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Press Release: Pew Urges Congress to End Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production - The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 14, 2010

Advertisement: Useless: Overuse of antibiotics on industrial farms breeds drug-resistant diseases - The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 14, 2010

Briefing: Pew and Health Care Without Harm Hold Audio News Conference Calling for an End to the Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals - The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 13, 2010

Statement: Pew Calls FDA Announcement a Small, Overdue Step Towards Ending the Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production - The Pew Charitable Trusts - June 29, 2010

Press Release: Pew Statement on Congressional Hearing Regarding Antibiotic Resistance and the Threat to Public Health - The Pew Charitable Trusts - April 28, 2010

Capitol Hill Briefing: Alternatives to Routine Antibiotic Use in Food Animals - The Pew Charitable Trusts, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Louise Slaughter - March 2, 2010

Capitol Hill Briefing: Industrial Animal Farms and Worker Health and Safety - The Pew Charitable Trusts, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva - December 17, 2009

Press Release: U.S. and European Experts Applaud Creation of New Transatlantic Task Force on Global Antibiotic Resistance Threat - The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Infectious Diseases Society of America, The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - November 6, 2009

Advertisement: It's Not Chicken Feed: Antibiotic resistance adds billions to health care costs - The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 29, 2009

Media Advisory: Pew and Academy of Natural Sciences to Host Forum on Health Impacts of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production -The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 21, 2009

Press Release: Pew Calls FDA Testimony on Use of Antibiotics on Industrial Farms a Key First Step, More is Needed -The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 13, 2009

Press Release: New Ad Campaign Asks D.C. Commuters "Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics?" - Pew Charitable Trusts - June 3, 2009

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Press Release: Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act - Pew Charitable Trusts - March 17, 2009

Media Teleconference: Chipotle CEO joins Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and leading antibiotic expert to discuss the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 -The Pew Charitable Trusts - March 17, 2009

New Ad: The Problem Beyond the Peanuts (PDF) February 10, 2009 Click the image to view the ad

Statement: Statement from The Pew Charitable Trusts on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reversal on antibiotics safeguards in animal farming - Pew Charitable Trusts - December 12, 2008

Statement: Statement from The Pew Charitable Trusts on South Korea’s ban on using certain antibiotics in animal feed - Pew Charitable Trusts - September 17, 2008

New Ads Take Misuse of Antibiotics Message to Capitol Hill - September 16, 2008

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Statement: Statement from Karen Steuer, Pew Environment Group, on Antibiotic Use Reporting Requirements - Pew Environment Group - July 16, 2008

Statement: Executive Director of Pew Commission Testifies on Resistance to Antibiotics and Banning Their Use In Food Animals - Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production - July 5, 2008

Articles and Opinion

Video: Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production - CBS Evening News - July 16, 2010

Editorial: Our view on food safety: To protect humans, curb antibiotic use in animals - USA Today - July 12, 2010

Editorial: Antibiotics, meat a risky mix - Chattanooga Times Free Press - July 12, 2010

Editorial: Antibiotics, it's what's for dinner - The Everett Herald - July 9, 2010

Editorial: Antibiotic Idiocy - Bangor Daily News - July 6, 2010

Editorial: Antibiotics and meat don't mix - Los Angeles Times - July 6, 2010

Editorial: Antibiotics and Agriculture - The New York Times - June 29, 2010

Article: Legislators Ask USDA to Up Antibiotics Monitoring - Food Safety News - June 17, 2010

Editorial: Ban Antibiotics for Healthy Food Animals - Chicago Sun-Times - April 28, 2010

Editorial: Cows on Drugs - New York Times - April 18, 2010

Editorial: Pearls before swine: It's time to cut the use of antibiotics in farm animals - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - April 3, 2010

Editorial: The price of eggs - Toledo Blade - March 30, 2010

Editorial: Save Lives, Save Animals by Saving Antibiotics - The Huffington Post, Shelley A. Hearne - March 23, 2010

Editorial: Healthy livestock, sick people - The Los Angeles Times - March 13, 2010

Editorial: The Spread of Superbugs - The New York Times - March 6, 2010

Article: Momentum Growing On Animal Antibiotic Ban With Possible Danish Assist (PDF) - FDA Week - March 5, 2010
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Video: @katiecouric: Antibiotics - Couric & Co. - February 16, 2010

Article: Save antibiotics so antibiotics can save us (PDF) - St. Paul Pioneer Press - February 15, 2010

Video: Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production - CBS Evening News - February 11, 2010

Article: When Drugs Stop Working: a Five-Part Series - Associated Press - January 21, 2010

Editorial: Drug Fiends - The News & Observer - January 3, 2010

Article: Pressure Rises to Stop Antibiotics in Agriculture - Business Week - December 28, 2009

Article: Antibiotic Resistance Explored on Hill - Food Safety News - December 18, 2009

Article: Antibiotics Can Not Compensate For Poor Treatment Of Animals, Says Expert - Talk Radio News Service - December 18, 2009

Article: Think-Tank Urges Congress To Pursue Industrial Farming Legislation - Talk Radio News Service - December 18, 2009

Editorial: An unusual prescription for health care - Los Angeles Times - November 3, 2009

Editorial: Farming needs to go back to the future - Asheville Citizen-Times - October 27, 2009

Article: Swine Flu in Swine: Flu Could Worsen; Industry at Risk - National Geographic - October 14, 2009

Editorial: What Can Danish Hogs Teach Us About Antibiotics? - The Huffington Post, Laura Rogers - October 13, 2009

Video: Autism Rates and Factory Farming - CBS News, Washington Unplugged - October 7, 2009

Article: Just Say No to Antibacterial Burgers - Washington Post - September 16, 2009

Article: America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It - Time - August 20, 2009

Letter to the Editor: The Media Often Ignore the Biggest Disease Threats - The Wall Street Journal, Robert Martin - August 19, 2009

Editorial: Antibiotics and meat - Chicago Tribune - August 15, 2009

Article: Administration Seeks to Restrict Antibiotics in Livestock - The New York Times - July 13, 2009

Article: FDA would limit antibiotic use on U.S. livestock - Reuters - July 13, 2009

Editorial: Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics? - The Huffington Post, Laura Rogers - June 25, 2009

Article: Farmacology - Johns Hopkins Magazine - June 10, 2009

Editorial: Piggish Capitalism Endangers Us All - San Francisco Chronicle - May 8, 2009

Video: Swine Flu Outbreak: The Facts - Nightline - ABC News - April 28, 2009

Article: Save Antibiotics to Save Human Lives - Public News Service - April 27, 2009

Video: Fears Deepen In Mexico - CBS Evening News - April 27, 2009

Article: U.S. Bracing For Swine Flu Pandemic - CBS News - April 27, 2009

Video: Industrial Hog Farms as Infection Breeding Grounds - CBS Evening News - April 27, 2009

Article: Our Sick Farms, Our Infected Food - Scientific American - March 24, 2009

Article: Legislation would curb antibiotic use at CAFOs - Muncie Star Press - March 18, 2009

Article: Legislation to Curb Misuse of Antibiotics Introduced in House - Hoosier Ag Today - March 17, 2009

Editorial: Pathogens in Our Pork - The New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof - March 15, 2009

Editorial: Our Pigs, Our Food, Our Health - The New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof - March 11, 2009

Article: You Can’t Catch MRSA by Reading About It - On the Ground from The New York Times - March 11, 2009

Editorial: Antibiotic Misuse in Animals Hurts Human Health -Statesman Journal - February 28, 2009

Editorial: End misuse of antibiotics - Washington Times - January 7, 2009

Editorial: We need antibiotic ban in foods - Tacoma News Tribune - December 28, 2008

Editorial: Obama's 'Secretary of Food'? - The New York Times - December 10, 2008

Editorial: Antibiotic must be used sparingly in the nation's food supply - The Plain Dealer - November 30, 2008

Editorial: Eating Safely and Mercifully - The Hill's Congress Blog - November 18, 2008

Article: Experts: Possible Farm to Locker Room Link for Staph Infection - Public News Service - October 31, 2008

Editorial: The Worst Way of Farming - The New York Times - May 31, 2008

Opinion: Big Farms Can Be Bad For Your Health - Salt Lake Tribune - May 9, 2008

Editorial: Antibiotics in Our Livestock - Salt Lake Tribune - May 1, 2008

Article: Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming - Salt Lake Tribune - April 30, 2008