According to an article in Reuters, in a recent study, Pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions every year for conditions such as the flu and asthma, contributing to potentially dangerous drug resistance (Reuters).
When you take your child to the doctor do you EXPECT to be given a prescription? The Reuters article continues; “In addition, giving antibiotics to children when they aren’t needed raises the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections in both the children themselves and society as a whole, she said.”
There are other ways to deal with illness instead of rushing for antibiotics. Bare in mind antibiotics not only get rid of the bad bacteria, they also get rid of GOOD bacteria. There are SOME circumstances where they are imperative for healing but, antibiotics should be used judiciously.
Please read the article in it’s entirety here.
