NRDC Data Show Antibiotic Abuse in Farm Industry on the Rise
NRDC Data Show Antibiotic Abuse in Farm Industry on the Rise
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The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released a statement that according to the FDA's latest data, the amount of antibiotics sold to the livestock industry in 2011 was almost four times the amount used to treat people. In the 1970s, the …
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The ALS Association Urges U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Expedite Drug …
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The Association urged the FDA to partner with the ALS community to help expedite the drug development and approval process and bring new treatments to patients as soon as possible. Today, there is no effective treatment for ALS and the disease is fatal …
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AAP Outlines Fetal Damage with Drug Abuse
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National survey data from 2009-2010 show that the most common type of substance abuse was cigarette use, reported by 16.3% of pregnant women (ages 15 to 44), followed by alcohol use at 10.8%. … Prenatal cocaine exposure has a negative effect on fetal …
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Savoy Heights neighborhood wants its voice heard
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Two days later, some of those residents gathered again at a community association meeting. This time, the meeting was civil, and … In the 1980s and '90s, the area around Bryan and Branson streets had a reputation as one of the most violent and drug …
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