What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe consequence of over-prescribing is a resistance to drugs. It has already happened to antibiotics, and now the same thing is being seen with the antiviral drugs. As a result, diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B are more difficult to manage.
US doctors are still over prescribing antibiotics to babies, a new study reveals. ...
Antibiotics, the wonder drugs of the Fifties, are responsible for many aillnesses in the Nineties. ... ...
Antibiotics are largely ineffective in treating recurring ear infection in children, according to an analysis of 33 studies looking at this method of treatment.
Babies born to mothers who had an epidural during labour are four times as likely to have antibiotics because of the fear of infection. ...
Doctors have known for 45 years that there is a link between a widely-used antibiotic for minor eye irritations and bone marrow growth problems, but they still prescribe it on a daily basis. ...
Genetically modified organisms, animals who either eat GM food or who are given growth hormones or antibiotics to treat the diseases inherent in high density food production, and human consumption ...
The gastrointestinal bug Clostridium difficile is running rampant through hospitals in the UK, mainly because hygiene standards are too low. Antibiotics are also ‘inappropriately’ given, and doctors are failing to report outbreaks, the Healthcare...
Antibiotics are useless for treating the common cold yet more are prescribed for the condition than for any other ailment. ...
