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Do I Need to Give Antibiotics for my Child’s Ear Infection?

By On May 10, 2010 · 6 Comments

Many parents of young children have experienced first hand the frustrating ineffectiveness of antibiotics and growing power of infections when trying to address the ubiquitous childhood ear infection. Ear infections occur when bacteria or viruses get into the small air pocket behind the eardrum (middle ear) and cause an infection which leads to a buildup [...]

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Dear Doctor, Cipro and Levaquin Might Make Your Tendons Snap Off

By On January 27, 2009 · 12 Comments

That’s a translation into person speak from a letter I got today from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals that started out with “Dear Healthcare Professional” and went on to their new “black box warning” for their antibiotic drugs Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) and Cipro (ciprofloxacin). Here is their warning:

Fluoroquinolones, including Avelox/Cipro, are associated with an increased risk [...]

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