The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France to crack down on national antibiotic addiction France's government has planned a series of measures in the hopes of seriously cutting down on the nation's dependence on antibiotics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161118/france-vows-to-crack-down-on-national-antibiotic-addiction Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:27:45 +0100 france-vows-to-crack-down-on-national-antibiotic-addiction How bad is France's addiction to antibiotics? A new report by France's national health agency has sounded alarm bells over the number of antibiotics being popped by the French - a whopping 30 percent more than the European average. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141107/rise-in-antibiotics-consumption-in-france Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:42:00 +0100 rise-in-antibiotics-consumption-in-france