy Frog Feb 2015 #16

I agree with the CONTENT of this message -- but his authoritarian, rigid tone would put me off. pnwmom Feb 2015 #17

Yup, me neither. Some doctors are arrogant asses dissentient Feb 2015 #22

Yes, it's important to be polite when asking people to not murder others. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2015 #23

I think it's important for a doctor to address patients with respect. The way he wrote this pnwmom Feb 2015 #24

And I believe the tone is appropriate, given the harm being caused. jeff47 Feb 2015 #25

I don't. He's addressing this not to anti-vaccine people, but to every "you" who is in his practice pnwmom Feb 2015 #26

The point of the comparison to a mass shooting jeff47 Feb 2015 #29

It did not bother me TNNurse Feb 2015 #32

As you are a nurse, you've probably been exposed to your share pnwmom Feb 2015 #36

We have become a nation of ignorant fools BobbyBoring Feb 2015 #37

Rand Paul says "vaccines cause severe mental disorders" TNNurse Feb 2015 #38

+1 marym625 Feb 2015 #76

I imagine the "yous" in his practice who have children who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons dflprincess Feb 2015 #39

Exactly..Thank you. whathehell Feb 2015 #67

address patients with respect. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #35

Um, yeah.. whathehell Feb 2015 #68

Um, yeah.. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #85

So only the rude respect real science and standard courtesy is "woo"? whathehell Feb 2015 #86

What an absurd assumption. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #87

LOL.. whathehell Feb 2015 #88

..... ailsagirl Feb 2015 #61

It's hard to tell from the screen shot, but it doesn't seem to me... Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #28

Well, that's simply a matter of ego Orrex Feb 2015 #31

No, the statement I provided is the statement of a particular practice of doctors in Exton, PA. pnwmom Feb 2015 #46

Again, that's ego. Orrex Feb 2015 #47

How do you know he isn't addressing this to all parents in his practice, or potentially pnwmom Feb 2015 #48

You're picking a ridiculous fight. Orrex Feb 2015 #49

You are the one picking a fight. I made the original statement that you reacted to. You like pnwmom Feb 2015 #50

Your assessment of him as "bossy" is a demonstration of your ego. Orrex Feb 2015 #51

Wrong. His "because I said so" attitude coupled with his "you" statements are a demonstration of his pnwmom Feb 2015 #64

Agreed. His policy is correct, but his rudeness sucks whathehell Feb 2015 #65

If you agree with his policy, then he's not addressing you Orrex Feb 2015 #71

No, it's a demonstration of his. whathehell Feb 2015 #66

He's dealing with life-threatening idiocy Orrex Feb 2015 #70

No, he's stating a policy whathehell Feb 2015 #72

Call him and tell him. Otherwise you're just pissing on a tree. Orrex Feb 2015 #73

Aw, gee..Lose the argument or something? Personal attacks like yours are whathehell Feb 2015 #77

On the contrary, there's no argument here. You're wrong, and the doctor is right. Orrex Feb 2015 #80

LOL...What part of "I agree wiith his policy" do you stlll not understand? whathehell Feb 2015 #83

If that's all it takes to get on your Ignore list, then you have very thin skin. Orrex Feb 2015 #84

My 27 yr old daughter was a home birth. The midwives TOLD me which pediatrician to use riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #42

It sounds like he's telling the truth, very clearly bhikkhu Feb 2015 #43

Amen to that! BlueMTexpat Feb 2015 #82

+1 nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #63

It is a nice letter marym625 Feb 2015 #75

k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #18

YEEEEHAAAAA! OldRedneck Feb 2015 #20

Saw this on Twitter last night shenmue Feb 2015 #30

Good for him Marrah_G Feb 2015 #44

We must all participate in the greater good. obxhead Feb 2015 #45

The CPS part is a bit much, IMO... Barack_America Feb 2015 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2015 #55

Wrong--haven't you read the thread? Orrex Feb 2015 #74

Well, you can't trust a DOCTOR on these matters...he's in bed with "Big Pharma..." brooklynite Feb 2015 #78

Excellent! Up against the head with a 2x4! I'd go to this doc! nt Nay Feb 2015 #79