UK pork products sold by some of the major supermarkets have been found to be contaminated with a livestock strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The University of Cambridge conducted a study to test 97 UK-produced ...
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Antibiotic-resistant E. Coli bacteria has been found in one in four chicken samples collected from the UK’s largest supermarkets, according to a recent research commissioned by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics. It also found ...
Subway is planning to serve poultry products made from turkey and chicken raised without antibiotics. The move comes after several consumer groups came down heavily on the company for its lack of transparency in providing specific ...
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Antibiotics prescribed in doctors' offices are linked with many cases of serious bacterial infections that can cause severe diarrhea in children, according to a new study. Researchers found that 71 percent of cases of Clostridium ...
Tags: Antibiotics, bacterial infections, the health of our nation's children
A simple change in how the hospital laboratory reports test results may help improve antibiotic prescribing practices and patient safety, according to a pilot, proof-of-concept study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and now ...
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NPS MedicineWise is urging all health professionals to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance after new research shows that making a public commitment leads to significant improvements in antibiotic prescribing. The study, ...
The number of infections with dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria at VA long-term care centers has dropped since a program to combat the problem was launched in 2009, a new report shows. The initiative to reduce the number of ...
Tags: MRSA Germ Cases, VA Program, Health News, Medicine News
A single strain of antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria has become the main cause of bacterial infections in women and the elderly worldwide over the past decade and poses a serious health threat, researchers report. Along with becoming ...
Tags: E.coli bacteria, bacterial infections, antibiotic-resistant, sepsis
Editor's note: One of our Food Safety News Christmas traditions is to annually recognize those who have been "naughty" and those who have been "nice" – from a strictly food safety perspective, of course. This year, we've opted to ...
Tags: Food Safety, Agriculture, Food
Potentially harmful staph bacteria can lurk deep inside the nose, a small new study finds. Researchers tested 12 healthy people and found that formerly overlooked sites deep within the nose may be reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus, ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the final version of a voluntary plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals. Antibiotics are added to the feed or drinking water of cattle, hogs, poultry and other ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Lavender, the plant and its oil, has been used continuously for thousands of years. It is native to the Mediterranean with several varieties that grow at different altitudes. Among the most versatile of oils, lavender is very effective at ...
In my article The 5 best natural antibiotics and anti-virals that destroy superbugs and just about everything else, I discuss some of the best natural substances for treating MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Natural News ...
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Waste-water treatment by-products, also known as sewage sludge, are frequently used as fertilizer. And that means whatever this stew of sewage leftovers contains, including substances hazardous to human and animal health, could potentially ...
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