Moms

[beaver67.livejournal.com]

Look out! Danger ahead!

Comments

[bradygirl_12]

In the 1920s, a sore throat could lead to a lot of bad things, especially since there was no pencillin or other antibiotics.

[luke-russell.livejournal.com]

I keep getting the histories of Listerine and Lysol confused.

[planet-x-zero.livejournal.com]

"In 1976, the Federal Trade Commission ruled that these claims were misleading, and that Listerine had "no efficacy" at either preventing or alleviating the symptoms of sore throats and colds. Warner-Lambert was ordered to stop making the claims, and to include in the next $10.2 million worth of Listerine ads specific mention that "contrary to prior advertising, Listerine will not help prevent colds or sore throats or lessen their severity." -- Wikipedia.

[luke-russell.livejournal.com]

Snake oil salesmen are alive and well and lurking in the corner. Just walk into any "health" food store and look at the walls of pill bottles.

[roeskva]

If that sore throat is caused by a cold, then it has nothing to do with bacteria, since colds are caused by a virus. I am guessing Listerine wouldn't help - nor would penicillin, for that matter.