Alternatives To Antibiotics

Alternatives To Antibiotics

A survey carried out by the state agency that oversees Medicaid showed
that 44 percent of prescriptions written for 76,000 mostly low income
Mass. Health members in 1999 were given without seeing the patient in
an office visit, said Dr. Annette Hanson, director of the state Division of
Medical Assistance.

Most of these prescriptions were for ear infections in children, which are
often caused by so-called ``streptococcus'' bacteria that are increasingly
resistant to standard antibiotics, said Hanson.

Some doctors said the patients wanted the antibiotics `just in case,' and
others said the patients felt the doctor didn't care about them unless they
were given a prescription,'' Hanson said Tuesday at a conference on the
antibiotic resistance problem.

Certainly, there may be times antibiotics are needed. Howver, they are being
over used. Instead of perscription drugs, why not try some natural remedies?
You can keep then on hand and will not need a prescription.Read the full article
on using natural remedies instead of antibiotics.