Originally Posted by d3n!s3

Hey guys, look at this article i just read at BBC...

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Doctors should cut down on antibiotic prescriptions for a common infection because the drugs do not work, researchers say.

Around 90% of people with sinusitis in the UK are prescribed antibiotics.

But an analysis of nine trials published in The Lancet shows the drugs make no difference even if the patient has been ill for more than seven days.

Sinusitis is very common - often occurring after colds or flu - with 1-5% of adults diagnosed every year.

The infection of the sinuses - small air pockets inside the cheekbones and forehead - causes a high temperature, pain and tenderness in the face and forehead, and a blocked or runny nose.

Several guidelines advise doctors to prescribe antibiotics only when the patient has been ill for seven to 10 days.

It has been thought that this length of illness may indicate a bacterial rather than viral infection which would be susceptible to antibiotics.

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