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Surya Gayatri

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96. The sun came up this morning? As predicted? Other than that, good luck looking.

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Fri May 27, 2016, 05:32 AM

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The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S. [View all] inanna May 2016 OP

Shit Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1

k and r. riversedge May 2016 #2

KnR Hekate May 2016 #3

It is Obama's fault tonyt53 May 2016 #4

Did you forget your sarcasm smiley? If not, please justify this statement. Hekate May 2016 #5

Surely that must have been sarcastic. byronius May 2016 #9

I'm sure the poster is not FrodosPet May 2016 #17

The GOP cancelled 1.5 billion in NIH research Hortensis May 2016 #55

well he was bribed WhiteTara May 2016 #18

Bush's actually philosslayer May 2016 #23

I thought it was Bernie's fault myself. RoccoR5955 May 2016 #38

Its ALL our fault for continuing to use antibiotics when they're not needed. 7962 May 2016 #44

Exactly. bvar22 May 2016 #47

Amen to that Mbrow May 2016 #49

Actually we can thank the livestock industry. Doremus May 2016 #51

Glad you said it. People think it's because parents and doctors overuse antibiotics but it's NOT fasttense May 2016 #99

Yet we don't dare giving up eating, and financially supporting, industrialized meat "production!" villager May 2016 #56

No, not in this case. Hortensis May 2016 #57

What do you mean? glinda May 2016 #77

I mean "overuse" in the way it's usually meant Hortensis May 2016 #97

Thanks. Very informative. glinda May 2016 #104

+1 nitpicker May 2016 #95

It's just a matter of time. nt bemildred May 2016 #6

Second that emotion. leveymg May 2016 #7

k&r Little Star May 2016 #8

Benghazi!! Jack Bone May 2016 #10

What did people EXPECT would happen? vkkv May 2016 #11

We build nuclear power plants on earthquake fault lines. closeupready May 2016 #14

And we're damn good at it too MynameisBlarney May 2016 #20

But rich people get richer from it, and clearly that's the only thing that matters. nt valerief May 2016 #42

Even more than their own offspring. cui bono May 2016 #106

Cuz they have no empathy. They're sociopaths and some are psychopaths. nt valerief May 2016 #112

article seems to suggest it is from China 6chars May 2016 #25

It doesn't matter, the mechanism is the same all over... NT vkkv May 2016 #27

antiboitics in china are over the counter - n/t Locrian May 2016 #46

They overuse antibiotics for people a lot more too. LeftyMom May 2016 #68

Don't we ship OUR chickens over there to be slaughtered in order to glinda May 2016 #78

No. Tyson Foods and others cheapdate May 2016 #90

I can just imagine. Thanks for the clear up on this. glinda May 2016 #91

I almost took a job at one of their facilities in 2007 Victor_c3 May 2016 #102

AND antibiotics can be bought OTC.... paleotn May 2016 #71

ruh roh K & R n/t w0nderer May 2016 #12

Is there any good news out there today? Anybody? YOHABLO May 2016 #13

Today is my niece's birthday FrodosPet May 2016 #19

I dropped 2 more pounds... That's 71 in the past year. kcass1954 May 2016 #61

Saw wheat! FrodosPet May 2016 #62

it's Frankie Manning's birthday! Javaman May 2016 #22

My 23year old granddaughter is drinking a pint of Guinness in Dublin as we speak. Laser102 May 2016 #41

Saw a hummingbird. sulphurdunn May 2016 #67

Yes. My dog had an untreatable super-bug (E-coli family) and was glinda May 2016 #79

That could not possibly make any less sense LeftyMom May 2016 #85

What do you mean? glinda May 2016 #86

Oh ffs. LeftyMom May 2016 #87

You misunderstood my post. glinda May 2016 #88

do you talk to people you don't know in the real world like that? lakeguy May 2016 #94

See: snappyturtle May 2016 #111

Bullshit Odin2005 May 2016 #118

The sun came up this morning? As predicted? Other than that, good luck looking. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #96

Laurie Garrett's 'The Coming Plague' is a must-read for this issue. byronius May 2016 #15

Thank you very much for this info.... inanna May 2016 #16

Oh, yes. Fantastic book. SheilaT May 2016 #32

This is not good. deathrind May 2016 #21

Beware of doctors who will make small of your pain. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #24

Calling Stephen King ... Cap'n Tripps on line 1 ... Myrina May 2016 #26

We have a winner! Newkularblue May 2016 #36

... Zorra May 2016 #43

Glad I'm retired, this bug is scary. Warpy May 2016 #28

Interesting, thanks, Warpy. In spite of the silly image I got Hortensis May 2016 #59

Thanks a lot Warpy May 2016 #64

Can hospitals even afford these for the most part? glinda May 2016 #81

I shared an elevator with one..of those xenex undergroundpanther May 2016 #89

WOW! What state do you live in???? glinda May 2016 #92

maryland it undergroundpanther May 2016 #116

Little rural hospitals, probably not Warpy May 2016 #93

very cool glinda May 2016 #105

nature's all purpose antibiotic n/t paleotn May 2016 #72

good to know glinda May 2016 #80

Still, no one thinks he can beat Mrs.Clinton, eh? n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #30

Lovely...And we still insist on pumping our livestock full of Antibiotics .... blackspade May 2016 #31

That's only part of it elljay May 2016 #39

It is the major part of it. blackspade May 2016 #53

Inexpensive Powerful Antbiotics can be bought over-the-counter at any Farmers Co-Op, bvar22 May 2016 #103

Exactly. blackspade May 2016 #107

lets see E.coli generally food borne? dembotoz May 2016 #33

And stay away from unvaccinated people. GoneOffShore May 2016 #37

Either that, bvar22 May 2016 #114

Cranberry pills every day and lots of water are good for urinary tract infections. JDPriestly May 2016 #34

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I grew up in the duck-and-cover era, SusanCalvin May 2016 #40

After reading The Coming Plague years ago DebbieCDC May 2016 #45

It doesn't matter what you do. Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #74

Superbugs, Climate Change, famine and plenty of assault weapons. Oh, goody! Auggie May 2016 #48

Colloidal silver... NorthCarolina May 2016 #50

Stop telling people nonsense MattBaggins May 2016 #54

Because being blue is an awesome look. Ruby the Liberal May 2016 #63

( ._.) Marty McGraw May 2016 #76

Actually nature's antibiotics are well, antibiotics. We just figure out how to make reliable dosages LeftyMom May 2016 #69

Pig Pharma is trying to shut down Compounding Pharmacies btw. glinda May 2016 #83

Oh ffs. LeftyMom May 2016 #84

"Supportive" can be translated as skepticscott May 2016 #110

Hysterical conspiracy nonsense. Odin2005 May 2016 #119

I haven't been sick in 15 years Avalon Sparks May 2016 #115

Me too. NorthCarolina May 2016 #121

More like bullshit woo-woo that makes your skin blue. Odin2005 May 2016 #120

Thanks meat industry. Doremus May 2016 #52

Meh. Something's gotta take ya. roamer65 May 2016 #58

put down that anti-biotic spray NOW. make friends w/ the good ones. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #60

This may be natures way of reducing the population and slowing climate change. Humans rhett o rick May 2016 #65

Apex predators do not last long. Stonepounder May 2016 #66

Captain Trips Bayard May 2016 #70

No, this isn’t the start of the antibiotic apocalypse, just bad reporting HuskyOffset May 2016 #73

Cool site! flying rabbit May 2016 #82

Sensationalist horseshit... EvolveOrConvolve May 2016 #75

Another reason the Republicans war on science funding is going to kill all of us. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #98

Hardly surprising n/t ffr May 2016 #100

Probably isn't enough, though, if the bacteria is elsewhere...:( Tikki May 2016 #101

Alarmist title is misleading folks. It is not a super bug. yellowcanine May 2016 #108

Media over-reaction? ibeplato May 2016 #109

Big Pharma has been a Big Phailure! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #113

I was in the hospital for a staph infection a month ago... Odin2005 May 2016 #117