antibiotics

There's Yet Another Downside To Overusing Antibiotics

By Alice Park

Common Drug Can Have Lasting Effects on Kids

By Alice Park

Should I Eat Pork?

By Mandy Oaklander

This New Drug Might One Day Cure Even the Most Painful UTIs

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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Most Countries Are Unprepared for Superbugs, Report Says

Only 34 countries have a comprehensive plan

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Tyson to Nix Use of Human Antibiotics in Chickens

The company plans to eliminate use in 2017

By Alexandra Sifferlin

You Asked: Should I Use Antibacterial Soap?

Research shows they offer zero health benefits. But by changing the makeup of your skin and body bacteria, antibacterials may be fostering new health concerns—especially for kids.

By Markham Heid

Travelers Are Bringing a Superbug into the United States

The bug is resistant to the antibiotics used to treat it

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Could Spread Globally

Two genes responsible for building up drug-resistance can easily be shared between a family of bacteria

By Helen Regan

Study Links Widely Used Pesticides to Antibiotic Resistance

Glyphosate, 2,4-D, and dicamba found to affect bacteria in ways that could promote resistance to common antibiotics

By Elizabeth Grossman / CivilEats.com

New Test Could Stop Overprescription of Antibiotics

The procedure distinguishes between viral and bacterial infections

By Kevin McSpadden

McDonald's Is Making a Huge Change to Its Chicken

The fast food giant is changing its sourcing policies

By Dan Mitchell

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 20

1. Is America willing to do the hard work to mend its racial divide?By Eric Liu in CNN2. The first new antibiotic developed in 30 years could turn the tide against the rising resistance of...

By The Aspen Institute

Health Workers See Promise in Software to Tackle Drug-Resistant Bacteria

New software may predict genetic changes in bacteria before they occur

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Scientists Develop Drug to Replace Antibiotics

New medicine effective against superbugs

By Naina Bajekal

Guess What Drugs Are In Your Seafood

There's a veritable fish pharmacy in your freezer

By Mandy Oaklander

What McDonald’s New 'Transparency' Campaign Is Hiding

"Most of the cattle we get our beef from are treated with added hormones"

By Naomi Starkman / CivilEats.com

Study Links Childhood Obesity With Early Antibiotics Use

A potential unintended consequence of the broad-spectrum drugs

By Mandy Oaklander

Chicken Companies Ditch Antibiotics for Probiotics

Your chicken will be antibiotic-free, but rich in bacteria — and that's a good thing, Perdue Farms says

By Elizabeth Barber

Why Reducing Antibiotic Resistance Is Harder Than It Seems

Changing business models and upping innovation may be part of the answer

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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