The $2.00 they spend on ginger tea with lemon and honey (it does help the cough) is unlikely to make much difference to a college account. Might help with the socks. OTOH, this way I am sure they are getting plenty of fluids--and the fancy OJ, etc., a lot of parents use costs more. Vicki "Jeffrey P. Utz, M.D." wrote: > 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. > > >