
The bacteria that cause a common food-borne illness show low drug resistance in Australia, unlike similar strains from the United States and Europe, a study has found.
Scientists behind the finding say Australia's de facto ban on certain antibiotics in poultry and other livestock helps explain why.
Can I get an 'amen'?
We're not doing ourselves or our children any favors by overusing antibiotics. We (Americans) seem to expect the food industry to put these in everything we eat or use at home (anti-bacterial plastic in toddler toys, no kidding), and then ironically so many of us won't bother to finish a set prescription when taking them ourselves. We're creating super-bugs as fast or faster than we can find methods to treat for them.
On another note, thank goodness schools are teaching Intelligent Design now, so our kids won't have to believe it was our ignorance of evolution that caused this super-bug problem when they start getting sick of bacteria strains thought to be conquered. They can, instead, be assured that it was all an intelligent decision… Amen. ;)
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