This chapter contains sections titled:

• Antibiotics and Human Health

• The Determinants of Health: Conservation Medicine

• From Fears to Possibilities

• How Important Is Antibiotic Resistance As a Risk for Public Health? 510

• Health Versus Resistance

• Changes in Antibiotic Consumer's Behavior: Egoism Versus Altruism

• The Role of Worry in Individual Patient's Behavior

• The Role of Worry in the Prescriber's Behavior

• Individual Versus Society Components in Shaping Individual Risks

• Appropriate Demand of Antibiotics and the Individual Risk

• “MY” Utilization of Antibiotics: A Personal Decision

• The Individual Health Risks of Antibiotic Use

• The Individual Health Benefits of Antibiotic Use

• The Problem of Minimums: Minimal Benefits Versus Minimal Risks

• The Problem of Presumed Minimal Benefits that Might Become Significant Ones

• The Design of Observational–Ecological Experiments to Determine Attributable Risks and Benefits of the Use of Antibiotics

• Conclusion

• References