President Barrack Obama wants to implement a five-year health plan to reduce the use of antibiotics. His plan applies not only in the US but in a worldwide scale.
Studies have emerged linking autism spectrum disorders to the gut microbiome.
John Rodakis, a molecular biologist and venture capitalist, got its inspiration from his son with autism, to pursue further studies linking gut bacteria and the brain. It is from a firsthand experience with his son who is said to have improved after taking amoxicillin.
In a major change for McDonald's, the fast food company announced that they will stop using chicken raised with human antibiotics.
OpenBiome assesses and transports poop all over the country so that doctors can give it to patients that host C.difficile bacteria.
Researchers who developed teixobactin say a new method to identify potential antibiotics has also been established.
Research shows that super bacteria live in the waters of the 2016 sailing and surfing spots of Rio Summer Olympics.
The Obama administration announced a national strategy and measures to cope with the growing public health concern that kills thousands every day and is expected to claim more lives if appropriate actions aren't taken: antibiotic resistance.
