Dr Cory Couillard

Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net A new era of disease has arisen from the forced mutation of bacteria caused by antibiotic use.  Once common infections are becoming untreatable and deadly according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials. The resistance to antibiotics is one of the greatest public health threats as it leaves one’s body defenseless against even mild infections.  The once cost-effective, ‘safe’ treatments are now creating much more expensive, toxic treatments in intensive care units.  Incurable cures Unnecessary use and abuse of antibiotics has been stated as leading contributors to this microscopic threat.  Improper use for non-life threatening viral conditions such as an ear infection may be preventing future life-saving procedures such as an organ transplant.  A complicating factor is that there are very few new antibiotics in development.  Very few drug makers have invested time and money into a dru...