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Title Antibiotics [electronic resource] / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.

Imprint Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Gale Electronic Resource  Electronic Resource    ---  Available
Series Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Access Access limited to licensed institutions.
Subject Antibiotics -- Popular works.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Berlatsky, Noah.
ISBN 9780737752090 (hbk.)
9780737752106 (pbk.)

 
    
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