Safe Antibiotic Use and Child Care

• Earache treatment guide (pdf, 80K)
  
• Cough treatment guide (pdf, 88K)
  
• Sinus treatment guide (pdf, 106K)
  
• Sore throat treatment guide (pdf, 92K)
  
• Naturopathic treatment options (pdf, 167K)
  

• Antibiotics Are Not Always the Answer (pdf, 49K)
  Answers common questions about kids, colds and antibiotics.
  
• Warning: Unnecessary Antibiotics Can Be Harmful (pdf; 1,353K)
  Explains when antibiotics are useful, and when they're not.

• Colds (pdf, 505K)
  Are antibiotics ever needed for a cold? You might be surprised at the answer.

  
  
  

• Ear infections (pdf, 505K)
  Good news: ear infections don't always need antibiotics!
  
  
• Runny noses (pdf, 505K)
  Most runny noses will run out of steam on their own.
  
  

• Bill Nye Poster (pdf; 1,400K)
  Friendly advice from "The Science Guy" about the safe use of antibiotics. (11"x17")
• Activity Book for Kids (pdf, 151K)
  Eight pages of coloring sheets and games that teach kids and parents about the safe use of antibiotics. Ages 3-10.

• Naturopathic Treatment Options (pdf, 167K) compiled by doctors from Nature Cures Clinic in Portland, Oregon
  
• More about the safe use of antibiotics
  Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
  
  
• Patient info on drug resistance
  JAMA Patient Page
  
  
• Hand washing info
  US Centers for Disease Control