Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Hong Kong: doctors abuse antibiotics

[Professor Ephraim "Andy" Anderson's] warnings during the 1960s and 1970s of an emerging worldwide danger from multiple drug-resistance in bacteria eventually changed the views of doctors and governments.
22 March 2006: Guardian Obit

Changed the views of doctors and governments? Not around here:
The rampant consumption of antibiotics in Hong Kong and the mainland has led to an alarming rate of antibiotic resistance, leaving infected patients with a dwindling selection of treatment methods, scientists warned Tuesday.
22 March 2006: Hong Kong Standard

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