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EPA urged to ban spraying of antibiotics on US food crops amid resistance fears

Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2025

Constant Bloating After Every Meal? Doctors Reveal the Real Bloated Stomach Causes

Persistent bloating after meals may signal hidden digestive issues. Learn the common causes, related disorders, and when to seek medical help to manage constant bloating.

Medical Daily · Nov 28, 2025

Why experts warn you shouldn’t leave out that Thanksgiving buffet for too long

Dangerous bacteria can grow on food left out at room temperature

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Antibiotic resistance: how a pioneering trial is using old drugs to save babies from sepsis

The infection is responsible for 800,000 newborn deaths each year, but clinics in eight countries are working together to find new treatments

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

Boar’s Head issues urgent recall of popular products over health risk

The products were recalled due to the potential presence of disease-causing bacteria

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Gut microbes may have links with sleep deprivation

Sleep is one of the essential physiological needs for human survival, alongside food, water and air. But sleep is socially driven, influenced by environmental and personal factors, and a recent study suggests it may be affected by fragments from bacteria.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Plastic ‘bio-beads’ from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs – but there are alternatives

A recent spill of bio-beads – small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s – has brought renewed attention to a problem that has been quietly accumulating in coastal waters for years.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Professionals Urge Gardeners to Remember This Often-Overlooked Task in Winter – 4 Crucial Reasons to Clean Plant Supports

Plant supports can conceal bacteria, fungi, and pests, risking the health of your plants

Homes & Gardens · Nov 23, 2025

Science history: Experiment shows mutations arise spontaneously, supporting pillar of Darwinian evolution — Nov. 20, 1943

Two bacteriologists showed that mutations arise spontaneously in bacterial cultures, thereby disproving Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of evolution.

LiveScience · Nov 20, 2025

‘Perfect storm’ behind growing threat of drug-resistant infections in Europe, health officials warn

Antimicrobial resistance causes more than 35,000 deaths per year across the region.

Euronews · Nov 18, 2025