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[swamp40]

I'm not sure how prevalent your example is these days.

I have plenty of recent experience bringing kids to pediatricians, and they do not hand out antibiotics like popcorn.

They do lots of rapid in-office tests that detect strep, flu, swine flu, fungus etc. within minutes - so the diagnoses are much more accurate than in the past.

[ceejayoz → swamp40]

Doctors are getting better about it because of better awareness of the problem. My kids' pediatrician is similarly good about it.

Last year NY state started putting out "when does my child need antibiotics?" pamphlets that they have in the exam rooms.