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Arthur I certainly didnt mean to imply that Advil is an antibiotic. Advil is an anti-inflammatory, however, and seems to help me when I have toothaches and muscle aches and other things that may have inflammed tissue. And, I think my Parkinsons is worse when I have these other things going on so I take Advil to help fight the inflammataion which seems to get me back on track sooner. If it doesnt help you, ok. But, it may help someone else. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "arthur halenbeck" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:16 PM Subject: Re: Bob Allison's comment on advil > Re:Bob Allison's comment of Jan 24- serious error > > Advil is in no way an antibiotic and does not prevent or cure infections. > It is a brand of Ibuprofen, which was originally a prescription drug > called Motrin. It decreases swelling after injury and is really great for > muscle and back pains. My son has had back surgery, is very active (boats > and bike racing) and tells me that, when he has pain, Ibuprofen works > fastest but Naproxen Sodium (Aleve) lasts longer, while being slower to > act. That effect may not be true for everyone. > > I am an engineer, not a doctor, but used to sail long distance and had > some training. When you run a fever, you need an antibiotic, but the type > should be chosen by a doctor. There are many drug-resistant bugs around - > we have created them (such as drug-resistant TB) by not taking medicines > properly and by the common practice of feeding antibiotics to animals kept > in unsanitary cages (hopefully this is being reduced). > > Advil PM and Tylenol PM both also have a gentle sleep aid added, > Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (the same as Benadryl) > > Art Halenbeck, retired engineer and care-giver > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn