Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria

Re:Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria by klipt on Thursday July 06, 2017 @09:36PM (#14715385)

When people go to the doctor for a sore throat, they want "take these pills and it will get better". They don't want to hear "let your immune system deal with it", because that makes them wonder why they even bothered going to the doctor.

Hence doctors prescribing antibiotics - it's something to take.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria by nerdponx on Thursday July 06, 2017 @09:39PM (#14715400)

Then give them a placebo.

It's ridiculous and infuriating that I had to fight for a full course of doxycycline to treat a proven Lyme disease infection, while people get antibiotics for harmless transient infections just to make them feel like they're doing something.

Isn't it in the long-term best interests of health insurers to be on the front lines fighting antibiotic resistance?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria by klipt on Friday July 07, 2017 @12:45AM (#14716128)

Probably, but tragedy of the commons etc.

[ Parent | on HN ]