What is Antibiotic Resistance and why is it a problem? General Background. About bacteria & antibiotics; About antibiotic resistance; Multi-drug resistance; Antibiotic resistance: a societal problem ; What can be done about antibiotic resistance? When and how to take antibiotics; Antibacterial agents; Bioterrorism & stockpiling antibiotics; The Cost of Resistance
Republicanism is one possible ideology of governing a society or state as a republic. The key point is that the people hold popular sovereignty, rather than the people being subjects of a king. Many countries are republics, but only those which adhere to the ideology of republicanism are covered here.
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over acceptance of dogma or superstition. The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated according to the successive intellectual movements which have identified with it. The term was coined by theologian Friedrich Niethammer at the beginning of the 19th century to refer to a system of education based on the stud