What is hospice? For whom?

You heard the term, 'hospice;' sketchy on details, you seem to remember a relationship between 'hospice' and 'terminal illness.' Further, hospice is an approach to the care of someone terminally ill who has chosen not to have more aggressive treatment to save his life. He now wants care to focus on his comfort. Often that...

Antibiotics help, but can hurt, too!

Finally, an antibiotic for that ghastly urinary tract infection (UTI). The burning, the runs to the bathroom, the low-grade fever. Relief is 'just around the corner.' The past few days have been miserable! Symptoms are gone by day 3, but by day 4 you've got sores in your mouth and your mouth is dry and...