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Call Made for Continued Use of Antibiotics

A public policy think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, has submitted comments on an FDA proposal to limit the use of certain antibiotics in livestock, warning that a ban could unintentionally increase the threat of foodborne illness in the United States.

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Use and Environmental Occurrence of Antibiotics in Freestall Dairy Farms with Manured Forage Fields.

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Hamilton farm, Feds in discussion about complaint – HollandSentinel.com

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Hamilton farm, Feds in discussion about complaint HollandSentinel.com Illegal levels of drugs can lead to the development of bacteria that resist antibiotics and can cause reactions in people with drug allergies. … FDA Alleges Farm Sold Cattle As Human Food With Illegal Drug ResiduesMedical News Today FDA Seeking Injunction Against West Michigan DairyWHTC FDA Seeks Court Order Against Michigan DairyPR Newswire (press release) all 48 news articles »

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Antibiotic helped fight common wound infection – msnbc.com

Antibiotic helped fight common wound infection msnbc.com Current antibiotics, such as imipenem, a drug in the powerful carbapenem class used for hard-to-treat infections, or the older antibiotic colistin rapidly … and more »

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Hints of altruism among bacteria – Science News

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Hints of altruism among bacteria Science News H. Lee When it comes to fighting antibiotics, E. coli bacteria have each other's backs. Just a few drug-resistant bacteria can release a protective … Drug-resistant germs found to help their brethren through the attackWorld Science Charitable bacteria protect vulnerable sisters from antibioticsDiscover Magazine (blog) Nice bacteria finish lastScientist (blog) all 13 news articles »

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Cepheid’s `Revolutionary’ Test Identifies TB Within Two Hours, Study Says – Bloomberg

Cepheid's `Revolutionary' Test Identifies TB Within Two Hours, Study Says Bloomberg Patients aren't routinely tested for drug-resistant strains unless an initial course of antibiotics fails. That analysis may take weeks while laboratory … and more »

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Frog Skin Oozes Possibly Powerful Antibiotic – Voice of America

Frog Skin Oozes Possibly Powerful Antibiotic Voice of America That threat has loomed larger as the number of effective antibiotic drugs has dwindled. J. Michael Conlon, a biochemist at the United Arab Emirates …

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DEA Announces Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to Fight U.S. Drug Abuse

In an announcement made last week by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a first-ever nationwide public health campaign called the “Take-Back” initiative will be unveiled next month, marking the latest effort by the government agency to combat the rise in prescription drug abuse seen in recent years.

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Melanoma Patients Respond Favorably to Experimental Drug, Tests Show

Findings from a phase I clinical trial showed that a new experimental drug may extend progression-free survival in certain patients suffering from advanced melanoma, the most severe form of skin cancer.

The new drug, called PLX4032, appears to offer much greater benefits than current melanoma treatment which typically helps patients survive for a few additional months. In the recent study, PLX4032 extended survival time for approximately half of the patients involved in the study.

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Media’s Impact On Teen Sexual Behaviors, Teenage Pregnancies And Sexually Transmitted Infections

With the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western Hemisphere and 25% of teens having had a sexually transmitted infection, we should be paying careful attention to media messages about sexuality and contraception, says a revised policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media,” published in the medical journal Pediatrics. Web sites and TV shows that are well-liked by adolescents, and the way sex is portrayed in them may be major factors in the initiation of sexual intercourse, the authors write…

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