TruemorsThe Nine “Thieves” That Are Stealing Nutrients from Your Body
http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/food-and-nutrition-articles/the-nine-thieves-that-are-stealing-nutrients-from-your-body The Nine “Thieves” That Are Stealing Nutrients from Your Body our natural health requires a constant intake of essential nutrients. It’s no...
Antibiotics in cows
Ezra Klein's beef Ezra Klein launched in a different direction today than his usual political beat. He is after beef producers, their method of raising cows for slaughter that is dependent on high doses of... 
The "Animal PHARM" - Antibiotic Farming in America
An estimated 70% of the antibiotics and other microbial drugs used in the United States are fed to farm animals for non-therapeutic purposes, including (i) growth promotion; and (ii) compensation for crowded, unsanitary, and stressful farming and transportation conditions.... 
Town Sealed As Third Pneumonic Plague Death Raises Alarm In China
A highly contagious airborne infection called pneumonic plague is causing a healthcare concern in northwest China. The deadly infection caused by bacteria Yersenia pestis has already led to three deaths and sickened ten people in a remote farming town of Ziketan in Tibetan... 
Bacteria create aquatic superbugs in waste treatment plants
Bacteria in wastewater treatment plants have the perfect opportunity to swap genes for antibiotic resistance. They can trade bits of DNA with ease, in some cases acquiring the ability to live when treated... 
Fungus farmers show way to new drugs
In the quest for new and more effective antibiotics, scientists are turning to ants, in particular leaf cutter ants. These little insects cultivate fungi for food in their colonies. When researchers at... 
Are You Getting Antibiotics In Your Lettuce? Probably
Disturbing news has been released by Environmental Health News that cites research done at the University of Minnesota that shows that plants grown on soil containing antibiotics will take up and contain... 401 views | 53 recommendations | 8 comments
“Slave” Bacteria To Carry Out Useful Tasks Within Humans
" The team is proposing that thousands of what it calls as biologically-derived robots or “biobots” or minicells would have microscopic features required on microprocessors. These gene chips would be remotely controlled to do different tasks, including, synthesis, repair,...
Antibiotics: Is a Strong Offense the Best Defense? (Part 2 of 3) MWV22
On September 18, 2008 at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., Dr. Stuart Levy, professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dr. Linda Tollefson, Assistant...
Penicillin bug genome unravelled
" Dutch researchers have decoded the DNA sequence of the fungus which produces penicillin. It is hoped that uncovering the genome of Penicillium chrysogenum will boost the development of new antibiotics to...
Early study touts honey as antibiotics substitute
" Early study touts honey as antibiotics substitute Module body Wed Sep 24, 2:04 PM ... 
created by blacktryst | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Antibiotics - friend or foe
I have noticed a disturbing possible link between the use / over use of antibiotics and a number af diseases – all where the defence system of the body turns against itself after treatments with antibiotics, diseases like skin cancer, leukemia, failure of kidneys, diabetes....
created by PeetvanSchalkwyk | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Pigs from antibiotic-free farms tend to carry more bacteria and parasites
As consumers, we all want pork from pigs that are raised without antibiotics or any other form of chemicals. However, a recent study shows that pigs raised in such conditions are more prone to carry bacteria and...
Sen. Byrd Hospitalized
"ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: On the same day the second longest sitting senator had brain surgery, the longest sitting senator was hospitalized with a fever.Ninety-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was...
Organic food prices way high
All food prices are up lately, but organic food is particularly hard on the wallet. This New York Times feature takes a look at why."Shoppers have long been willing to pay a premium for organic food. But how much...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1164 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
