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'Hunting The Nightmare Bacteria'

voyager1980 — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:48:56 GMT

This PBS Frontline show is airing on our station today. Real life horror story.

About overuse of antibiotics & the spread of deadly drug resistant infections. It's a real danger to all of us & our families. ):

Anybody else see it?

Re: 'Hunting The Nightmare Bacteria'

NeNe1010 — Fri, 09 May 2014 20:05:09 GMT

I didnt see the program but I have been hearing about the problem. Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for every little thing and people are so afraid of germs and are using hand sanitizers, hand wash etc with germ killers in them and have subsequently assisted in the evolution of "supergerms." It is a real problem and it is only going to get worse. Exposing yourself to germs on a daily basis is what builds up your immune system and a well functioning immume system is much more effective than antibiotics etc.

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Mama Mia — Fri, 09 May 2014 20:28:45 GMT

On 5/9/2014 NeNe1010 said:
I didnt see the program but I have been hearing about the problem. Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for every little thing and people are so afraid of germs and are using hand sanitizers, hand wash etc with germ killers in them and have subsequently assisted in the evolution of "supergerms." It is a real problem and it is only going to get worse. Exposing yourself to germs on a daily basis is what builds up your immune system and a well functioning immume system is much more effective than antibiotics etc.

I haven't seen it either, but way back in the sixties our doctor wouldn't prescribe them often either. He said a time would cone when we would be resistant to them, and he was right.

Re: 'Hunting The Nightmare Bacteria'

voyager1980 — Fri, 09 May 2014 21:24:57 GMT

Thanks for posting NeNe & MM. It's worth watching if you can find it & it might be available online to see. I think it was first aired last year.My doctor has talked to us before about how careful he is to avoid giving antibiotics.

I've seen posts here on the boards where posters were upset their doctor wouldn't phone in a RX for sore throats,coughs etc ):

Re: 'Hunting The Nightmare Bacteria'

Jersey Born — Fri, 09 May 2014 21:25:39 GMT

I haven't seen it yet, but thanks to your mention of it, I will find it at PBS online and watch it.

I am so grateful to have discovered natural virus and bacteria fighting foods and supplements and spices. And when all else fails, usually due to Rhinovirus, the Neti Pot becomes my new BFF, even though I hate using it. Wish I knew as a kid and young adult what I know today. I sure did suffer from sinus infections for long periods of time back then. I am so glad that I no longer do.

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Mindy D — Sun, 18 May 2014 10:41:11 GMT

It 's only a matter of time before we see a massive uncontrollable bacteria born outbreak, here in the U.S. The pharmaceutical companies are not working on new antibiotics because the cost to get them to market is astronomically high and the profits are not there for them. I think that worldwide governments need to subsidize the companies, if we are to keep one step ahead of the next threat.

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Mindy D — Sun, 18 May 2014 10:43:26 GMT

The PBS website has many of their specials for free. I watch on my phone. YouTube has many, too.

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Mindy D — Sun, 18 May 2014 10:43:33 GMT

The PBS website has many of their specials for free. I watch on my phone. YouTube has many, too.

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ive been framed — Mon, 19 May 2014 17:58:35 GMT

I saw the program. Pretty scary.

Yes, the paranoia some have about germs! I'm talking everyday stuff we run into, not the serious and deadly bacteria and viruses, of course. I wash my hands often and well after using the bathroom, cleaning the litter box, before holding a newborn, cooking, etc. It's just common sense. But I don't go nuts with disinfectant all over the house. My kids were not given antibiotic unless absolutely necessary and their illness was confirmed as a bacterial infection.

My elderly neighbor had C-Diff years ago. It very nearly killed him. He picked it up when his wife was in skilled nursing, and he scraped his leg somehow while visiting her. I made sure as best I could that his house was cleaned well before he came home (he was hospitalized for 2 months). What a mess!

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Nightowlz — Mon, 19 May 2014 18:07:43 GMT

I did not see it. I never take an antibiotic unless I absolutely need to. Once when I went to the doctor he told me I had walking pneumonia. I did not even know it. Did not feel sick. He wanted to prescribe an antibiotic. I asked if it would go away without it & he said yes it would just take longer so I refused the antibiotic. He said I cannot believe I actually have a patient that needs an antibiotic & does not want it. He said he has patients on a daily basis wanting antibiotics for something they don't even work for like a cold. I think doctors prescribe to their patients when they don't need it because they don't want to listen to them complain. I don't think they should be prescribed unless absolutely necessary. Lets not forget about the overuse & misuse of antibiotics they use on cattle etc. that has definitely caused huge problems.

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Mindy D — Thu, 22 May 2014 15:04:26 GMT

As of late, the once cheap price of antibiotics--not the new ones still under patent-- but the older ones, available as generics has SKYROCKETED. I have a friend with a very rare skin disorder who needs antibiotics to control infection in skin lesions, before he can have surgery to remove the lesions. For two months, he was doxycycline, which is one type of tetracycline that has been around for years and used to cost a $12.00 copay. He had to pay a $300.00 copay for 10 day supply with AVMED. I called our long-time, trusted pharmacist about the pricing and he told me it was because there was a manufacturing shortage, worldwide, causing the price jump. After talking to the pharmacist I did more research online and found that this was going on and I checked prices with all the chains in my area. Now, my friend is on the generic version of Levaquin, another formerly cheap antibiotic. I found prices online for it at the dosage he needs and the full price, not a copay was under $ 50.00 a year ago. Well guess how much the same thing is now, for his copay,only. $800.00 a month. He receives disability benefits (just started to get them for his horrible condition) of $800.00 a month! If things keep going up I think that we won't see over prescription of antibiotics anymore because no one can afford to use them. This will begin to solve the resistance problem. By the way, there is no shortage of this antibiotic.