Guest guest Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 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 ============= FYI, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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