Antibiotic resistance 'big threat to health'

[xchrom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20354536


Antibiotic resistance is growing


Resistance to antibiotics is one of the greatest threats to modern health, experts say.

The warning from England's chief medical officer and the Health Protection Agency comes amid reports of growing problems with resistant strains of bugs such as E. coli and gonorrhoea.

They said many antibiotics were being used unnecessarily for mild infections, helping to create resistance.

And they urged patients to take more care with how they used medicines.

[HockeyMom]

1. My kids are 33 and 28

There is nothing new here. Their pediatrician stopped giving them antibiotics routinely back when they were little. The last time I myself (64) took them must be about 40 years ago. Mild infections go away by themselves. even when you are OLD.

People need to trust nature, and their own bodies, and not expect INSTANT CURES for minor illnesses.

[CanSocDem]

2. "...INSTANT CURES..."???

Only in the minds of the medical industry and their willing followers.

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