Factory Farm Conditions Are Bad for People Too

Tia Schwab / Independent Media Institute and Stone Pier Press Dec 6, 2019 Lack of government oversight has created public health crises including antibiotic-resistant diseases, foodborne illness and flu epidemics. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Is Facebook Passé to the Young?

Larry Gross / Truthdig Feb 18, 2018 The social media site may suffer a mass exodus of users under the age of 55. These discoveries and more in today's Larry's List. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Millions of Lives Are at Risk as Deadly Fungal Infections Become Drug-Resistant

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2016 Researchers blame the problem on widespread use of fungicides on crops. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daring’ Synthesis Builds Hundreds of Antibiotics From Scratch

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2016 Chemists searching for ways to overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria have generated more than 300 variations of a drug that has long been a cornerstone of medical treatment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Growing Evidence Ties High Antibiotics Use to Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 Frequent users of antibiotics were about 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than those who had taken the drugs infrequently, researchers in Denmark found. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Antibiotic Resistant ‘Superbug’ Detected in Squid

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 13, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that a bacterium highly resistant to antibiotics has been found in squid imported from South Korea. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Perils of Problematic Prescribing: A Double Dose of Warnings

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2014 Two new reports from the CDC show the dangers of overprescribing narcotics and antibiotics. Is there a way for doctors and consumers to make better decisions? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Cheap Chicken Is Making You Sick

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2013 Chicken is a staple food in most American homes and is by far the most popular meat purchased in the country. And yet, when nearly 50 million people fall ill each year due to tainted food, poultry tends to be the main culprit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Link Between Antibiotics and Obesity?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 19, 2013 Researchers discovered that states with high rates of antibiotic use also tend to have higher obesity rates. The maps are striking, with the Southeast leading and the West Coast showing the lowest rates of prescription use and low obesity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Say Goodbye to Your Antibiotics

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2013 We've reached the limits of medicine's effectiveness. Thanks to overmedication and the abuse of antibiotics in the agriculture industry, there are infections that can no longer be treated with antibiotics. And there's nothing left to do except maybe hope for the best. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CDC Sounds the Alarm on How Medicine and Agriculture Are Killing Us

BLANK Sep 19, 2013 Drug-resistant bacteria are causing the deaths of at least 23,000 Americans a year, a problem exacerbated by injudicious use of antibiotics in treatment of patients -- and their pervasive use in agriculture. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Antibiotics Could Cure 40 Percent of Chronic Back Pain Patients

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 9, 2013 Danish scientists have discovered that many cases of chronic back pain are caused by bacterial infections, which means they could be cured cheaply with antibiotics rather than surgery. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )