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Post by Matthew on Jan 24, 2013 12:36:08 GMT
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tq168
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Post by tq168 on Jan 24, 2013 16:07:05 GMT
Been on the cards now for a while, no major investment by the drug company's. What is more worrying is the way people pop them like sweets. Was shocked at Xmas time when out for a drink with mates, when one stated she was using some meant for her bother in law. When I asked what ones she was using, they were the wrong type for the infection she had. But swore blind that they were working when I told her that, they were the wrong type.
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Post by Matthew on Jan 24, 2013 18:18:33 GMT
I think changes in public health policy have not helped either. My Dad used to be the facilities manager for a central London hospital and one of the big issues he had was with the positive pressure rooms that people with highly contagious diseases were kept in. The biggest problem was tuberculosis. Apparently what used to happen was that if somebody came down with TB who was homeless they would be kept in hospital until they had taken the full course of anti-biotics. This was then changed so that people were released with the tablets. Being people who were already living chaotic lives many failed to complete the full course. This gave the TB the chance to come back, stronger and with a resistance to TB. Throw in an influx of people from the Indian sub-continent with new strains as well and apparently its a constant battle to keep on top of it all with drug resistant strains developing all the time... www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/science/drug-resistant-tuberculosis-strains-show-growth-worldwide.html?_r=0Scary stuff. |
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Post by Matthew on Jan 24, 2013 18:20:20 GMT
Also moved this as I started it in the wrong forum. Doh !
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Post by edwin on Jan 25, 2013 8:43:35 GMT
Agree that it is a problem and a danger but have been trying to find a reference to a snatch of something I heard on the radio about techniques designed to either churn out antibiotics or targeting drugs to the specific problem area.
Other treatments being developed as well, for example, antibiotics to fight gangrene and related necrosis bacteria but oxygen treatment in a hypobaric chamber under pressure can stop beasties dead.
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Post by Matthew on Mar 11, 2013 15:09:19 GMT
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Post by edwin on Mar 12, 2013 11:09:34 GMT
Agree it is a very severe challenge but question that myth of patients demanding antbiotics for colds. What do they do? Grab the doctor by the throat and between sneezes gasp give me tetracyclin or whatever or the puppy gets it.
Did hear somewhere of some alternatives to antibiotics being attempted. perfaps revisiting sulfa drugs.
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Post by tq168 on Mar 12, 2013 18:51:58 GMT
Did hear somewhere of some alternatives to antibiotics being attempted. perfaps revisiting sulfa drugs. Maybe not because of Sulfa allergies? But at the end of the day, people need to be educated about them. TQ |
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