McDonald's Urged to Ban Antibiotics-Treated Meat
The charity ShareAction has launched an online campaign.
America, Welcome to the Post-Antibiotic World
U.S. health officials reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic.
Doctors 'Dramatically' Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions
The government has offered a financial incentive to get GPs to cut down on their prescribing.
How To Save Antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the great threats facing Europe and the world.
Tech & Science: 5 Things We Learned This Week
The limits of abstinence education and the surprising number of deaths from medical error are among the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.
Doctors are Giving Out Antibiotics Like Candy
A new study finds an estimated 30 percent of scripts written for antibiotics prescribed to patients were neither appropriate nor necessary.
Bacterial Backup
With antibiotics showing diminishing efficacy, it might be time to admit it: Bacteria have won the arms race.
The Fake Drug Industry Is Exploding, and We Can't Do Anything About It
A fractured regulatory system hampered by Big Pharma's meddling has led to a growing global falsification market.
Triclosan Antibacterial Soap No Better at Killing Germs Than Regular Soap
Triclosan-laden soap took nine hours to show significant antimicrobial activity.
U.S. Scientists Discover Powerful New Antibiotic
There have been increasing concerns about the number of infections that are becoming resistant to antibiotics
America's Obesity Epidemic May Be Caused By Its Favorite Drug
The changing ecosystem within our guts, which to a large extent may be caused by overuse of antibiotics, leads to a greater potential for gaining weight.
The Drugs Don't Work
Overuse of antibiotics is creating a medical crisis as super-bugs that can't be killed are spreading around the globe