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1) Missing microbes: how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues

Author

Blaser, Martin J

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert. Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain...

2) Antibiotics

Publisher

Gale

Language

English

3) Biography of resistance: the epic battle between people and pathogens

Author

Zaman, Muhammad H

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"Superbugs, born of antibiotic resistance, are a growing global health crisis. Award-winning educator and researcher at Boston University Muhammad Zaman, Ph. D. tells the story about how we got here and what we must do to combat this threat that connects us all"--

4) Big chicken: the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats

Author

McKenna, Maryn

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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"Americans eat chicken more than any other meat. But our nation's favorite food comes with an invisible cost: its insidious effect on our health. In this extraordinary narrative, acclaimed journalist Maryn McKenna reveals how antibiotic use has altered the way we consume industrially raised meat, and its impact on our daily lives. Drawing on decades of research, as well as interviews with entrepreneurs, epidemiologists, and other specialists, McKenna...