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. But the real problem is the Japanese notion that if a doctor
doesn't prescribe you with some sort of medication on each and every
visit that that doctor is somehow incompetent.