Drug problem: Overprescribed medication causes digestive disorder and fuels the spread of drug-resistant bacteria

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By Sara Middleton, staff writer

(NaturalHealth365) The dangerous explosion of drug-resistant bacteria has been called by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “one of the biggest public health challenges of our time.” The CDC also states that at least 2.8 million Americans are afflicted by drug-resistant infections each year, which can cause widespread systemic inflammation and organ damage. Sadly, for over 35,000 of these individuals, the infection proves fatal.

Of course, the drugs we are referring to are antibiotics, which have a long history of misuse and improper prescription. But as scary as these so-called “superbugs” are, drug-resistant bugs …read more

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