Tag: antibiotics

  • Prescription for Pain, Angst and “Silly Old Buggers”

    Prescription for Pain, Angst and “Silly Old Buggers”

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    by John Mikkelsen, ©2024  (Nov. 21, 2024) — Bob Hawke once infamously referred to a senior citizen as a “silly old bugger” before he inevitably became one, but it seems bureaucrats and some private enterprise operators want to make life ever more complicated for this significant percentage of the population. Telcos, banks and health insurers are among…

  • Tackling The Global Crisis Of Drug-Resistant Diseases

    Tackling The Global Crisis Of Drug-Resistant Diseases

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    A “CRITICAL SITUATION” by Contributor (Jun. 3, 2019) — The United Nations has warned that by 2050, 10 million people could die each year if no action is taken to control drug-resistant diseases. The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics has been called a global crisis and, in addition to millions of deaths, could cause enormous economic damage…