It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for health care reform and
Top meat industry groups held briefings on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending the use of antibiotics as a critical tool for animal health.
The briefings come two weeks after CBS Evening
The hardest two weeks of my life were when I agreed to help my friend Brad when his parents were on vacation. Brad’s family were Minnesota dairy farmers. They
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 5
brought together experts in the area of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An MRSA bacterium can cause infections in the
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 6
brought together experts in the area of Stewardship and Policy.
Dr. Susan J. Rehm, of the National Foundation for
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 2 brought together experts in the area of Susceptibility Issues.
Dr. George M. Eliopoulous, of Beth Isreael Deaconess Medical Center
The first symposium of the Annual Conference on Microbial Resistance focused on the economic and public policy aspects of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic development.
Moderator Susan Foster, PhD, of the
Meat industry groups are bracing for consumer backlash from a much-anticipated CBS Evening News series on antibiotic use in food animal production, scheduled to air this week after experiencing several
The 2010 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases was held last week in the Washington, DC area.
Doctors, pharmacologists, professors, scientists, and policy
On December 17, 2009, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and U.S. Representative Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, hosted a briefing
A lot of food labeling claims go unchallenged.
But when Tyson Foods Inc. in 2007 began its “Raised Without Antibiotics” advertising campaign, it was challenged with false advertising claims by
Congressional staff heard from a panel of experts yesterday on the public health hazards of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) and the increase in antibiotic-resistant pathogens, two public health issues