tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post5605481632873653037..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: Dear Everyone in 2009,Jenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-64584914432841108682015-07-02T18:05:58.527-04:002015-07-02T18:05:58.527-04:00Plus, is the chance that something the doctor woul...Plus, is the chance that something the doctor would do/prescribe to help higher than the chance of picking up a new bug there? I love sitting between coughing schoolkids when waiting for my tiny baby's well-child visit... Conceptionally Challengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600863125990400886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-91213117479457567152015-06-01T09:57:39.668-04:002015-06-01T09:57:39.668-04:00That is amazing.
And yes, weren't we all a ...That is amazing. <br /><br />And yes, weren't we all a little crazy? Jenny F Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-33318441061853559262015-06-01T09:23:19.478-04:002015-06-01T09:23:19.478-04:00That's actually my #1 criterion for taking kid...That's actually my #1 criterion for taking kid to doctor: is there anything the doctor could even DO? And #2 is, are they sick enough that I would accept medication or equipment interventions? As in, trouble breathing, or refusing to eat, or an intractable high fever, or ear infection >7 days, or...Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-16271898047822018692015-06-01T09:20:44.141-04:002015-06-01T09:20:44.141-04:00Maaagic. They can.... tell them that sniffly chil...Maaagic. They can.... tell them that sniffly children in otherwise good health, who are eating and drinking and breathing okay, should go home??Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-5314110682333430842015-05-31T17:10:55.634-04:002015-05-31T17:10:55.634-04:00People who were not raised in or have not at some ...People who were not raised in or have not at some point spent time in close proximity to biology/medical science have such touching faith in the whole thing. I remain flummoxed by friends' decisions to go see the doctor for ordinary colds in otherwise healthy non-newborns (and that's being generous). What, I always wonder, do they imagine the doctor can do? Bionicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-30437599309350724142015-05-28T16:15:49.635-04:002015-05-28T16:15:49.635-04:00I was crazy, too. Vastly less crazy than many, but...I was crazy, too. Vastly less crazy than many, but a little bit crazy. Speaking of which, I think this is super cool and may amuse you:<br />http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplements/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com