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  • The end of the antibiotic era

    From george152@3:770/3 to All on Monday, April 04, 2016 16:35:35
    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to george on Sunday, April 03, 2016 23:21:28
    On Monday, 4 April 2016 16:35:35 UTC+12, george wrote:
    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

    It's more of a concern that global warming.

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  • From Avon Kerr@3:770/3 to JohnO on Monday, April 04, 2016 22:20:00
    On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 23:21:28 -0700, JohnO wrote:

    On Monday, 4 April 2016 16:35:35 UTC+12, george wrote:
    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of animal feed...

    It's more of a concern that global warming.

    Yep I'm tempted to agree with you.
    I think there's only one variant of antibiotics still fighting bugs, the
    rest have been compromised by overuse or incorrect use in the population.

    Best, Paul

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  • From geopelia@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, April 05, 2016 00:34:28
    "george152" wrote in message news:J-WdneltU8OLcpzKnZ2dnUU7-UnNnZ2d@giganews.com...

    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

    ......

    I grew up before antibiotics were invented, and we managed to survive.
    I remember when penicillin came in, we thought it was going to be a miracle drug.
    Now bugs are getting resistant to antibiotics anyway.
    Perhaps now people will need to be more particular about hygiene.

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to JohnO on Tuesday, April 05, 2016 07:38:27
    On 4/4/2016 6:21 PM, JohnO wrote:
    On Monday, 4 April 2016 16:35:35 UTC+12, george wrote:
    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

    It's more of a concern that global warming.

    Yup
    Germs have always been of concern. And have always been a source of
    injury and death
    It's worth commenting that the naysayers have caught up with the rest of us

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to geopelia on Tuesday, April 05, 2016 07:45:33
    On 4/5/2016 12:34 AM, geopelia wrote:


    "george152" wrote in message news:J-WdneltU8OLcpzKnZ2dnUU7-UnNnZ2d@giganews.com...

    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

    ......

    I grew up before antibiotics were invented, and we managed to survive.
    I remember when penicillin came in, we thought it was going to be a
    miracle drug.
    Now bugs are getting resistant to antibiotics anyway.
    Perhaps now people will need to be more particular about hygiene.

    Yup.
    However there are ways by which doctors can fight resistant diseases
    that do not include the use of antibiotics.
    Sure, it takes longer and the result may not be a complete recovery but
    the systems are there.
    And as we write in some lab somewhere some-one is designing the next
    generation of antibiotics

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  • From Dave Doe@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, April 05, 2016 08:52:48
    In article <a8qdnXi4cerBWZ_KnZ2dnUU7-dXNnZ2d@giganews.com>,
    gblack@hnpl.net, george152 says...

    On 4/5/2016 12:34 AM, geopelia wrote:


    "george152" wrote in message news:J-WdneltU8OLcpzKnZ2dnUU7-UnNnZ2d@giganews.com...

    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

    ......

    I grew up before antibiotics were invented, and we managed to survive.
    I remember when penicillin came in, we thought it was going to be a
    miracle drug.
    Now bugs are getting resistant to antibiotics anyway.
    Perhaps now people will need to be more particular about hygiene.

    Yup.
    However there are ways by which doctors can fight resistant diseases
    that do not include the use of antibiotics.
    Sure, it takes longer and the result may not be a complete recovery but
    the systems are there.
    And as we write in some lab somewhere some-one is designing the next generation of antibiotics

    The production of new antibiotics has been increasingly dropping off for
    years. I wouldn't expect that to change. A quick look at Wikipedia for example... "Since 2009, only 2 new antibiotics were approved in the
    United States."

    --
    Duncan.

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  • From geopelia@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, April 05, 2016 20:03:55
    "Dave Doe" wrote in message news:MPG.316d9b49c0c4de88989cc4@news.eternal-september.org...

    In article <a8qdnXi4cerBWZ_KnZ2dnUU7-dXNnZ2d@giganews.com>,
    gblack@hnpl.net, george152 says...

    On 4/5/2016 12:34 AM, geopelia wrote:


    "george152" wrote in message news:J-WdneltU8OLcpzKnZ2dnUU7-UnNnZ2d@giganews.com...

    I see TV has its scaremongering hat on.
    Shock horror the end of the antibiotics.
    We're all going to die. Germs are taking the world over.
    Hopefully the next generation wont be used as part of
    animal feed...

    ......

    I grew up before antibiotics were invented, and we managed to survive.
    I remember when penicillin came in, we thought it was going to be a
    miracle drug.
    Now bugs are getting resistant to antibiotics anyway.
    Perhaps now people will need to be more particular about hygiene.

    Yup.
    However there are ways by which doctors can fight resistant diseases
    that do not include the use of antibiotics.
    Sure, it takes longer and the result may not be a complete recovery but
    the systems are there.
    And as we write in some lab somewhere some-one is designing the next generation of antibiotics

    The production of new antibiotics has been increasingly dropping off for
    years. I wouldn't expect that to change. A quick look at Wikipedia for example... "Since 2009, only 2 new antibiotics were approved in the
    United States."

    .......

    Try antiseptics and disinfectants first.

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