Oct 10, 2016
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria transmitted to consumers via supermarket poultry

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A new study published in the scientific journal Clinical Infectious Diseases has found evidence that antibiotic-resistant strain of the bacteria...

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Sep 25, 2014
Antibiotic use in poultry production is more common than previously thought

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A special report published last week by Reuters after a review of more than 300 internal documents found that the practice of treating...

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Sep 16, 2013
Arsenic-based drugs used in conventional chicken production may result in increased inorganic arsenic levels in conventional chicken meat

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In a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future found that conventional...

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Aug 07, 2013
Use of antibiotics in chicken rearing leads to deaths from antibiotic resistant bacteria

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Several strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria may have been caused by the large amount of antibiotic drugs given to chickens to control...

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