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Title:
Antibiotics / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.
Author:
Berlatsky, Noah.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
RM267 .A5212 2011
ISBN:
9780737752090

9780737752106
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
What issues arise in the prescription of antibiotics? Antibiotics are dangerous when not used as prescribed / PR Newswire ; Doctors overprescribe antibiotics for many reasons / U.S. Food and Drug Administration ; Doctors overprescribe antibiotics because of patient expectations / Zachary Meisel ; Doctors are underprescribing antibiotics / Ron Graves ; Buying antibiotics without a prescription is dangerous / Corey Nahman ; Making antibiotics available without a prescription for some conditions can improve care / Petra Boynton -- How should antibiotics by used in agriculture? Antibiotic use in animal agriculture is safe and necessary / Rod Smith ; Antibiotic use in animal agriculture is dangerous and unnecessary / Humane Society of the United States ; Reducing antibiotics on farms has proved successful / Pew Charitable Trusts ; Reducing antibiotics on farms has proved detrimental / Ohio Pork Producers Council ; Antibiotic use on farms may affect crops / Matthew Cimitile ; Antibiotic resistance genes in GM crops may be dangerous / Martin Hickman and Genevieve Roberts ; Antibiotic resistance genes in GM crops are not dangerous / Bruce M. Chassy ; Antibiotic use in aquaculture is excessive and dangerous / Felipe C. Cabello -- How should antibiotics by used to combat different diseases?. Antibiotics should be used to treat arthritis / Rima Kittley ; More research is needed into the use of antibiotics to treat arthritis / Health & Medicine Week ; Long-term antibiotic therapy may be useful in treating lyme disease / Raphael B. Stricker ; Long-term IV antibiotics are overused in the treatment of lyme disease / Edward McSweegan ; Individuals should stockpile antibiotics in case of anthrax attack / Stewart Baker ; Individuals should not stockpile antibiotics in case of anthrax attack / David Malakoff -- What are some of the dangers of using antibiotics? Antibiotics may be linked to breast cancer / National Cancer Institute ; Antibiotics do not contribute to breast cancer / Steven Milloy ; MRSA proliferates because of the overuse of antibiotics / Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason ; MRSA proliferates because of the failure to develop new antibiotics / Barry Eisenstein ; Widespread use of antibiotics may cause unexpected health problems / Jessica Snyder Sachs.
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