Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: The Independent, full page: (LINK). Extract.]
'Superbugs could erase a century of medical advances,' experts warn
Charlie Cooper, Health Reporter for the Independent
Sunday 17 November 2013
Drug-resistant "superbugs" represent one of the gravest threats in the history of medicine, leading experts have warned. Routine operations could become deadly "in the very near future" as bacteria evolve to resist the drugs we use to combat them. This process could erase a century of medical advances, say government doctors in a special editorial in The Lancet health journal.
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'Superbugs could erase a century of medical advances,' experts warn
Charlie Cooper, Health Reporter for the Independent
Sunday 17 November 2013
Drug-resistant "superbugs" represent one of the gravest threats in the history of medicine, leading experts have warned. Routine operations could become deadly "in the very near future" as bacteria evolve to resist the drugs we use to combat them. This process could erase a century of medical advances, say government doctors in a special editorial in The Lancet health journal.
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