Pathfinders  Antibiotic Use Are we using antibiotics appropriately in NZ? Research suggestions and hyperlinks to websites for the use of Antibiotics and the resulting increase in antibiotic resistance among different bacteria. Refer to the internal assessment "Biology 90926' Report on a biological issue. Subject headings, keywords medicine, antibiotics in farming, antibiotic research, placebo or 'just in case' antibiotics, alternatives to antibiotics, natural remedies, DNA based antibiotics, resistance, differing viewpoints on the use of antibiotics, bacteriophage based treatments On-line Encyclopaedias/Databases - available from 'Library Online' page. Britannica Online http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/      login on the left side of the page under the EPIC heading     login - darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.      Scroll down to blue highlighted links - 'Britannica online school edition K-12'     or the 'Discovering Collection' (also biographies and science plus more)  Choose either Primary, Secondary or High School levels or 'search all levels' Useful websites – These are good starting points for your research. http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/3345 (antibiotic resistance) http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-antibiotic-resistance.htm (antibiotics and resistance) http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/antibiotics/agriculture.htm (antibiotics in agriculture) http://www.ota.com/organic/benefits/antibiotics.html (antibiotics in agriculture) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/antibiotics.html#cat2 (research of antibiotics, scroll down the page for journal articles. And article on use of placebo) http://ec.europa.eu/research/leaflets/antibiotics/page_30_en.html (research) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1298/3693/ (placebo use and why Dr's prescribe them) http://ehp.sagepub.com/content/26/2/153.abstract (use of placebo antibiotics article) http://herbalandalternativemedicine.com/more-antibiotic-herbs/ (natural remedies) http://www.shareguide.com/alternatives.html (natural remedies) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608212136.htm (DNA based antibiotics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antibiotics (lists antibiotics) http://www.foodsmart.govt.nz/whats-in-our-food/chemicals-nutrients-additives-toxins/agricultural-production/antibiotic-resistance/ Dewey Numbers 612 Penicillin and discovery of Penicillin, 610.9 History of Medicine and others, 660 Technology in action, 614.5 Fighting infectious diseases Reference Atlas of the Human Anatomy 612 Information File Medicine.

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