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One more for the road, will be heading out and have one message before I leave.

Ta for now. This is subject I am interested in because I have been visited by

these super bugs and they are not fun. The newer ones are nearly impossible to

get rid of, so beware of bugs to come, and they are not all bed bugs.

Cavanaugh for The New York Times

Worried about an impending public health crisis, government officials are

considering offering financial incentives to the pharmaceutical industry, like

tax breaks and patent extensions, to spur the development of vitally needed

antibiotics.

" While the proposals are still nascent, they have taken on more urgency as

bacteria steadily become resistant to virtually all existing drugs at the same

time that a considerable number of pharmaceutical giants have abandoned this

field in search of more lucrative medicines. The world’s weakening arsenal

against “superbugs” has prompted scientists to warn that everyday infections

could again become a major cause of death just as they were before the advent of

penicillin around 1940.

" For example, scientists have become alarmed by the spread from India of a newly

discovered mutation called NDM-1, which renders certain germs like E. coli

invulnerable to nearly all modern antibiotics. About 100,000 Americans a year

are killed by infections acquired in hospitals, many resistant to multiple

antibiotics. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, the best

known superbug, now kills more Americans each year than AIDS.

" While the notion of directly subsidizing drug companies may be politically

unpopular in many quarters, proponents say it is necessary to bridge the gap

between the high value that new antibiotics have for society and the low returns

they provide to drug companies. "

http://tinyurl.com/2vvbfyq

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FYI,

Lottie Duthu

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