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Illinois PIRG: President’s Budget a Starting Point to Save Antibiotics

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Illinois PIRG Statement on President Obama Proposed Budget:

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President Obama’sbudget proposes doubling the federal budget to combat antibiotic resistance.  This is exciting, especially given that medical experts – from the World Health Organization to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – warn that antibiotics are rapidly losing their effectiveness, putting the health of millions at risk.

In addition to funding programs that will reduce the number of resistant infections that are…

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