IF any one who is conversant with medical science is asked to express his opinion on discovery of antibiotics and it’s significance in overall health and well being of the society he would definitely rank it as invaluable. Perhaps words will be inadequate to express the life saving potential of antibiotics and the immense good it did to the sick. 

         In the beginning antibiotics were used with fear, care and caution. But as in any case where it is said “familiarity breeds contempt”, antibiotics too are victims of this adage. It is being prescribed for flimsy reasons and no reason at all. Just like 3 other much hyped human inventions, Fertilizers, Pesticides and plastic, antibiotics are now in discussion much more for the dangers resulting from it’s abuse than for the benefits it is still capable of delivering.
          We are at cross roads. Antibiotic resistance is rising alarmingly and death due to antibiotic resistant microbes like MRSA,TDR TB etc are now threatening human race. Super bugs are no more science fiction characters but a reality. Given the fact that no new antibiotics that are capable of dealing with super bugs without damaging human organs and systems is forthcoming in the recent times make it much more scary a situation.
          Competition among doctors, techniques adopted by drug makers to create unwanted and often unfounded fear among laity in an attempt to push up market share, the demand from the patient for quick fix without understanding the consequences of antibiotic abuse are all contributing to a very dangerous situation.
          We need to address these matters with a sense of urgency. It need to be impressed upon both patients and doctors alike that abuse of antibiotics is no child play.
          Homeopathy offers the world a better and safer way to conquer diseases without tilting the balance of healthy co existence between the human beings and the ever invincible organisms that are in plenty in and around each one of us.  If we are to be thinking that we will be healthy in a universe devoid of all other microbes, we are definitely in a fools paradise. We will never be able to wipe out all the harmful germs. In the process and attempt we may even strengthen  them in their fight to survive.
            It is in this context that homeopathy will play a key role.  Homeopathy is in theory and practice attempting  to create only a condition of homeostasis between the human being and the environment, that too by the strengthening of the very life energy of the human being. Homeopathy is not in any direct fight with the organisms and in a healthy environment created by the right use of homeopathic medicine the microbes are no threat to humanity.
            Now if you feel that homeopathy can’t deal with highly infectious organisms you are not well aware of homeopathy. But if for argument  sake  we accept that contention, then let the ever powerful antibiotic be preserved as last resort against the otherwise invincible microbe than the first line of attack against silly infection.
            Together let us create a healthy human race ……………