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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Grist

Meat wagon: pork superbug!
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat industry. Back in December, Michael Pollan wrote a important article about the antibiotic resistant bacteria MSRA, which Pollan decsribed like this: ... the very scary antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus bacteria that is now ... Continued...

Monday, March 10, 2008

ESBL Killing People, Swine
An antibiotic-resistant bacteria called Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase is killing people and swine in Denmark. Nyhedsavisen newspaper said the bacteria, which has infected more than 350 people in Denmark since 2003, has been implicated in the deaths of several cancer and liver disease patients,... Continued...

Monday, March 3, 2008

Farms May Be Exempted From Emission Rules
Under pressure from agriculture industry lobbyists and lawmakers from agricultural states, the Environmental Protection Agency wants to drop requirements that factory farms report their emissions of toxic gases, despite findings by the agency's scientists that the gases pose a health threat. The ... Continued...

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