As a happy example of the ability to reverse a disturbing trend, over the past decade the number of antibiotics prescriptions for children dropped by 40%, in response, one presumes, to concerns about the increase in antibiotic-resistent bacteria. Antibiotics are wonderful, wonderful drugs which absolutely must be used responsibly. [via Sigma Xi: In The News]
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