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Orrex

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7. Over-consumption of antibiotics by humans is incidental

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 10:29 AM

Apr 2015

Even if you took antibiotics every day for the rest of your life, it would be a drop in the bucket compared to one season's use in one herd on one industrial farm.

Cutting back on human intake of antibiotics is like trying to cut pollution by stopping one guy from throwing one cigarette butt in the grass.

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Add to this the impact of doctors regularly prescribing antibiotics for virus related issues, GreatGazoo Apr 2015 #1

Over-consumption of antibiotics by humans is incidental Orrex Apr 2015 #7

important stuff handmade34 Apr 2015 #2

I brought this up several months ago that much of the antibiotic resistance in this country is still_one Apr 2015 #3

And since there's no money in developing new antibiotics.... Novara Apr 2015 #4

This must cease. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #5

Gov asked farmers to reduce antibiotic use abelenkpe Apr 2015 #6