Coughing smokers get more antibiotics, to no avail | Reuters

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Coughing smokers get more antibiotics, to no avail | Reuters

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors are more likely to prescribe antibiotics to treat cough in patients who smoke, but smokers get no more benefit from the drugs than non-smokers do, a large study from

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ivanoransky Ivan Oransky

Bacterial resistance, anyone? Coughing smokers get more antibiotics, but they don't do them any more good http://bit.ly/8oxDyN

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