Superbugs: Born to kill
(WorldNews Health)

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to resist the effects of an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive. It is also known as `drug resistance`. This makes the medications less effective as a result of which higher doses of drugs are needed to treat an ailment; which would result in more side effects. Microorganisms which are resistant to multiple drugs are called `Multi drug resistant -MDR` organisms or `Superbugs`. Antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing global problem: a WHO report released in April, 2014 stated that `this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is...