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Mariana

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4. They are making some money

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 05:32 PM

Jan 2014

selling antibiotics in vast quantities to be given to livestock that doesn't need it.

When all the antibiotics that are available have become largely useless, then they'll work on developing some new ones - and you can bet the new ones will be very expensive indeed.

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Hello Captain Trips: The risk is real: �We have already run out of antibiotics� according to experts [View all] Katashi_itto Jan 2014 OP

Big Pharma Yawns at this distraction. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #1

Basically laundry_queen Jan 2014 #2

They are making some money Mariana Jan 2014 #4

I really don't like the way this is is worded jmowreader Jan 2014 #3

"The problem is..." No, it's not. El_Johns Jan 2014 #5

This! BrotherIvan Jan 2014 #6

In 1928 when Fleming KT2000 Jan 2014 #7

Yet another example of the unexpensed externalities involved in the pursuit of profit -- which the El_Johns Jan 2014 #8

Yes! KT2000 Jan 2014 #9

It's my opinion that there can be no such thing as profit. It always comes out of someone El_Johns Jan 2014 #11

and outright murder KT2000 Jan 2014 #12

+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #13

It might be Mother Nature's way of avebury Jan 2014 #10

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