NEWS BITES
Harbath, S. and Samore, M. (2005). Antimicrobial resistance determinants and
future control. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 11(6). pg. 794-801.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367590/pdf/05-0167.pdf
“Antibiotic therapy, if indiscriminately used, may turn out to be a medicinal flood
that temporarily cleans and heals, but ultimately destroys life itself.” (Felix Marti-
Ibanez 1995).
UNKNOWN SOURCE:
- 30 percent to 50 percent of antibiotics prescribed in hospitals are unnecessary
or incorrect.
“Sediments of aquaculture farms are important antibiotic resistance regions where
various antimicrobials and ARGs are concentrated.” (Zhang 2009).
“As many other chemical pollutants, for example, persistent organic pollutants and
heavy metals, ARGs are well-known “easy-to-get, hard-to -lose” pollutants.” (Zhang
2009).
“There is regrowth of bacteria in drinking water distribution systems.” (Xi 2009).
“Between 1997 and 2008, the percentage of children with diagnosed peanut allergy
more than tripled.” (Blaser 2015)
“Macro lead use is highest in the states with the highest obesity.” (Blaser 2015)
“Today, about 1 in 88 children has autism or an autism-spectrum disorder (ASD).”
(Blaser 2015)
“The ‘disappearing microbiome hypothesis’...99% of all bacteria are killed by factors
found in blood.” (Blaser 2015)
“Loss of friendly gut bacteria at this early stage of development is driving obesity, at
least in mice.” (Blaser 2015)
“Invisible microbes comprise the sheer bulk of the Earth’s biomass.” (Blaser 2015)
“At least 20 million types of marine microbes (possibly 1 billion) make up 50 to 90% of
the ocean’s biomass.” (Blaser 2015)
“Your body is composed of an estimated 30 trillion human cells, but it is host to more
than 100 trillion bacterial and fungal cells.” (Blaser 2015)