out of five children are getting them unnecessarily, every time they go to the doctor. why is it happening? studies show, 80% of the time it is parents, pushing for them. and i have to tell you, dr. rosenfeld, has told me many times, that he actually gets pushed to give these antibiotics but resists and that is what i tr try to do in my practice, as well, people and parents are afraid. is it a virus, a bacteria? most of the time it is a virus, and we think, it could be worse than we think and better cover ourselves with antibiotics and that is bad medicine. jamie: when is it appropriate to give antibiotics, doc. as marc mentioned it is bacterial and antibiotics is the best thing that has happened to us but most of these are just-in-case prescriptions and they are worried, to be on the safe side the doctors write this but what is interesting, when parents actually, just ask the question, doctor, is it necessary a lot of pediatricians back off and will not write it and that is someth
circumstances. your kid or you are exposed to somebody with an infectious disease and you don t get it. you say ah-ha, my immune system protected me. so there s no way to test your immune system. jamie: ok, doc, thank you. eric: a moment ago, the doctor discussed the importance of stress tests when it comes to heart disease. coming up, dr. rosenfeld will tell us about possible link between testosterone and heart disease. plus defiant attorney general eric holder. he s on the defensive saying he never misled congress about the fast & furious gun operation. coming up in the next hour, we ll talk to an idaho congressman about why he s calling for holder to quit! do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that s not caused by a heart valve problem? are you taking warfarin to reduce your risk of stroke caused by a clot?
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jamie: okay. tell them when you donate if you have. meanwhile, men who want to have kids may want to do less of something. talk on their cell phone. there is a new study and it shows that cell phones could effect male fertility. tell us more. there is nothing more to say except that it has been observed that men who talk on the telephone instead of having marital relations are not apt to be fertile. but seriously, apparently excessive use of cell phones affect sperm quality and sperm concentration. jamie: very good. excessive use of cell phone in somebody who is already infertile is not a good idea. jamie: thank you, doctor. great. all right. dr. rosenfeld will be right back with advice for parents. what you need to know about a potential health hazard if your child plays an
pressure, don t use it. don t use it if you re diabetic and being treated. don t use it if you have irregular heartbeat because nicotine patch can increase the abnormality, irregularity of the pulse. also if you have liver or kidney disease be careful. a potent medication. jamie: work with your doctor and follow the doc s advice. it will be so much better. that does it for us, for the doc, eric shawn and me. thank you for joining us. eric: up next, john roberts is in washington. you can send rosenfeld an e-mail, housecall@foxnews.com. that s the address. we ll be back next sunday. jamie: happy birthday to jay s dad jordan. happy birthday, our producer s dad. take care. have a good day. [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morng begins with arthritis pain. that s a coffee and two pills. the afternoon to begins with more pain and more pills.