Antibiotic peril


WASHINGTON - Bad reactions to antibiotics, mostly allergic ones, send people to emergency rooms more than 140,000 times each year, government researchers reported yesterday.

The findings offer another reason for doctors to limit their use of antibiotics, which are overused, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team said.


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