Antibiotics drastically overprescribed for sore throats and bronchitis
Harvard University researchers reviewed the prescribing habits of doctors and discovered that for 60% of visits for sore throats and 73% of visits for acute bronchitis, physicians prescribed antibiotics. According to the researchers since viruses cause a majority of this illness the prescribing rate should be 10% for sore throats and nearly 0 for acute […]
Natural Approaches That Can Help With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Over a million people in the United States are diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and the CDC estimates that tens of millions more have CFS-like symptoms. CFS impacts women more often than men. The exact cause of CFS is unknown, although scientists suspect viruses such as Epstein Barr or mononucleosis as well as environmental […]