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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...
Sep 24, 2014
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Workers exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in an industrial hog operation in North Carolina were found to carry it with them for up to two weeks,...
Sep 10, 2014
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Widespread and indiscriminate feeding of antibiotics to livestock is commonplace in conventional farming systems, and has led to an increase in...
Jul 03, 2014
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution in June calling for the ban of antibiotics used in animal farming for growth promotion. This large-scale, inappropriate use of...
Jun 12, 2014
A new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that antibiotic-resistant resistance in bacteria is widespread around the world, presenting significant risk to human populations...
Jun 05, 2014
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Another study has come out linking the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to the use of antibiotics in conventional meat-...
Sep 18, 2013
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A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that antibiotic use on pig farms can lead to human infection with anti-biotic resistant...
Sep 17, 2013
A new report by the CDC details the threats of antibiotic resistant diseases on the public. One of the factors contributing to antibiotic resistance is the broad application of low doses of...
Aug 29, 2013
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Researchers at The Roslin Institute at The University of Edinburgh recently found that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...
Aug 07, 2013
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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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