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I agree that homeownership is not the be all and end all for financial security and Switzerland is a great example.

I think the biggest concern is that many young people today will not enjoy the same standard of living as their parents in many categories such as job security, retirement prospects, child bearing, etc

This is also a major problem in Europe with tuberculosis.

In some parts of London the infection rate is higher than Africa and resistance is found in over 10% of cases.

The cost of drug treatment for resistant TB is over £50,000 (not including the high staff costs for specialists, to track down everyone they have been in contact with etc)

Latin Lives 11 years ago

I have a friend that is a historian. He was visiting a monastery in Macau to view some very old texts brought by the first Portuguese priests. They were under the care of a very old priest who spoke Cantonese and some Portuguese. My friend spoke Portuguese but they were not getting very far so he tried Latin. They conversed in Latin fluently for the rest of his time there.

I think that this is a very important piece of the discussion. Improving the efficiency of a lot of workers and increasing automation does not marry up well with a constantly increasing world population.

Congratulations on the launch.

I am not sure if some of the drug types are appropriate though.

Antibiotics for example. If someone was prescribed an antibiotic for an infection, read your site and decided to stop taking it after a few days to avoid a side effect while waiting for an appointment with their doctor to find a suitable replacement, then it may increase resistance. Worse, they might stop the treatment and not bother finding any alternative if they feel "better enough".

I agree that discussions on medications are good for the majority of cases but antibiotics should be considered firmly in the domain of the specialists who "should" take into account local resistance rates, etc.

This sounds like a very positive step.

As concerned as I am about the new or novel infectious agents, such as ebola, the largest problem will come from common pathogens that are only treatable with the strongest of antibiotics (that often have more serious side effects).

Very good post and I agree. The job is stressful, the individual liability is extremely high and the sacrifice is not worth it for many. Often family expectations are involved.

[dead] 12 years ago

I agree with the above - it sounds like you need an office manager.