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By: T Ching » Blog Archive » a surprise boon to the medical establishment and to patients everywhere

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:01:53 +0000

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By: CDV

CDV — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:43:58 +0000

Tom, if you’re proposing that Governor Sonny got God to send rain then it’s time to get out of the Bible Belt, buddy. Both you and Harlekwin are right about antibiotic overuse. Bleach or alcohol kill pretty much everything that we need to kill.

Where are you teaching, by the way?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:30:59 +0000

Well, I’ll be damned if it isn’t raining at this very moment. Some people were really kinda pissed about Sonny praying at the capitol. I seriously can’t believe it’s actually raining. We’re over 17 inches (43.2 cm) below normal rainfall. The shores of Lake Lanier are heavily receded and there was at last check a 3 month supply of quality drinking water for the city of Atlanta.
People should be conserving, and I agree flushing toilets less. But you can still wash your hands. Use alcohol or bleach if regular soap isn’t “good enough”, but in reference to your other post, antibiotic soap should be banned.

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» Belly chrisdellavedova.com: Ravings of an American expatriate in Oxford — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:35:37 +0000

[...] leaves, but I’m thinking it’s probably throat cancer or an esophogeal abscess or MRSA, even. Whatever it is, it must be [...]

By: Harlekwin

Harlekwin — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:55:36 +0000

Because I work so closely with the general public, I’m always careful to keep my hands clean. I have several bottles of hand sanitizers behind the counter for those times I can’t go wash my hands properly.

Why have these ‘bugs’ become resistant to antibiotics? Are they mutating because of overuse of antibiotics?

Thank you for creating this series, Chris… I learn something every time I read!

By: Nathan Brewer

Nathan Brewer — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:29:50 +0000

My brother contracted MRSA when he was undergoing dialysis last year…he was really lucky and was able to fight off the infection. Now he has to notify any hospital when he is admitted to avoid future complications.