THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT’S ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS OF MODERN TIMES: THE OVER-USE OF ANTIBIOTICS. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN PAUL RHIEN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S LED TO BACTERIA THAT ARE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT. HE SAYS OVER 23-THOUSAND DEATHS A YEAR IN THE U-S ARE ATTRIBUTED TO BACTERIA RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS.
THE C-D-C SAYS AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED IN THE U-S REALLY AREN’T NECESSARY. THE STATE HEALTH DEPT RECENTLY GOT FUNDING THAT’LL BE USED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE.
