Comments on: If I had a share of pharma stock… http://www.balancedimmunehealth.com/2008/09/if-i-had-a-share-of-pharma-stock/ Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Craig Maltby, Editor http://www.balancedimmunehealth.com/2008/09/if-i-had-a-share-of-pharma-stock/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Craig Maltby, Editor Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:54:52 +0000 http://www.balancedimmunehealth.com/?p=371#comment-19 Austin: Thanks for the commentary. Yes, it's a problem. A really scary scenario is now developing in hospitals -- the presence of "gram negative" bacteria in patients with compromised immune systems that do not respond to nearly all antibiotics. Here's a detailed story from the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122281865543792411.html Austin: Thanks for the commentary. Yes, it’s a problem. A really scary scenario is now developing in hospitals — the presence of “gram negative” bacteria in patients with compromised immune systems that do not respond to nearly all antibiotics. Here’s a detailed story from the Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122281865543792411.html

]]> By: Austin http://www.balancedimmunehealth.com/2008/09/if-i-had-a-share-of-pharma-stock/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Austin Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:42 +0000 http://www.balancedimmunehealth.com/?p=371#comment-14 Absolutely! Antibiotic overuse is a real problem. New antibiotics are constantly in development because bacteria often develop antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria which cause Tuberculosis have surfaced, and it can only be expected that with more use there will continue to be more antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. Absolutely! Antibiotic overuse is a real problem. New antibiotics are constantly in development because bacteria often develop antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria which cause Tuberculosis have surfaced, and it can only be expected that with more use there will continue to be more antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria.

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