{"product_id":"superbugs-9780674975989","title":"Superbugs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Superbugs describes this growing global threat, the systematic failures that have led to it, and solutions that governments, industries, and public health specialists can adopt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[L]ucid and thoughtful… \u003ci\u003eSuperbugs\u003c\/i\u003e provides a set of policy prescriptions, framed in pragmatic terms meant to motivate self-interested politicians. -- Jerome Groopman * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eAn immensely readable description of the challenges that encourage overuse of antibiotics and discourage new drug development…\u003ci\u003eSuperbugs\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy exposition of the challenges we will have to surmount to incentivize more responsible antibiotic use until we discover new ways of dealing with infections. -- Ramanan Laxminarayan * Science *\u003cbr\u003eAs antibiotics become increasingly ineffective, modern medicine faces a global threat. Can we do anything to stop it? That’s the question posed by the book \u003ci\u003eSuperbugs: An Arms Race against Bacteria\u003c\/i\u003e. [The] authors look at the rise of drug resistance, and their research is sobering. * Late Night Live (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eJim O’Neill helped take the issue of antimicrobial resistance from the science lab to the global stage. He and coauthors Anthony McDonnell and William Hall impart a compelling story about the battle against what could become a mass killer of humanity. -- David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eAddressing antimicrobial resistance requires the kind of thoughtful yet action-oriented analysis that this vitally important book provides. The messages in \u003ci\u003eSuperbugs\u003c\/i\u003e should be heeded by individuals, government officials, and policymakers around the world. -- Larry Summers, former director of the White House National Economic Council\u003cbr\u003eWith superb insight into one of the greatest health threats to humankind, \u003ci\u003eSuperbugs\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the need for an integrated, multifaceted approach to treating drug-resistant infections. This riveting book makes a compelling case for action. -- Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403622130007,"sku":"9780674975989","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674975989.jpg?v=1730484028","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/superbugs-9780674975989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}