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Published 7 years ago by kxh with 1 Comments
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That Age-Old Advice to Finish Your Antibiotics Might Do More Harm Than Good

Medical experts from the UK have called for physicians and policy makers to stop instructing patients to complete courses of antibiotics, arguing that not only is the advice effectively baseless, but it might actually contribute to the superbug...

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  • Gozzin (edited 7 years ago)
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    Should I go on my usual "But the gut biome will be trashed!" rant?

    flipping a coin

    I've linked to Dr. Blaster's book, which I'm I'm reading right now,plus his lecture.

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