tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post6251969545141812247..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: The bugs are winningbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-36082078843198373642014-05-19T17:56:59.710+01:002014-05-19T17:56:59.710+01:00Global Mail: TB and me. The rise of resistant stra...Global Mail: <a href="http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/plagued-tb-and-me/639/index.html" rel="nofollow">TB and me</a>. The rise of resistant strains of TB.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41456907162989056772013-09-25T06:53:07.071+01:002013-09-25T06:53:07.071+01:00Wired: CDC Threat Report: ‘We Will Soon Be in a Po...Wired: <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/cdc-amr-rpt1/" rel="nofollow">CDC Threat Report: ‘We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era’</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-71448237376219988222013-09-21T04:07:52.328+01:002013-09-21T04:07:52.328+01:00Cary Institute: Anti-bacteria soap driving resista...Cary Institute: <a href="http://www.caryinstitute.org/newsroom/antibacterial-products-fuel-resistant-bacteria-streams-and-rivers" rel="nofollow">Anti-bacteria soap driving resistant bacteria in waterways</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-29493770577724572072012-12-25T23:15:10.449+00:002012-12-25T23:15:10.449+00:00Guardian: Meet the weeds Monsanto can't beat.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/21/weeds-monsato-cant-beat?intcmp=122" rel="nofollow">Meet the weeds Monsanto can't beat</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-65551019760385074022012-08-15T12:32:00.596+01:002012-08-15T12:32:00.596+01:00Grist: Superbugs are not just a problem in human h...Grist: <a href="http://grist.org/food/gmo-resistant-insects-add-insult-to-drought-injury/" rel="nofollow">Superbugs are not just a problem in human health</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-26381500471339760002012-04-29T20:51:02.959+01:002012-04-29T20:51:02.959+01:00SMH: Superbugs leave hospital.SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/alarm-at-spread-of-superbugs-beyond-hospitals-20120429-1xt1z.html" rel="nofollow">Superbugs leave hospital</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-59922920952060273112012-04-20T01:08:55.186+01:002012-04-20T01:08:55.186+01:00SMH: Why antibiotics can be a health risk.
"...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/why-antibiotics-can-be-health-risk-20120419-1xa34.html#ixzz1sXCmyOOx" rel="nofollow">Why antibiotics can be a health risk</a>.<br /><br />"The study of more than 1000 people found half of them didn't know stopping taking antibiotics before the course was finished contributed to antibiotic resistance. Only about 40 per cent knew byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-67042915404428175622012-01-06T15:13:50.077+00:002012-01-06T15:13:50.077+00:00CD: US FDA does U-turn on antibiotics fed to anima...CD: <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/29-10" rel="nofollow">US FDA does U-turn on antibiotics fed to animals</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-27757874672604353022011-12-07T23:54:31.851+00:002011-12-07T23:54:31.851+00:00SMH: To publish or not to publish? The ethics of s...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/armageddon-super-virus-recipe-keep-secret-or-publish-20111206-1og76.html" rel="nofollow">To publish or not to publish? The ethics of super-viruses</a>. Not directly related to antibiotic abuse, but falls into the category of superbugs.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-19200109919879159202011-07-30T17:04:38.359+01:002011-07-30T17:04:38.359+01:00I generally trust the industrial ag industry about...I generally trust the industrial ag industry about as far as I can throw a cow.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-57414725716714187112011-07-30T13:34:58.763+01:002011-07-30T13:34:58.763+01:00Regarding that Mother Jones article you linked to,...Regarding that Mother Jones article you linked to, Byron: "<i>The industry claims that even though antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been found both in confined animals and supermarket meat, there's simply no evidence that livestock strains are jumping to the human population.</i>"<br /><br />What a load of rubbish! Most significant diseases that have afflicted humanity originally Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10212827985648522802011-07-29T20:11:03.761+01:002011-07-29T20:11:03.761+01:00Mother Jones: What the USDA doesn't want you t...Mother Jones: <a href="http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2011/07/what-usda-doesnt-want-you-know-about-antibiotics-and-factory-farms" rel="nofollow">What the USDA doesn't want you to know about factory farms and antibiotics</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89166856980840633002011-07-25T17:42:45.850+01:002011-07-25T17:42:45.850+01:00(this is Bradley Belschner, btw, from Bradford'...(this is Bradley Belschner, btw, from Bradford's blog)Brad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1139611871563944732011-07-25T17:41:52.302+01:002011-07-25T17:41:52.302+01:00Hey Byron,
I agree with you wholeheartedly on thi...Hey Byron,<br /><br />I agree with you wholeheartedly on this one. Even scarier is the fact that bacteria can easily engage in inter-species DNA swaps, thus "passing on" the antibiotic resistance to others! The Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse, as I've heard it called, is indeed a sobering prediction. I'm glad to hear you talk about it; I've rarely heard anybody else mention it. IBrad Belschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343484861202465030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-78589937947164539322011-04-08T14:50:28.179+01:002011-04-08T14:50:28.179+01:00Yes, again, another parallel with climate change. ...Yes, again, another parallel with climate change. The problem (at least its primary manifestation) is seen in the developing world, but really the blame is shared because it lies in the appropriation of "developed" aspirations and technologies as social panacea (that is, in the spread of hypercapitalism into the structures and consciousness of the developing world).<br /><br />As byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32832591674812054462011-04-08T04:33:20.363+01:002011-04-08T04:33:20.363+01:00This is an enormous problem in the developing worl...This is an enormous problem in the developing world where antibiotic use is far less regulated than in more developed countries, medical and other health practitioers are far less judicious in their prescriptions, and populations have far less health literacy to comprehend when to use such medicines. So many other competing interest too (and not only from big pharma) as doctors here often sell stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072678069196753473noreply@blogger.com