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h8lyme
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Interesting article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091229/ap_on_he_me/when_drugs_stop_working_the_meat_we_eat

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Tincup
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Thanks for posting this article. I don't think it is an antibiotic question here. It is a money driven question ... with the IDSA pulling the chains of the government agencies.

Just my opinion.

[Big Grin]

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coltman
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Yup its pretty bad. I think abx should be banned compltely from food producing. most abx resistance is actually stemming from abx use in farming , not from abx for human use

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map1131
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US food production... it doesn't explain the wide spread super bug resistance with abx around the globe?

Pam

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coltman
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quote:
Originally posted by map1131:
US food production... it doesn't explain the wide spread super bug resistance with abx around the globe?

It depends. its not only US which uses abx , and US does export lots of meat. Bacteria can easily strains spread around the world with trade

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