antibiotic resistance Archives

26 May, 201525 February, 2015

Farm reform matters for people too

Posted in animals, social justice by s.e. smith

The United States is having a big discussion about farm reform right now in spite of the ag-gag laws that are working double time to silence exposés of the reality of conditions on farms and the resistance to conversations about factory farming and animal abuse. Animal welfare has become a concern for a growing percentage […]

20 June, 201022 May, 2010

Environmental Issues: Drugs in the Water

Posted in environmental issues, health by s.e. smith

I recently finished a course of liquid antibiotics and I was about to rinse out the medication container and drop it in the recycling when I realised that doing so would contribute to a serious environmental problem: Medical waste in the water, air, and soil. A number of studies in recent years have identified traces […]