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Bacterial Resistance.

Posted on July 17, 2008

The problems of antibiotic resistant bacteria including Methycillin resistant Staph, C.Difficile and Multiple drug resistant TB are discussed in this week's journal Science . The medical professison has been telling patients and peers that too many antibiotics are used. In many countries they are used without much, if any, oversight. Because of the poor return on investment few pharmaceutical companies are willing to invest in necessary research. Law suits do not help. Governments, as usual, are day late and a penny short. This issue (July 18) and its main topic are so important any who ha...

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antibiotic resistance , flu , pandemic