In the News

# results: 201-210 of 247
Show items per page
Date In The News Topic
Jun 15, 2011

''USDA Report: Studies Show Farms Need To Use Fewer Antibiotics''

"Research from around the world shows a pressing need to regulate and stem the widespread use of antibiotics on livestock, which can become reservoirs of bacteria resistant to drugs that were previously able to kill the bugs that can also sicken and kill humans, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

More

Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
Jun 9, 2011

''Baxter loses first Heparin case''

"A Cook County Circuit Court jury Thursday awarded $625,000 to the estate of a man who his attorneys say was given a dosage of a blood thinner made by Baxter International Inc. that contained a contaminated ingredient found in the company's supply chain in China."

More

Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety
Jun 6, 2011

Saveantibiotics.org Has a New Home

Welcome to the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming's new home. For those familiar with our previous site, the tour below should help you familiarize yourself with our new look.                

More

Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
Jun 2, 2011

''House GOP pushes back against health measures affecting school lunches, tobacco''

"The Rehberg amendment would also prevent the FDA from restricting the widespread use of antibiotics in feed for farm animals, which many public health experts believe has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health."

More

Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
May 22, 2011

''Patients at heart of medical device issue''

"Antonitsa Vlahoulis knew as she slipped into unconsciousness on the operating room table that her surgeon would choose which medical device she would receive to fix her leaky heart valve."

More

Drugs and Devices at the FDA
Apr 12, 2011

''Group Faults the F.D.A. on Oversight of Devices''

"The Food and Drug Administration is allowing some high-risk devices like artificial hips to be sold without strenuous testing, despite promises that it would address regulatory issues affecting them, a federal watchdog group plans to testify on Wednesday."

More

Drugs and Devices at the FDA
Mar 31, 2011

''The spread of superbug''

"ON DECEMBER 11th 1945, at the end of his Nobel lecture, Alexander Fleming sounded a warning. Fleming’s chance observation of the antibiotic effects of a mould called Penicillium on one of his bacterial cultures had inspired his co

More

Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
Mar 31, 2011

''Drug theft goes big''

"Organized gangs are stealing prescription medicine in increasingly audacious heists. That's a problem for Big Pharma and for patients, who can unknowingly buy stolen -- and sometimes dangerous -- medications."

More

Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety
Mar 30, 2011

''Our Big Pig Problem''

"Since 1995 Denmark has enforced progressively tighter rules on the use of antibiotics in the raising of pigs, poultry and other livestock. In the process, it has shown that it is possible to protect human health without hurting farmers."

More

Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
Mar 13, 2011

''The fight against counterfeit drugs''

"60 Minutes' nine-month investigation of counterfeit prescription drugs reveals how the dangerous and sometimes deadly fakes get into the nation's drug pipeline. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports."

More

Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety