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The Antibiotic Paradox - How Miracle Drugs Are Destroying the Miracle (Paperback, Softcover Reprint Of The Original 1st Ed. 1992)
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The Antibiotic Paradox - How Miracle Drugs Are Destroying the Miracle (Paperback, Softcover Reprint Of The Original 1st Ed. 1992)
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The discovery of antibiotics heralded medicine's triumph over
previously fatal diseases that once destroyed entire
civilizations--thus earning their reputation as miracle drugs. But
today, the terrifying reality of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
resulting from our widespread misuse of antibiotics forewarns us
that the miracle may be coming to an end. The seemingly innocent
consumer who demands antibiotics to treat nonbacterial diseases
such as the common cold or plays doctor by saving old prescriptions
for later use is paving the way for a future of antibiotic failure.
"What harm can it do?" is a popular refrain of people worldwide as
they pop another antibiotic pill.Dr. Stuart Levy--the leading
international expert on hazards of antibiotics can have deadly
consequences. He explains that we are presently witnessing a
massive evolutionary change in bacteria. This build-up of new
antibiotic-resistant bacteria in individuals and the environment
worldwide is an insidious and silent process. Thus, unwittingly
consumers encounter resistant bacteria in their meat, poultry,
fish, and vegetables. Unregulated dispensing of antibiotics in
poorer countries breeds countless more resistant strains. Since
bacteria recognize no geographical boundaries, resistant forms can
travel the globe. If this trend continues to grow unchecked, we may
someday find that all of our antibiotics are obsolete.Today doctors
can no longer expect that their first choice of antibiotic for
women's urinary tract infections or children's ear infections will
work. Similarly, cancer therapy is rendered useless if patients are
unable to fight infections that are sometimes resistant to eight to
ten different drugs. In developing countries, people are now dying
of previously treatable diseases that are no longer responsive to
traditional antibiotics. These problems are just a harbinger of
what will come if we do not act now.Dr. Levy, recognized by "The
New Yorker" for his superb contributions to this field, is sending
out an urgent message that the world cannot afford to ignore any
longer. The goal of this unprecedented investigation into the
dangers of antibiotic misuse is to protect the world community from
resistant infections and ensure the success of antibiotics for
generations to come.
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