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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:34 PM Original message |
Honey A Better Option For Childhood Cough Than Over The Counter Medications |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Antibacterial Honey? Bet you need a prescription right? Not available at grocers anywhere. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Honey, like garlic has antibacterial properties. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 01:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Honey is one of the few foodstuffs that can be found many years |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Dextromethorphan works very well for me. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. That stuff doesn't work on ME |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. I'm the opposite, the expectorant helps, the DM - not so much. |
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WhinsChap (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Doesn't seem to work |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It's working better for us than the cough syrup we have? I know that the quality of honey is |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Honey And Whiskey |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. add a shot of lemon |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yes, that's what I gave my son - |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I've done everything but the whisky. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-02-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I don't know about the kid, but |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Thanks so much. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. mzmolly, sometimes I think that word was invented |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thanks E. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. Your dad was ahead of the people in the south I knew |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. I know, I know, party pooper, but... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Honestly, I've heard that corn syrup can help quell a cough as Warpy mentioned in this thread. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Hmm... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Nope, same subject. It seems odd we'd have a higher standard for |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Considering that I was speaking about *this study in particular* |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'm just wondering why standards for a common sweetner should be greater than OTC cough medicines? |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Actually, it's the other way around... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You'd have to argue with the resesarchers at MIT Varkam. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Read your first sentence |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Read the entire snip, pay special attention to the portions in bold. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. ? |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I didn't turn anything on it's head. I read a book by researchers at MIT. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I'm not testy about the honey study. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I'm not going to get into a debate on alcohol Varkam. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. . |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Doesn't upset me in the least. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I never said anything about criteria for OTC cough medicines. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I realize you didn't say anything about OTC cough medicines. That's part of my point. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Here is what you said: |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Fair enough. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 01:04 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. And why would I prefer a less rigorous standard... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Because OTC cough meds have been on the market for decades, |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Uh...yeah. 'Cause, you know, that's what this thread is about. Honey. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Honey and what else? Read the OP title. |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Oy. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. G'Night Ralph |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-05-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. I see. eom |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. 'Looks like Big Honey is funding this one..' |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That's right. |
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