Human resistance to antibiotics could end modern medicine

[ewenm]

Reminds me of this: What do you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

[Simpo Two]

ewenm said:

Reminds me of this: What do you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

Good answer.

A friend of mine had a deep mistrust of conventional medicine and preferred faith healing, vibrations etc. He's dead now because he didn't get proper help.

[maxxy5]

80% of antibiotics bought in the us goes to livestock, but would need lots of people killed before anybody cares

[Halb]

There was an update on this, on the news this morning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36321394

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Steffan said:

Either way I doubt the veracity of the suggestions.

There will new drugs developed to replace the pathogen resistant forerunners.

You seem to overestimate the ability of big pharma to develop new drugs ...