/sci/ - Science & Math

i go to highschool,
E.R.Murrow
My major is art
I am 16 years old
Wish to transfer to all art school become an architect or engineer, if i fuck up i could always get easy job as an illustrator.

>>1754626
out lawed by the united states government
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Prometheus

I think I'm naive about this subject.

Recently a friend of mine was sick and had to go to the doctors. She has sinusitis and her doctor only took her temperature, blood pressure, and breathing, then proceeded to prescribe her with antibiotics despite not doing a bacterial culture. She told me the doctor gave the prescription "for preventive measures" which does not make sense to me.

We are taught in school and I've read articles online that said it's bad practice to prescribe antibiotics without good evidence of an bacterial infection. We already have a problem with resistant bacteria and the idea can also be seen in insecticides.

So why are (some) doctors so apt to prescribe antibiotics? I've heard so many similar stories. Thank god when I had to go to the ER, the doctors there said I didn't need any antibiotics.