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air pollution & antibiotic resistance

Air pollution linked to antibiotic resistance, new study suggests

Two of the world’s most urgent public health concerns might be connected, researchers from Cambridge and Zhejiang universities say.
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Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health

A global study suggests the connection has strengthened over time across every country and continent.

Australia has a flesh-eating-bacteria problem
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Australia has a flesh-eating-bacteria problem

In the beach towns south of Melbourne, everyone, it seems, knows someone who’s been attacked.
Food waste in the time of COVID-19

Food waste in the time of COVID-19: the real reason to cry over spilt milk

Let’s focus on the systems that allowed waste to be created in the first place, while causing pollution, animal suffering and threats to human health.
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How climate change is challenging American health care
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How climate change is challenging American health care

Experts say mounting environmental pressures will make people sicker, and that the health-care system will play a major role in averting disaster.

Frank Gibson: Bacteria threat could kill millions

If asked "What is the greatest current threat to humanity?" you are likely to come up with nuclear war, climate change, over-population but perhaps not antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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