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- 'Nightmare' bacteria found in the U.S. resists all known antibiotics Sat, 28 May 16, 12:55amLast November researchers in China discovered a strain of bacteria that resisted all forms of antibiotics - including the "last-resort drug" colistin. Now, government officials have found the first case of an antibiotic-resistant...
- Antibiotic resistant bugs could kill 10 million people each year by 2050 Fri, 20 May 16, 8:10amEconomist Lord Jim O'Neill recently released a report detailing the costs of not fighting antibiotic resistance. Bacteria resistance to drugs appears to have worsened, and O'Neill's report revealed that by 2050, 10 million...
- FDA Finalizes Overdue Plans to Crack Down on Factory Farms’ Antibiotics Use Sat, 14 Dec 13, 7:30amPhoto via Shutterstock The Food and Drug Administration finally approved two long-overdue proposals this Wednesday to curb farmers' frequent use of antibiotics as a way to slow the rapid growth of antibiotic-resistant diseases...