"Raj Feridun" <rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 21:28:37 +0900, "Dave Fossett"
> <reply@via.newsgroup> wrote:
>
> >Chris Kern wrote:
> >
> >> 6. That colds are caused by a virus (rather than by dry air)
> >
> >Or more importantly: That colds can be cured by going to the doctor and
> >getting a prescription for antibiotics.
>
> Yes, this is a HUGE concern for me. The over-prescription of
> antibiotics in Japan is way worse than in the USA where I thought it
> was bad.

You know what's really scary -- that doctors will give you just a week's
worth of antibiotics (for a viral infection) -- and even *tell* you to stop
taking them once you feel better. What a perfect way to build up resistance!

Another less harmful but equally silly thing is all the IVs. They are
admittedly mostly just a nuisance, but I got really upset when I found out
that they had forced one on my 3 year-old son, three nurses holding him down
as he kicked and screamed. My son had some kind of virus, and mild diarrhea,
but was taking fluids fine and wasn't dehydrated. The IV was "just in case"
and forcing it on him to the point of hysterics was for his own good.

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom