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Glyphosate and Other Weedkillers Accelerate the Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Last updated on: May 17, 2021

New research shows that the application of three of the most common herbicides used on GM herbicide-tolerant crops (glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba) increases antibiotic-resistant genes in the microbiomes of the soil. Similar to plants, the soil bacteria are becoming resistant… [read]

Four out of Five Samples of Walmart Pork Contained Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Last updated on: December 23, 2019

In a recent report released by World Animal Protection (WAP) entitled U.S. Pork and the Superbug Crises, 80 percent of the samples tested from Walmart Stores in the Mid-Atlantic region contained bacteria resistant to at least one antibiotic. On the… [read]

Antibiotic-Resistance Threats Report Says These Bacteria Are Here to Stay

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Last updated on: November 21, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have released their second Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States report, and antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria are here to stay. According to the report, more than 2.8 million AR infections occur and 35,000 people… [read]

Copper Hospital Beds Could Be a Solution to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Last updated on: November 17, 2019

A new study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology found that copper hospital beds in the ICU housed 95 percent fewer bacteria than standard hospital beds. The copper beds also maintained their low levels of microbial activity for the patient’s… [read]

Probiotic Bacteria Could the Solution to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Last updated on: May 31, 2020

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a new study that confirms the awesome powers of a bacteria commonly found in probiotic supplements: Bacillus. Testing a variety of Bacillus microbes against Staphylococcus aureus, a common cause of antibiotic-resistant infections,… [read]