tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887037590035828690.post3866960181725663625..comments2013-07-11T22:18:27.150-07:00Comments on A random place of randomness, and cake: Antbibiotics - They don't work, stop asking for themAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04255412066877144761noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887037590035828690.post-65634417232456794702013-07-11T22:18:27.150-07:002013-07-11T22:18:27.150-07:00I am so with you here, plus Robyn. (And not just b...I am so with you here, plus Robyn. (And not just because her name is clearly superior.) My Dr. (an rather sensible osteopath), would pretty much rather prescribe an avocado rather than an antibiotic. He told me his secret weapon is to tell people to take (expensive) elderberry syrup for everything. People feel better when they are taking something, and that something is expensive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237848191856591721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887037590035828690.post-40686236297120921662013-06-11T20:21:38.113-07:002013-06-11T20:21:38.113-07:00Yes those nanobots would solve so many problems.
...Yes those nanobots would solve so many problems.<br /><br />The problem is the ingrained "antibiotics will make me feel better" mentality. If only they knew.<br /><br />The problem isn't discovering new anti microbials it's finding ones that aren't toxic to us. It's easy to kill things (a nice strong bleach would do it) but killing things selectively is challenging.<br /><br />Oh and those who start a course of antibiotics then stop because they feel better and may need them later. In 15 years when you lose your leg to necrotising fasciitus caused by a resistant strain you've cultivated it's your own fault.<br /><br />Now where's the ginger cake?<br /><br />PS thanks for sharing my views Robyn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255412066877144761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6887037590035828690.post-66071151280206041152013-06-11T20:03:58.530-07:002013-06-11T20:03:58.530-07:00Yes! People really don't take this seriously e...Yes! People really don't take this seriously enough. With resistant bacteria emerging faster than we can find new antibiotics, we may soon return to a time when bacterial diseases run rampant, routine surgeries are a gamble, and every minor wound is potentially fatal.<br /><br />The most frustrating, to me, are the people who beg antibiotics off their doctors and then stop taking them partway through the course of treatment. "Oh," they say, "but I can tell when I'm better." Really? Really? You can tell when every single last bacterium is dead? And what the hell are you saving up partial doses of antibiotics for, anyway? To give out to kids at Halloween? No. No. Just back away, and don't come near me again until you've gone through quarantine.<br /><br />My only hope is that someone develops adaptive, killer nanorobots that can solve this dilemma. And maybe the nanorobots will work on bacteria, too.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590226780402632302noreply@blogger.com