Dr. A. Zuger's NYTimes column presents an excellent discussion of penicillin allergies, both real, exaggerated, and severe and how to deal with them.
antibiotics
As back-to-school time rolls around, parents should be thinking of more than finding the best backpacks and lunch boxes.
Today s Wall Street Journal features a very informative article entitled Antibiotics Do s and Don ts.
The article lists infections for which use of antibiotics is warranted and a longer list of those for which it is not.
Former vice president of infectious disease research at Wyeth and ACSH advisor Dr. David Shlaes knows a thing or two about dealing with the FDA, and its misguided policies regarding approval of new antibiotics.