What is GERD, I wonder? I presume not as serious as ulcers :)
It's the medical term for acid reflux which, I'm pretty sure, can lead to ulcers if left untreated.
I actually expected from the subtitle of the book that it would be about the growth of antibiotic resistance, which I understand is a serious and increasing problem. But it sounds like that is just used as supporting 'and another thing...' evidence, then?
The author did get into antibiotic resistance, but not as much as I was expected. He seemed more concerned with the idea that, by using antibiotics and killing off even good germs, we were doing ourselves more of a disservice. A bigger concern of his was that the antibiotics kill our own defensive "microbial world," the missing microbes of the title, leaving us open to even more disease.
He presents some good arguments, but few can be substantiated.
But your final sentence - eek. I remember the first time I saw a book printed with what looked like OCR errors, and wondering 'at what stage do they have to scan anything in the production of a book?' I am still not sure...
I've heard that good editing is a dying art. This book is certainly a good indication of that. While not terrible, it did have some somewhat glaring examples.
no subject
It's the medical term for acid reflux which, I'm pretty sure, can lead to ulcers if left untreated.
I actually expected from the subtitle of the book that it would be about the growth of antibiotic resistance, which I understand is a serious and increasing problem. But it sounds like that is just used as supporting 'and another thing...' evidence, then?
The author did get into antibiotic resistance, but not as much as I was expected. He seemed more concerned with the idea that, by using antibiotics and killing off even good germs, we were doing ourselves more of a disservice. A bigger concern of his was that the antibiotics kill our own defensive "microbial world," the missing microbes of the title, leaving us open to even more disease.
He presents some good arguments, but few can be substantiated.
But your final sentence - eek. I remember the first time I saw a book printed with what looked like OCR errors, and wondering 'at what stage do they have to scan anything in the production of a book?' I am still not sure...
I've heard that good editing is a dying art. This book is certainly a good indication of that. While not terrible, it did have some somewhat glaring examples.