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Should Antibiotics Be Nationalised?

Our medical college teaching emphasises prescription-writing – how to start medication – than how to stop. Photo: Joshua Coleman/Unsplash

The Science of What Medicines Cannot Do

The mcr-1 plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene has been found primarily in Escherichia coli, pictured. Credit: Reuters/Courtesy CDC

Health Ministry Bans Animal Food Industry From Using Colistin

Antibiotics: Why Asking Doctors to Prescribe Fewer is Futile

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Beating Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Bigger Challenge in Space

Most People Don’t Benefit From Vaccination, But We Still Need It To Prevent Infections

Thousands of chickens are seen in a poultry farm in Bogor on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia July 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Enny Nuraheni/File Photo

Southeast Asia a ‘Hotspot’ for Antibiotic Abuse: FAO Official