http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/science/letters-to-the-editor.html 2016-09-26 21:49:45 Letters to the Editor Readers react to articles in Science Times. === Re “ As a healthy 40-year-old Ariel, Los Angeles, Posted to Two members of my family had sepsis. One passed away, and the other recovered after two weeks in the hospital. The most telling observable symptom, besides being extremely sick, was that they were both very confused. So, I would second the advice in this column: Take very seriously a confused state in an ill person. Susan Miller, Pasadena, Calif., Posted to nytimes.com Yes, it is so very important to recognize and treat sepsis quickly and aggressively. But it is also important to remember this sword cuts both ways. Overtreatment with antibiotics is contributing to the very serious problem of “superbugs;” multiresistant bacteria pose a substantial risk to possibly more people. etchory, Lancaster, Pa., Posted to nytimes.com Sepsis killed my 21-year son over eight years ago during his senior year at the University of Illinois after he was misdiagnosed with a case of Mr d, Illinois,posted to nytimes.com Re “ Yes, finally! I can provide scientific reference and evidence when I fidget to counter the many comments by people that I must be bored, nervous, anxious or otherwise not normal for my rather consistent fidgeting all my life — and I’m a slim, healthy 59-year-old. I’m sending this article directly to my partner at work, he who is the most still, motionless person I know — a man who can sit through a two-hour movie without moving a muscle! Ha ha ha: Fidgeters unite!!! Liz Dickson, Virginia, Posted to nytimes.com I fully believe that is self-soothing to those who fidget like that, but it is completely the reverse for people nearby who catch the vibrations or a bit further away who see the fidgeting at their peripheral vision. Minmin, New York,Posted to nytimes.com