The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928 was one of the most important medical developments of the 20th century.
It fast became an essential drug in common medicine and has saved countless lives.
Which is why news that eColi has developed a resistance to one of our most powerful antibiotics is hugely worrying.
For some of us though, the benefits of antibiotics will never be had, thanks to an annoying allergy.
The NHS predicts that one in 15 of us have an allergy to antibiotics of some kind, the most… Read the full story