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Resistance to Antibiotics
Antibiotics are essential to the "miracle" of modern medicine. Now, antibiotic-resistant bacteria have shown up in meat and poultry sold at American grocery stores.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAntibiotics are essential to the so-called "miracle" of modern medicine. Now, antibiotic-resistant bacteria have shown up in meat and poultry sold at American grocery stores. Some claim that's evidence that antibiotics are losing their effectiveness because of overuse on American farms. Also, France and Italy join Britain in sending advisors to aid Libyan rebels, and the attack on Greg Mortenson over his book, Three Cups of Tea, and claims of building schools in rural Pakistan.
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3 storiesFrance, Italy and Britain Send Advisors to Aid Libyan Rebels
The UN Security Council resolution on Libya prohibits other countries from putting “boots on the ground.” Now the failure of air-strikes to counter Moammar Gadhafi's forces has led Britain, France and Italy to send military liaison officers to advise and train an increasingly desperate opposition.
Read the story8 minFood Safety and Antibiotics for Healthy Farm Animals
Researchers in Arizona sampled meat and poultry sold at grocery stores in Flagstaff, Los Angeles, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale and Washington, DC. What they found has added fuel to the controversy over the use of antibiotics.
Read the story32 minThree Cups of Tea or Three Cups of Deceit?
Greg Mortenson made an international sensation out of his book about building schools in Pakistan out of gratitude for his treatment by tribesmen after he got lost on a climbing expedition. Now he's accused of lying and making personal use of millions of dollars donated to his charity.
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