This is one of those articles with a high rate of "ewwiness". But you are most probably rugged in that and it's only business for you. My mother is a MD. I don't know much about it but reading your article made my tonsils hurt. My better half has had her tonsils removed and she is very prone to throat infections and irritations even after eating an ice-cream or drinking cold juice on a summer day.

The conclusion is nobody wants infections in their body and the timely detection and treatment is obviously how anyone should proceed, instead of self medicating.

In Europe we do have a problem with self medication. The consumption of antibiotics has reached an all time high. You can generally get any antibiotic, including the reserve antibiotics without prescription if you try to haggle with the pharmacists a little.

The articles is written in a professional way, clearly even better than the one before, and the content is structured and personal, since you have used Derek. I hope he is OK now. You just need to link it in the community by tagging other medical personnel who might have something to add or to talk about their personal experiences and you are set.

Cheers!