antibiotics

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.