Churchill to test scratch horses

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by justindew

I know federal air marshals who take antibiotics everyday. They switch it up, and take one drug one week, and another drug the next so they don't develop a resistance to any one drug.

Again, no one is saying that antibiotics will help fight a virus, so I don't know why you keep posting links like that. But when your body is run down from fighting a virus, your immune system is weakened. Thus, you are vulnerable to bacterial infections that you otherwise would not be vulnerable to. This is why antibiotics are prescribed.

i have never, after raising three kids, heard bs like this in my life. altho we both know that they do nothing for viruses, everything in those links indicated that you don't take an antibiotic unless absolutely 100% necessary, for a diagnosed bacterial infection. not for a weak immune system, for a cold, etc. your mistaken thinking is one reason why there are superbugs out there.

you will not convince me otherwise, regardless of air marshal/doctor ties.

[Riot]

I have given some animals with certain viral upper respiratory infections an antibiotic.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

I have given some animals with certain viral upper respiratory infections an antibiotic.

virus is something we have to fight off on our own, antibiotics do nothing for them.

[Danzig]

healthy acquired immune system works like this: When you are exposed to a virus, for instance, you feel discomfort as the immune system’s T and B cells recognize the viral enemy and begin to fight it. The good news is that the clever Pac-Man cells now are tipped off to this enemy and will preemptively fight it (with no discomfort for you) for the rest of your life – which, of course, is the theory behind vaccinations.

You need to be exposed to the invading agent and experience the uncomfortable symptoms only once. During subsequent exposure, you will not feel the “fight” process which, like exercising a muscle, actually strengthens your immunity. Unfortunately, the immune system does not recognize and kill cancer cells, because cancer is not actually a foreign object, but a cluster of one’s own specific cells reverted to a primitive state.

Take Caution With Antibiotics

Caution: Taking antibiotics indiscriminately destroys the immune system’s ability to function normally. Only take antibiotics for serious illnesses!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

virus is something we have to fight off on our own, antibiotics do nothing for them.

Yes, I did learn that in medical school (exception: the antiviral drugs I've used in patients)

Perhaps you might consider another reason for giving an antibiotic?

[whodey17]

I wish they would go back to the days when a trainer entered the horse the day before the race. I think they are just wasting money in this case. The are going to spend far more than they will recoup in fines. Why not take that money spent to test the horse and put it towards better living conditions on the backside.

[Riot]

I'd like to know what precipitated this - scratches so rampant at Churchill as to be compromising the card multiple times a week?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i have never heard bs like this in my life.

Compared to his prediction that NoBiz would prove the best of his generation this stuff is pure genius.

On a slightly related note, I have never liked flying, but now I may never get in a plane again.