--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Aloysius D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > and we can make a fortune selling these remedies when the world's >scientists reach the acme of the antibiotic and the germs continue to >build resistance to these antibiotics -- we started with >penicillin, then tetrcyclines, then chloramphenicol, them >omnicycline, now nopflox, each more powerful than the last -- >eventually we have reached a stage where we are taking a huge mallet >to kill an ant and end up bashing our own toes. > We can certainly provide a list of home remedies without disseminating gratuitous misinformation about genuinely effective modern treatments. It is important to know that most antibiotics are every bit as natural as any of the household herbal remedies. They were and are still obtained from various types of molds (fungi). All of the above-mentioned antibiotics are still widely used, and save countless lives everyday. Scientists develop new antibiotics for several reasons, all of which have the common purpose of maximizing benefit to the patient while reducing harm. A newer "more powerful" (whatever that means) antibiotic is not more harmful. In most cases it reduces the number of doses and the length of treatment, and thereby increases patient compliance, which in turn decreases the chances of developing resistant bacterial strains. The discovery of antibiotics and their rational use in modern treatment is a pivotal event in the history of our civilization. That single event has contributed to the increase in our life expectancy more than any other event. Home remedies and other kinds of quackery have existed since the Stone Age. All they have done realistically is provide us with some interesting (and in some cases somewhat compelling) anecdotes. They have contributed diddly-squat to human health on a global scale. Cheers, Santosh =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
