antibiotics
Cognitive problems worsen by antibiotics for brain
The drug minocycline works by decreasing the activation of microglia -- the primary immune cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Shorter treatment proves worse in case of ear infections
Shorter treatment also did not help prevent emergence of drug-resistant germs as researchers had hoped.
Some respiratory ailments don't need antibiotics
Antibiotics only fight bacterial infections, not viruses like colds, flu and most sore throats.