Antibiotic Action
EcoAlert from American P.I.E. 28 March, 2007 http://www.americanpie.org/eco_alert.html
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises us that bacteria and other
microorganisms that cause infections are remarkably resilient and can
develop ways to survive drugs meant to kill or weaken them. Antibiotic
resistance is due largely to the increasing use of antibiotics. Doctors
depend on antibiotics to treat illnesses caused by bacteria, from pneumonia
to meningitis and other life-threatening infections. According to Keep
Antibiotics Working, The Campaign to End Antibiotic Overuse,
www.keepantibioticsworking.com/, the effectiveness of many
antibiotics is waning from decades of unnecessary overuse in both human
medicine and agriculture...
Please support the work of American PIE. Make a donation or become a member at http://www.americanpie.org/own_a_piece_of_pie.html
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises us that bacteria and other
microorganisms that cause infections are remarkably resilient and can
develop ways to survive drugs meant to kill or weaken them. Antibiotic
resistance is due largely to the increasing use of antibiotics. Doctors
depend on antibiotics to treat illnesses caused by bacteria, from pneumonia
to meningitis and other life-threatening infections. According to Keep
Antibiotics Working, The Campaign to End Antibiotic Overuse,
www.keepantibioticsworking.com/, the effectiveness of many
antibiotics is waning from decades of unnecessary overuse in both human
medicine and agriculture...
Please support the work of American PIE. Make a donation or become a member at http://www.americanpie.org/own_a_piece_of_pie.html
Thank you.
Added on March 27, 2007 by RachelCarson100
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