President Barack Obama issued an executive order Thursday telling his administration to hurry up and do something about drug-resistant bacteria, which pose a “serious threat to public health and the economy.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria kill 23,000 people every year, make 2 million more sick and cost $35 billion in productivity lost to sick days. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden told reporters even told reporters "These are conservative estimates. The true number is actually much higher.” http://nbcnews.to/1uXPQOe http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
9/18/2014
Do Something About Those Superbugs, President Obama Orders
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Thursday telling his administration to hurry up and do something about drug-resistant bacteria, which pose a “serious threat to public health and the economy.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria kill 23,000 people every year, make 2 million more sick and cost $35 billion in productivity lost to sick days. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden told reporters even told reporters "These are conservative estimates. The true number is actually much higher.” http://nbcnews.to/1uXPQOe http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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