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		jacquesm on Nov 9, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My billion dollar business idea That's extremely irresponsible of them. This is what was probably a direct consequence of such behaviour (it started in the UK and has since spread worldwide): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphyloc... As for me not being familiar with medicine in the US, you are correct, I have lived in Canada and currently live in Europe.

Tichy on Nov 9, 2009 [–]

It happens in Europe, too. Sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking that prescribing antibiotics is the only skill some physicians have.

jacquesm on Nov 9, 2009 | [–]

Penicillin basically started an arms race that we can't possibly win in the long term.

Pretty scary thought.

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