Combat antibiotic resistance, says Italian health minister
(AGI) Rome, Oct 8 - Italy's Health Minister, Beatrice Lorenzin,has asked a meeting of the G7 health ministers to focus oncombating resistance to antibiotics. Overuse of theseprescription drugs is leading to serious health problems andcontributing to thousands of deaths throughout the Westernworld. Ms Lorenzi told the Berlin meeting of health ministersfrom Europe, America, Canada, Japan and the Director General ofthe World Health Organisation, Margaret Chan, that in Italy thesituation was being fought on both the human and veterinaryfronts. Italy was taking a "one health" approach from theMinistry of Health on