Don't Take Antibiotics To Treat Your Cold Or Flu, Doctors Say

Pharmacists have warned that overuse and misuse of antibiotics is creating a major public health threat which could mean we eventually run out of effective antibiotics to treat infections. The head of the Irish Pharmacy Union said today that people who take antibiotics for colds, coughs, sore throats or sinus infections are putting their future health at risk by not realising that antibiotics are useless for treating the minor ailments. "Lots of people don’t understand when it’s ap...