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Obama Plans To Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Germs

By Maria Slither - Mar 29, 2015 02:14 PM EDT

President Barrack Obama wants to implement a five-year health plan to reduce the use of antibiotics. His plan applies not only in the US but in a worldwide scale.

Could Fixing Gut Bacteria Help Cure Autism?

By Peter R - Mar 27, 2015 05:11 PM EDT

Studies have emerged linking autism spectrum disorders to the gut microbiome.

Boy With Autism Improves After Taking Antibiotics For Sore Throat

By Maria Slither - Mar 25, 2015 11:27 AM EDT

John Rodakis, a molecular biologist and venture capitalist, got its inspiration from his son with autism, to pursue further studies linking gut bacteria and the brain. It is from a firsthand experience with his son who is said to have improved after taking amoxicillin.

McDonald's Goes Natural by Ending Antibiotic Use in Chickens

By Dustin M Braden - Mar 04, 2015 06:32 PM EST

In a major change for McDonald's, the fast food company announced that they will stop using chicken raised with human antibiotics.

How To Earn an Extra $13,000 A Year Off Your Feces

By R. Siva Kumar - Jan 30, 2015 05:11 PM EST

OpenBiome assesses and transports poop all over the country so that doctors can give it to patients that host C.difficile bacteria.

New Antibiotic Discovery Shows Researchers How to Work Around Drug Resistance

By Peter R - Jan 08, 2015 10:17 AM EST

Researchers who developed teixobactin say a new method to identify potential antibiotics has also been established.

Deadly Superbug Discovered in Rio Summer Olympics Waters

By R. Siva Kumar - Dec 21, 2014 01:19 PM EST

Research shows that super bacteria live in the waters of the 2016 sailing and surfing spots of Rio Summer Olympics.

US to aim for curbing antibiotic resistance

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 22, 2014 08:24 PM EDT

The Obama administration announced a national strategy and measures to cope with the growing public health concern that kills thousands every day and is expected to claim more lives if appropriate actions aren't taken: antibiotic resistance.

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