Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

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Several other drugs sold for use in animals are also not approved for use in human medicine. When they are combined with the Ionophore total, the percentage of antibiotics sold for use in animals but having no place in human disease treatment reaches …
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Dendreon's Provenge: New Opinion On Sequencing Agents Released

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One of the more important issues discussed among physicians and investors alike when it comes to Dendreon (DNDN) in general and Provenge in particular is the sequencing of this immunotherapeutic treatment with other agents. Critics of the corporation …
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Study provides guidance for use of acid-suppressive medications in hospital

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Moreover, there is growing evidence that these drugs are associated with an increased risk of complications, including hospital-acquired pneumonia and clostridium difficile," explains first author Shoshana Herzig, MD, an investigator in BIDMC's …
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