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Animals will consume more antibiotics than humans in 2017, as superbug bacteria become increasing public threat

December 28, 2016 -

Posted by Amy Goodrich

(Natural News) As our last defenses begin to fail, many more people might die from common bacterial infections in 2017. Each year, an estimated 700,000 people die due to untreatable drug-resistant infections, and today that number is increasing faster than anyone predicted. About 40 years ago Levy and colleagues published their landmark study showing a […]

in: Animals, Antibiotics, Culture & Society, Current Events, Environment, Food, Green living / sustainable living, Health, Toxic chemicals, Toxic Foods, Toxic ingredients

Warning: Anthrax found at Indiana livestock farm, all animals will be treated with antibiotics and vaccines – is it safe?

December 10, 2016 -

Posted by Vicki Batts

(Natural News) According to the Indiana Board of Animal Health, anthrax was recently discovered on a southern Indiana beef cattle farm. Following the unexpected and sudden death of a mixed-breed bull, tissue samples collected by a veterinarian revealed that the rod-shaped bacteria Bacillus anthracis, commonly referred to as anthrax, was at play. Reports indicate that […]

in: Animals, Environment, Food, food safety

Is a ban on antibiotics for livestock growth possible in the United States’ future?

November 4, 2016 -

Posted by JD Heyes

(Natural News) Some considered antibiotics to be the 20th century’s greatest medical advancement, but these days, after years of being misused and over-prescribed, that class of medications may be in danger of being removed altogether from the United States. Here’s the story. Some years ago, in the 1940s, scientists discovered that introducing subtherapeutic amounts of […]

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