Is Tyson's Antibiotic-Free Chicken Really Antibiotic-Free?
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Marie L.Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:04pm
Tyson Foods to withdraw advertisements claiming its chickens are “raised without antibiotics that impact antibiotic resistance in humans.”
Two competitors said the ads were untrue because Tyson injects it eggs with antibiotics and used antibiotic molecules in its feed.
Tyson maintained that its claim was truthful, and intends to appeal
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Antibiotics cause deafness
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Funny Old LifePosted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:04am
The Independent reports on antibiotics being a cause of deafness in premature babies and children. Check it out on this link.
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Antibiotics and Obesity
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Matt M.Posted
Wed 24 Mar 2010 4:03pm
I have been writing a lot about probiotics and health lately, but there is another side to the issue. Antibiotics are coming under increased scutiny as far as their impact on weight.
This study discusses how the rise of antibiotics correlates with the increase in obesity. This study ( full-text ) studies specific antibiotics and finds
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Antibiotics and the gut! Super important!
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Bueller K.Posted
Wed 19 Aug 2009 4:53pm
Here is a really important article in the Wall Street Journal on how antibiotics wipe out your gut flora. Please read and pass along! I’m glad they are paying attention!
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If you need to take antibiotics this winter, consider probiotics too
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Dr. John B.Posted
Tue 23 Dec 2008 12:50pmAntibiotics can be life-savers and reduce illness and suffering, but they are no without risk. For a start, the widespread (and sometimes indiscriminate) use of antibiotics over the last few decades has contributed to the emergence of anti-biotic resistant bacteria that themselves can prove fatal. Antibiotic-related allergy is another issue
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Help Keep Antibiotics Out of Our Food
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JoGo ..Posted
Mon 09 Aug 2010 1:39pm
Keep Antibiotics Out of Our Food
Ask the FDA to put stricter guidelines on antibiotics used in animal food production. The overuse of antibiotics is causing unresponsive strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that places us all at risk. Let the government know that we support common sense rules to protect human and environmental health
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Researchers Find New Chemical Key That Could Unlock Hundreds Of New Antibiotics
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Ed H.Posted
Sun 02 Nov 2008 2:52pm
for antibioticproduction in the genome of the Streptomyces family. For many years it was thought that the relatively unstable butyrolactone compounds represented by “A-factor” were the only real signal for stimulating such pathways of possible antibioticproduction but the Warwick and John Innes teams have now found a much more stable group of compounds
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