good book having been gone for days i m way behind on my news reading so many pardons if i am repeating something that has been said already i read a good book while i was away the antibiotic paradox how miracle drugs are destroying the miracle stuart b levy m d plenum press isbn it is about drug resistant microorganisms the history of antibiotics it is interesting written at a level which i think many sci med readers would appreciate which is it assumes an intelligent reader who is capable of understanding scientific concepts but who may not yet have been exposed to this particular information i e it assumes you are smart enough to understand it but it does not assume that you already have a degree in microbiology or medicine table of contents chapter from tragedy the antibiotic age is born chapter the disease and the cure the microscopic world of bacteria and antibiotics chapter reliance on medicine and self medication the seeds of antibiotic misuse chapter antibiotic resistance microbial adaptation and evolution chapter the antibiotic myth chapter antibiotics animals and the resistance gene pool chapter further ecological considerations antibiotic use in agriculture aquaculture pets and minor animal species chapter future prospects new advances against potential disaster chapter the individual and antibiotic resistance chapter antibiotic resistance a societal issue at local national and international levels includes bibliography and index i personally found that it made very good airplane reading rg ruth ginzberg rginzberg eagle wesleyan edu philosophy department wesleyan university usa
