CDC: Deadliest Drug Resistance Comes From Hospitals, Not Farms

CDC: Deadliest Drug Resistance Comes From Hospitals, Not Farms

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Here at The Salt, we've been following the controversies that surround antibiotic use on the farm. Farmers give these drugs to chickens, swine and beef cattle, either to keep the animals healthy or to make them grow faster. Critics say it's …
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Proactive news summary, featuring Ariana, Chaarat, Herencia, Goldstone, North

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S-commerce specialist blur Group (LON:BLUR) has confirmed that an unnamed US media company has opted to use its Global Services Exchange for a project worth US$ 500,000. Around 35,000 businesses have now signed up to the AIM-listed company's …
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A Navy Sailor's Desperate Last Act After Drug Addictions, Depression

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Unraveling the skein of events that led to this end, it's hard to avoid seeing what experts say is a major factor in suicide: the powerful influence of drugs and addiction that can deepen depression and hopelessness. Easy, in retrospect, to spot the …
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Regular marijuana use on the rise, survey says

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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health — the largest of its kind — is done annually. Results from the past five years have shown a steady increase in weed use. Last year was no exception. In 2012, about 7.3% of Americans ages 12 or older reported …
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