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RE: Antibiotic resistance: We can develop new antibiotics, but need a new way to finance it
Yeah, the use of antibiotics in livestock is massive. I've heard that even clothes we buy are added antibiotics to keep them from smelling after being stored in boxes for months and months.
In the short term, reduction of antibiotics is crucial. In some countries, however, one can purchase antibiotics over the counter in drug stores, even without consulting a medical doctor. These countries need to put a stop to this practice, and make sure antibiotics are only available on prescription.
I have found that some clothings have antibiotics and they are sold as antimicrobial to "germ-phobic" people. They are dangeorus to the environment, can poison babies and children who lick them, and they are quite uneffective because after a few washes the effect disappears.
http://www.nyrnaturalnews.com/environment/2011/12/antibacterial-clothing-a-fashionable-threat-to-human-health/
Sounds like we need some (international) legislation to overcome this (I presume) misuse of antibiotics.
Completely agree, this is a global problem and cannot be solved without international actions.