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Antibiotic resistance has caused difficulty treating even basic illnesses such as ear infection. Doctors are relating this to over use of common medications Amoxicillin, Penicillin and others like Augmentin. Before there was an understanding of this concept, patient were treated very loosely with these medication for even common colds. Also with the introduction of antibiotics to modern medicine, patients began to request them for every sniffle. With overuse, bacteria has developed a "thick skin" making it more difficult for antibiotics to penetrate and destroy them. Superbacteria is a product of this overuse. In addition to resistance, many patients have developed antibiotic allergies. This can eliminate a whole category of medication. Such Amoxicillin. If you are allergic to Amoxicillin, you are unable to be treated with Augmentin- a cousin to Amoxicillin. There is not enough funding to support research to develop a new generation of antibiotics. So even though there has been some break through research on components of breastmilk being able to be used for a new generation of antibiotics, researchers are unable to get past the preliminary discovery. Other researchers have discovered sources in soil of the Amazon that may be used as well.
The first antibiotic was discovered in 1933. Not much has changed since then. This is a problem we need to solve to stay ahead of the ever changing germs.