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Antibiotics provided the 'magic bullets' which transformed medicine in the second half of the 20th century, targeting the bacteria that cause disease and trivializing many illnesses. To the surprise of doctors, but just as evolutionary theory could have predicted, the response of the 'bugs' has been to develop resistance to the drugs. With the most susceptible bugs killed, only the naturally resistant ones were left to breed and infect new victims. The chilling conclusion of this book is that the antibiotic era may be no more than a passing phase in the history of medicine, as superbugs regain their lost ground. A scary, but essential, read. (Kirkus UK)
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Antibiotics founded the fortunes of the drug industry and shaped the medical profession. But antibiotics put at risk our ability to resist disease, as new plagues of infection caused by "Superbugs" (bacteria that have learned to resist antibiotics) now threaten humanity. While antibiotics have been a miracle cure, conquering epidemic diseases once the scourge of humanity, they have also become a nightmare. Using evidence gathered from scientists, Geoffrey Cannon sets out to show that antibiotics as now used, do more harm than good. The book also includes a 50-page A-Z of every antibiotic now available. The author has also written "The Food Scandal" and "Dieting Makes You Fat".
Antibiotics provided the 'magic bullets' which transformed medicine in the second half of the 20th century, targeting the bacteria that cause disease and trivializing many illnesses. To the surprise of doctors, but just as evolutionary theory could have predicted, the response of the 'bugs' has been to develop resistance to the drugs. With the most susceptible bugs killed, only the naturally resistant ones were left to breed and infect new victims. The chilling conclusion of this book is that the antibiotic era may be no more than a passing phase in the history of medicine, as superbugs regain their lost ground. A scary, but essential, read. (Kirkus UK)
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Antibiotics founded the fortunes of the drug industry and shaped the medical profession. But antibiotics put at risk our ability to resist disease, as new plagues of infection caused by "Superbugs" (bacteria that have learned to resist antibiotics) now threaten humanity. While antibiotics have been a miracle cure, conquering epidemic diseases once the scourge of humanity, they have also become a nightmare. Using evidence gathered from scientists, Geoffrey Cannon sets out to show that antibiotics as now used, do more harm than good. The book also includes a 50-page A-Z of every antibiotic now available. The author has also written "The Food Scandal" and "Dieting Makes You Fat".
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