The Antibiotic Paradox

Jan 3, 2002
Paperback
US $17.50
CAN $18.95
UK £12.99
ISBN: 9780738204406
ISBN-10: 0738204404
Published by Da Capo Press

Description

In this totally revised and updated edition of the classic primer on the misuse of antibiotics, Dr. Stuart Levy reveals how our cavalier and naïve attitude about the power of antibiotics can have -and already has had-dire consequences. He explains that we are currently witnessing a massive evolutionary change in bacteria. This build-up of new antibiotic-resistant bacteria in individuals and the environment, mixed with our overzealous use of antibiotic soaps and the unregulated dispensing of antibiotics worldwide, is leading us into a dangerous territory where our "miracle" drugs will no longer help.

Reviews

"There is no one who knows this subject better or who has written about it with more lucidity than Stuart Levy."
— Orville Schell, author of Modern Meat: Antibiotics, Hormones, and the Pharmaceutical Farm

"Provides the information we need...in language that is accessible to those without scientific backgrounds...a 'must-read.'"
— Infections in Medicine

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