May 25, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Superbug

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Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Are On The Rise, Report Says

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green

Read More: Antibiotic-Resistant, Superbug, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Superbug Meat, Antibiotics, Salmonella, Campylobacter Jejuni, E. Coli, Green News

A new analysis of data collected by federal scientists suggests that a shockingly-high percentage of meat sold in U.S. supermarkets is contaminated wi...

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Antibiotic Apocalypse Looms, Health Official Says

Posted 01.25.2013 | Science

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, Staphylococcus Aureus, Superbug, Video, Diseases, Antibiotic Resistant Disease, UK Chief Medical Officer, Contagious Diseases, Science News

By: Marc Lallanilla, Life's Little Mysteries Assistant Editor Published: 01/25/2013 11:24 AM EST on LiveScience A prominent British health official...

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FDA Should Share Data About Livestock on Drugs

Robert Lawrence | Posted 02.09.2013 | Home

Read More: Mrsa, Superbug, Cre, Livestock, Fda, Government Accountability Project, Drugs, Antibiotic, Antibiotic-Resistance, Adufa, Home News

To my mind, the most urgent argument for making the data public is that this syndrome of drug misuse in food animals is one cause of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that infect humans.

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Superbug STD May Soon Be Incurable

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 10.11.2012 | Science

It really is as scary as it sounds. Gonorrhea is the newest superbug. Could it become the next AIDS? If you've never heard of a superbug before, yo...

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Death Toll From Powerful Superbug Rises

AP | Posted 09.15.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Kpc, Superbug, Klebsiella Pneumoniae Deaths, Germ, Kpc Deaths, Kpc Death, Klebsiella Pneumoniae Death, Healthy Living News

BETHESDA, Md. -- A deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics has killed a seventh person at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Mar...

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Salmonella 'Superbug' Emerges

Posted 10.03.2011 | Healthy Living

Scientists have identified an emerging "superbug" strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often u...

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Can Coffee, Tea Protect You From MRSA Superbug?

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 09.14.2011 | Healthy Living

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More good news for coffee drinkers? Possibly. A government study looked at 5,500 Americans and found those that drank tea or coffee had half the ch...

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Gonorrhea Superbug Found: STD Strain Is Resistant To Antibiotics

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 09.10.2011 | Healthy Living

Scientists have found the first "superbug" strain of gonorrhea -- a discovery they're calling "both alarming and predictable." Found in Japan, the ...

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Bedbugs With 'Superbug' Germ Found

AP | By MIKE STOBBE | Posted 07.11.2011 | Home

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ATLANTA -- Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying a staph "superbug." Canadian scientists ...

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How CAFOs Take Their Toll On Humans, Too

Wired | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

When I talk about farming, I usually focus on antibiotic over-use and the way that it stimulates the emergence of drug-resistant organisms. That's par...

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Are Seagulls Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs?

BBC News | Michelle Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Scientists fear migratory birds may be spreading hard-to-treat infections after discovering seagulls can carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria....

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Superbug Claims First Fatality: Belgian Man Who Visited Pakistan

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Superbug Bacteria, Superbug, Ndm-1, Superbug Strain, Superbug Virus, Bacteria, Super Bug, Superbug Death, World News

A superbug outbreak in South Asia has raised health concerns and fears of global implications, fueled by a report by an authoritative British Medica...

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New Superbug Gene Could Spread Worldwide, Doctors Warn

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Dna, NDM-1 Superbug, India, Superbug, E Coli, Drug Resistant, Science, Genetics, British Scientists Discover Superbug, Bacteria, Superbug Gene, Ndm-1, Ndm-1 Gene, World News

LONDON — People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug,...

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MRSA "Superbug" Is Spreading

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

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Vance McGaugh was a normal healthy teenager. As his parents stood by his side at Cook Children's Medical Center, they kept expecting him to pull throu...

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