Antibiotics are severely overused in pediatric practices. This summary shows that, for most respiratory tract infections, antibiotics are not needed…
Asthma rates increasing…could it be related to the increased antibiotic use described above? The evidence strongly suggests it may be a factor. In addition, many doctors say that the readmission rate to the hospital is dropping. Yes, it is, but that doesn’t mean that the child’s health is improving…they are just on more drugs to keep the symptoms under control…