Uber antibiotics an unnecessary risk
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 12:42
in Health & Medicine
A study has found that 95 per cent of pneumonia cases can easily be treated without the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which can lead to drug-resistant super bugs.
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