Obesity, asthma and other diseases may be linked to overuse of antibiotics - Los Angeles Times

One of the dangers of antibiotic overuse is the disturbance of the microbiome - a symbiotic community built up over millions of years of coexistence. Bacteria use our own metabolites as food and also donate their metabolites to us. The consequence of killing beneficial species may be relevant to many diseases.


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