On AlterNet: antibiotics

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "antibiotics"

The Scary Danger of Meat (Even For Those Who Don't Eat It)

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. January 30, 2012.

The government has rolled over once again for Big Meat and we may be in more danger from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Seven Food and Resources Crises on the Horizon, and What You Can Do About It

Roberta Cruger, TreeHugger. April 8, 2010.

There are big problems facing the food industry and agriculture -- a look at what's on the horizon.

Rise of the Superbugs: Why We Are Increasingly at Risk From Antibiotic-Resistant Diseases

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. March 4, 2010.

The evidence is overwhelming that these new superbugs are at least partially a result of dosing farm animals with subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics added to their feed.

The Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Feed Is Killing Us

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. January 26, 2010.

Over 70,000 Americans die each year because of antibiotic resistance, thanks to the overuse of antibiotics in medical treatments, factory farming and soaps.

How Factory Farms Are Pumping Americans Full of Deadly Bacteria and Pathogens

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. January 13, 2010.

We're getting sicker and sicker, thanks to gruesome conditions in animal agriculture nationwide.

Free Antibiotics -- in U.S. Food and Water

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. February 11, 2009.

The FDA has quietly revoked a ban on the routine dosing of farm animals with antibiotics.