Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria have now spread to every part of the world and might lead to a future where minor infections could kill, according to a report published by the World Health Organization. Drugmakers have said they will no longer make antibiotics, driving up the cost of the drugs and leaving the world vulnerable to an outbreak. - Watch now

Back in the fall it was widely reported that Big Pharma has abandoned research on antibiotics and will focus on more profitable vaccines.  But more people already die from bacterial infection than die of AIDS.  What hasn't been reported is the chronic shortage and astronomical price of generic antibiotics.  What's behind the shortage? - Watch now