agic consequences when researchers discovered that the drug could damage heart values. However, while widely publicized this situation is but one of many such instances.
For example, Zdziarski, Simon, and Majda(2003) have discussed the overuse of antibiotics, a drug that works only against infections caused by bacteria, not viruses. However, many doctors have attempted to calm patient concerns by ôdoing somethingö and have therefore prescribed antibiotics for viral infections including colds, flu, and minor respiratory ailments.
In still other cases, doctors may prescribe antibiotic me
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