Apr 23 Can we save our body’s ecosystem from extinction? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The sheer amount of bacteria in and on your body weighs three to four pounds, the same weight as the human brain. But overuse of antibiotics is threatening the microbes our guts need, and possibly giving rise to modern plagues. Continue reading
Mar 26 25 pharmaceutical companies will phase out animal antibiotics By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration says 25 pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Saturday, December 14, 2013 The rise of the drone industry, FDA and antibiotics in livestock and school safety. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Sabrina Tavernise on new FDA proposals on drugs for farm animals Proposals by the FDA may put a halt to the use of growth-promoting drugs in farm animals. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Certain Antibiotics Spur Widening Reports of Severe Side Effects A class of antibiotics called quinolones is raising concerns after some patients report becoming very ill after taking them. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Oct 17 Researchers Search for New Weapons in Fight Against TB By Admin, PBS News Hour Last year, a young lawyer with drug-resistant tuberculosis travelled overseas despite the fact that he was on the U.S. no-fly list, sparking a media storm and bringing the lung disease back into national awareness. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch New Outbreaks of Drug-resistant Staph Infection Reported in Schools Over the weekend, there were more reports of students being diagnosed with a dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. A medical expert from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine explains the risks of the sometimes-deadly bacteria. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Chinese Food and Drug Official Executed for Accepting Bribes China announced Tuesday its chief food and drug official has been executed for accepting bribes. Independent Television News reports from the region on the investigation that led to his execution. Continue watching
Mar 14 Oceans Study Reveals 6 Million New Genes By PBS News Hour Scientists spent two years trawling the oceans for bacteria and viruses, and in the process discovered 6 million new genes, doubling the number known on Earth and holding promise for new antibiotics and alternative energy sources. Continue reading
Dec 18 Thousands Offered Anthrax Vaccine, More Antibiotics Fearing a possible rash of anthrax infections among those exposed earlier this year, federal health officials announced today they will offer the anthrax vaccine and 40 more days of antibiotics to the thousands of postal and Capitol Hill workers. Continue reading