Neosporin is a drug that provokes considerable allergic response and is cross reactive to some of the big antibiotics that need to be held in reserve to fight drug resistant strains of super-staphs and streps. Tom Hale told me personally to avoid it, and suggested Polysporin instead. This information is corraborated in an article (I think you can read it on line) in US Pharmacist in their :Ask Your Dermatologist column. The ref. citation is: W Pray, Dermatitis Causes are diverse. US Pharm 2000; 25:(8):14-24. Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC Austin Lactation Associates LactNews Press www.lactnews.com *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html