Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Pose Urgent Threat to Public Health: CDC | Common Dreams

Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Pose Urgent Threat to Public Health: CDC | Common Dreams
"Drug-resistant "superbugs" have become an urgent public health concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Monday, echoing years of research by groups such has Food & Water Watch who warn that the overuse of antibiotics on industrial farms leads to drug-resistant infections.
According to the new CDC report, at least two million Americans now fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and at least 23,000 subsequently die."

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