antibiotics

This book describes what bacteria are, the discovery of antibiotics that fight bacteria off, how antibiotics work, and the future of this medical advance.

Explains the history and development of medicines from ancient herbal remedies to modern vaccines.

This book will examine the meat consumers eat, delving into various issues including: feedlots, slaughterhouses, processing plants, and the possible harm this system may have on animal welfare, human health, and the environment. Readers also learn about what steps are being taken to make eating meat as safe as possible.

Text and photographs look at antibiotics, focusing on the history, the science behind the medical practices and the individuals responsible for major breakthroughs.

Explains what antibiotics can and cannot do; discusses how a dependence on antibiotics has led to the development of resistant bacteria that are causing more deadly infections; looks at the differences between viral and bacterial infections; and offers suggestions on how to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics.

Provides comprehensive information on the causes, treatment, and history of drug-resistant diseases and superbugs.

A series of essays about the discovery, development, and use today of antibiotics. Presents pros and cons of antibiotic use in humans and animals.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether antibiotic use in animal agriculture is safe, whether antibiotics should be used to treat arthritis, whether antibiotics contribute to breast cancer, and whether widespread use of antibiotics may cause unexpected health problems.

Describes the development of antibiotics and explores the recent phenomenon of drug-resistant bacteria.

Explains how the development and over-use of antibiotics has led to new superbugs that are resistant to common medical treatments and pose a greater threat to human health.