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Effect of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine – (07-14-03)

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Effect of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine followed by polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine on recurrent acute otitis media

I realize that ear infections in infants and toddlers are about as common place as dirty diapers, but I feel that we are managing this condition completely wrong. Instead of recommending lifestyle changes such as common allergen avoidance (dairy, corn, wheat, soy) we are trying hard to come up with a vaccine. Also, antibiotic use destroys normal flora, and this destruction appears to change the flora in a negative way and predispose to further infection. This is despite the fact that antibiotics have very little impact on the course of the infection.

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EAR INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN RESPONDS INCREDIBLY WELL TO NON-PHARMACEUTICAL APPROACHES – (03-17-08)

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Emergence of a Multiresistant Serotype 19A Pneumococcal Strain Not Included in the 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine as an Otopathogen in Children

Geez. Where do we start with this one? Do we start with the idea that ear infections in children responds incredibly well to non-pharmaceutical approaches like allergen avoidance, probiotics and chiropractic adjusting that it is crazy to think we would need a vaccine?

Do we start with the fact that Mother Nature ALWAYS wins, and that when we try to squash down her creations that she’s going to get upset? It reminds me of a Whac-a-Mole game, where you try to smash down a mole with a mallet, only to have him pop up in another hole. Such is what we’re seeing here. Develop a vaccine against some strains of bacteria, and we see other strains, more difficult to treat, rise up. What a mess we are creating!!

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