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Ask Dr. Mona- Birth Control and Antibiotics
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Question for Dr. Mona: Antibiotics and birth control? I've read in some places about antibiotics making birth control ineffective.
I've found a few places where it said that that isn't true, but is it? I was put on a medicine I'm pretty sure is metronidazole for bc, which is an antibiotic. I'm sexually active, so I'm wondering if this will cause my birth control not to work.
Check out this video for Dr. Mona's answer! |
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Paranoize - Antibiotics
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Song:Antibiotics
Artist:Paranoize
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Antibiotics, Lyme disease treatments and flea treatments
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I learned the possible Lyme disease treatments from flea treatments for our house and our cats... |
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Disco ensemble - Antibiotics
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Disco Ensemble rocks! |
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Quarantine new reptiles - Part III - BOA ANTIBIOTICS
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CLICK THE LINK UNDER THE VIDEO TO WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY!!
More support to the importance of quarantining a new reptile... Larry, my Surinam Red Tail, ended up having mites and a stomach parasite. The mites spread to another boa this time and after finding out about the stomach parasite, the medicine was given to all boas as a precaution. A mite would have to be swallowed live by another boa for the stomach parasite to spread, so the chances are small. I've sprayed with Nix again and I hope to be rid of the problem for good! CROSSED FINGERS, OH PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE!!
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Albino Ball Pythons last shot of antibiotics!
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Ali getting her last shot of fortaz! thank you ball pythons.net! |
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The Eyes of Nye - 109 - Antibiotics 3/3
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Finally someone insightfully tackles today's issues from a scientific perspective. In Bill Nye's new show The Eyes of Nye, Bill shows you that the battle between microbes and humans is far from over. In fact, deaths from infectious diseases have increased since the 1980s. Some of the rise is due to new "bugs" such as HIV and hepatitis C, but the alarming increase in antibiotic resistance is also responsible. Bill talks with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about new narrow-spectrum antibiotics and "bacteriocins" and demonstrates just how important hand-washing really is in the fight against germs.
Enjoy, please rate and comment. Check out my other videos of The Eyes of Nye and Bill's old show, Bill Nye the Science Guy.
http://www.eyesofnye.org/ |
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Incubus: Antibiotics & Alcohol (NEW SONG)
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Craig Venter - Are We Too Over-Reliant on Antibiotics?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/25/Joining_3_5_Billion_Years_of_Microbial_Invention
Celebrity geneticist Craig Venter examines possible long-term implications of antibiotics and antiseptics.
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Joining 3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Invention featuring biologist J. Craig Venter.
Biologist, author and businessman Craig Venter discusses his work mapping and synthesizing genomes. Venter recalls his work mapping the human genome and expands on his current work which includes categorizing new genes and species of microbes from ocean water. Venter also explains how microbial research can be used for metabolic engineering and alternative energy sources.
J. Craig Venter, PH.D. is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his contributions to genomic research and is one of the country’s most frequently cited scientists. He is Founder and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute and J. Craig Venter Science Foundation, not-for-profit research and support organizations dedicated to human genomic research, exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics, and alternative energy solutions through microbial sources. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR).
Dr. Venter began his formal education after serving as a Navy Corpsman in Danang, Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. After earning a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a Ph.D. in physiology and pharmacology, both from the University of California at San Diego and both in three years, he was appointed professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. In 1984, he moved to the National Institutes of Health, where he developed expressed-sequence tags (ESTs), a revolutionary strategy for gene discovery. In 1992, he founded TIGR, where he and his team decoded the genome of the first free-living organism, the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, using an original whole-genome shotgun technique. Since then, TIGR has sequenced more than 50 genomes using Dr. Venter's techniques.
Dr. Venter is the author of more than 200 articles and the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, public honors, and scientific awards, including the Financial Times Man of the Year Award, TIME Magazine Man of the Year (runner up), 2002 Gairdner Foundation International Award, and the 2001 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize. Dr. Venter is a member of numerous prestigious scientific organizations including, including the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Society for Microbiology. He was also one of the first 38 people to be selected by Desmond Tutu as part of the "Hands That Shape Humanity" world exhibition.
Dr. Venter's autobiography A Life Decoded was published in October of 2007. |
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Raw Food Recipes: Healthy Cooking Tips for Quick & Easy Meals : Organic vs Synthetic Antibiotics: Health Properties of Raw Foods
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Learn about the health benefits of raw food antibiotics that naturally occur in some plants, as opposed to broad spectrum synthetic antibiotics, in this free raw foods video. |
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Probiotics/Antibiotics/Antifungals What?How?When?
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Dr. Kurt Woeller talks. |
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Surgical Errors Part II: Wrong Site Surgery and Antibiotics
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Dear All, I got a chance to listen to a talk by Dr. James Herndon, who is a past president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS). He is a distinguished professor of surgery who wanted us to know more about things to improve upon in reducing surgical errors. Please put this information on your radar screen if you or your friend is going to get surgery because it might be of help.
My video is on: 1) wrong site surgery (when the wrong place is operated on by accident) and 2) people not getting antibiotics when they should be and/or getting too much antibiotics when they shouldn't be.
References:
1) For more information on wrong-site surgery and simple solutions to prevent it:
a) This is a piece by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery http://www5.aaos.org/wrong/setup.cfm
b) This is a commentary by Dr. Herndon
http://www.jbjs.org/Comments/2003/cp_feb03_herndon.shtml
For Information on Antibiotics:
I misspoke in the video. The actual figure is: 44% who need antimicrobials weren't receiving them (Bratzler et al., 2005; see below).
This paper talks about antibiotics and how enough people aren't getting them:
1) Bratzler DW, Houck PM, Richards C, et al. Use of Antimicrobial prophylaxis for major surgery. Arch Surg. 2005; 140:174-182.
Some noteworthy parts from the paper:
"RESULTS: An antimicrobial dose was administered to 55.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 54.8%-56.6%) of patients within 1 hour before incision. Antimicrobial agents consistent with published guidelines were administered to 92.6% (95% CI, 92.3%-92.8%) of the patients. Antimicrobial prophylaxis was discontinued within 24 hours of surgery end time for only 40.7% (95% CI, 40.2%-41.2%) of patients. CONCLUSION: Substantial opportunities exist to improve the use of prophylactic antimicrobials for patients undergoing major surgery."
Please e-mail me for more references if you need them at: unitedstatesmedicalstudent@gmail.com
General idea behind these health videos:
I'm a first year medical student here at the U.S.. Every day, I'm learning exciting and critical topics on medicine and health. But too often, the things I'm learning about never reach the public.
I wanted to try an experiment -- sharing health information on youtube, with the sole purpose of trying to get more important health information to you all. Unlike some of the other health videos out there, mine are not about promoting a book, a diet, a pill, an agenda. I hope to answer your questions either through e-mail or through the video updates -- please, please, (please!) e-mail me any questions and I will try my best to answer them by asking my professors and by citing credibles sources (JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine, etc...)
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unitedstatesmedicalstudent@gma il.com
I hope this experiment works -- and if it fails, I hope someone sees these videos, says, "hmmm, these are bad videos, but I love the idea," and decides to go for it.
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P.S. I wanted to point out something important: I'm just a medical student, so my posts are hopefully conversation starters, but only conversation starters — not medical advice. If my posts intrigue you, please read more about the topic and discuss about it with your doctor. I'd be happy to send you the information in the journal articles I talk about. Also, the opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of Harvard Medical School, its affiliated institutions, or Harvard University. Best wishes! |
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