Subject: Antibiotics (Keywords)

This is an examination of how the over-prescription of antibiotics by GPs could be contributing to the rise of superbugs (antibiotic-resistant organisms) and causing many unpleasant side-effects, such as candida albicans.

Penicillin has affected the lives of everyone, and has exerted a hold on the imagination since its first use in 1941. The story of its development from a chance observation in 1928 by Alexander Fleming to a life-saving drug is compelling. This book tells the story of the man and his discovery.