Is giving your parents something to do with herbal stuff, most of which has not been shown to be effective, poor medicine? I mean you are having your parents waste money. Wouldn't that money be better spent, say, in the bank for college or for a new pairs of socks? Wouldn't the kids be better served by having their parents concentrate on good nutrition and plenty of fluids? Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: [mailto:]On Behalf Of > Vicki L Soloniuk > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 1:16 PM > Cc: > Subject: Re: RAD vs asthma > > > > > Matt/Ash wrote: > > > >RAD, Reactive airway disease = bronchospasm = cough variant bronchitis > > > > "But doesn't bronchitis require antibiotics?" > > > > Answer that parent's question. > > > > Your devil's advocate, Matt Davis, MD > > > > "Bronchitis in children is almost always viral. Your child > doesn't have any > signs of bacterial illness. Antibiotics don't work for viral > illnesses and > giving them increases your chances of side effects." > > I also do a lot of herbal stuff so parents feel like they are > doing something. > > Vicki > > > discussion group. >