Study says antibiotics may be harmful in sinus infections

The Boston Globe: "LOS ANGELES - The widespread use of standard antibiotics to treat sinus infections does not help cure patients and may harm them by increasing their resistance to the drugs, according to a new study published yesterday. more stories like thisThe researchers found that the percentage of patients who got well in 10 days was about the same whether they took an antibiotic or a placebo. 'With a little bit of patience, the body will usually heal itself,' said Dr. Ian Williamson, a family medicine researcher at the University of Southampton in England and lead author of the paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association."