At first, you may barely notice the symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as fatigue and weight gain, or you may simply attribute them to getting older. But as your metabolism continues to slow, you may develop more-obvious signs and symptoms. Hypothyroidism signs and symptom may include: Fatigue.
Studies have estimated that, in the United States, antibiotic resistance adds $20 billion in excess direct health care costs, with additional costs to society for lost productivity as high as $35 billion a year. The use of antibiotics is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance.
Bacteria and Drug Resistance. Bacteria live in our bodies and in our environment, usually without causing any illness. When bacteria do make us sick, antibiotics are usually available to treat the illness. However, over time, bacteria develop resistance to some types of antibiotics. This means that the drugs are no longer effective at killing the bacteria and the infections become harder to treat. If bacteria are resistant to more than one type of antibiotic, they are called multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs.