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Bacteria are finally overrunning our last defenses. Can we stop them?
February 8, 2012 |
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A new pattern of antibiotic resistance that is spreading around the globe may soon leave us defenseless against a frighteningly wide range of dangerous bacterial infections
60-Second Science
Microbiologist Lance Price at the ScienceWriters2011 conference in Flagstaff on October 16 explained that modern animal production methods are virtually designed to create antibiotic resistant bacteria. Steve Mirsky reports
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The U.S. should follow Denmark and stop giving farm animals low-dose antibiotics
Science Talk
In part 2 of our conversation with journalist and author Maryn McKenna, she talks about antibiotic resistance in agriculture and human health, MRSA, and offers a brief coda on the subject of fecal transplants
An Indian clinic's claim of totally untreatable TB ignited public fears, but experts say poor disease management is the real threat
Hospitals bring janitors to the front lines of infection control
A potentially beneficial but unusual treatment for serious intestinal ailments may fall victim to regulatory difficulties
Some of the ways bacteria protect themselves from antibiotics might be used against them to strengthen existing drugs
The human body has more microbial than human cells, but this rich diversity of micro-helpers that has evolved along with us is undergoing a rapid shift--one that may have very macro health consequences
Scientists are using new tools and tactics in the race to discover novel antibiotics
When poultry farms avoided antibiotic use, their resistant bacteria drop was fast and vast. Cynthia Graber reports
Antibacterial soaps and other cleaners may actually be aiding in the development of superbacteria.
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