PHA-Exchange> New book: 'The Antibiotic Paradox'

[George(s) Lessard]

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Date sent:      	Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:22:16 +0200
From:           	anibal.sosa at tufts.edu
To:             	hif-net at who.int
Subject:        	[HIF-net at WHO] New book: 'The 
Antibiotic Paradox'

"[The] first edition of The Antibiotic Paradox was a bugle call for the
troops. This new, spectacular edition should be the trumpet call at 
the
walls of Jericho ... Any reasonable physician, scientist, politician or
citizen should read this book, and heed Levy's clarion call."
--Laurie Garrett, Pultizer prize-winning author of The
Coming Plague and Betrayal of Trust

"A highly readable, comprehensive lesson on the negative impact 
antibiotics
can have on global societies rich and poor. This revised edition 
examines
our irrational craziness about cleanliness and the potential dangers 
of the
flood of new antibiotic soaps, toys, and cleansers. You won't wash 
your
hands again without thinking of [this book]."
--Ira Flatow, Host, "Science Friday" and author of They All Laughed: 
From
Light Bulbs to Lasers, the Fascinating Stories Behind the Great 
Inventions

The Antibiotic Paradox
How the Misuse of Antibiotics Destroys Their Curative =
Powers, 2nd edition
by Stuart B Levy, MD, President of APUA
Perseus Publishing, 2002
ISBN: 0-7382-0440-4
Available in English, French and Korean
Order from APUA

Table of Contents
1.. From Tragedy the Antibiotic Age is Born
2.. The Disease and the Cure: The Microscopic World of Bacteria 
and
Antibiotics
3.. Reliance on Medicines and Self-Medication: The Seeds of 
Antibiotic
Misuse
4.. Antibiotic Resistance: Microbial Adaptation and Evolution
5.. The Antibiotic Myth
6.. Antibiotics, Animals, and the Resistance Gene Pool
7.. Further Ecologic Considerations: Antibiotic Use in Agriculture,
Aquaculture, Pets and Minor Animal Species
8.. Future Prospects: New Advances Against Impending Disaster
9.. The Individual and Antibiotic Resistance
10.. The Antibacterial Craze
11.. Antibiotic Resistance: A Societal Issue at Local, National, and
International Levels

Epilogue: Anthrax, Bioterrorism, and Antibiotic Stockpiling: 
Consequences
Beyond the Scare

Order from APUA
Also available at bookstores and online retailers everywhere
- or -
Call 1-800-242-7737

Anibal

Anibal Sosa, MD
Director, International Program & Clinical Advisor
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)
75 Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111, USA
www.apua.org

[HIF-net at WHO profile: Anibal Sosa is Director of LAC Initiative, 
and also
works as a clinical advisor for The Alliance for the Prudent Use of
Antibiotics (APUA) in Boston, USA. <anibal.sosa at tufts.edu>]

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