ModernTechnology
Apparentlymodemtransportation,suchastheplane,hasmadeiteasierandfasterforpeopletotravelaroundtheworldthanbefore.Telecommunicationtechnologies,suchastheInternet,enablepeopletosendinformationtoadistantplaceinstantly.Imagineitoncetookmonthsbeforetheemperorgottoknowtheresultofanimportantwar!Therefore,itissafetosaythatmodemtechnologyhassignificantlydrawnpeoplenearer.
However,somepeoplefeeldifferently.TheysayfamilymembersarenolongertalkingwitheachotherovermealsbecausetheyarewatchingTV.Manypeoplenowgreeteachotherwithshortmessagesinsteadofvisitingtheirfriendsandrelativesinperson.
It'sapitythatmodemtechnologyshouldmakepeoplefeelfartherapart.Actually,itisnotmodemtechnology,butourbadhabit,thatistoblame.
Theexpertswarnwe'reatthedawnofapost-antibioticera.Immediateglobalactionisneeded,theysay,ifdireconsequencesaretobeavoidedwithinjustafewyears.Thiswouldinvolvecuttingdownontheunnecessaryprescriptionofantibioticsandprovidingincentivestopharmaceuticalcompaniestodevelopnewdrugs.Researchwouldbeneededintohowantibioticsinfarmingaffectthegrowthofdrug-resistantstrainsofbacteria.Theexpertswarnthatwithouteffectiveantibiotics,treatmentsrangingfromminorsurgerytocurrentcancerchemotherapyregimescouldbecomeimpossibleandthatdeathsfrominfectionsindevelopedcountriesmightreturntolevelslastseenintheearly20thcentury.Theyalsosayhealthcarecostswouldprobablyspiral,aswe'dbeforcedtoresorttonewer,moreexpensivedrugsandstayinhospitalforlongerwhenrecoveringfromillness.