Children’s bowel disease is being linked to antibiotic overuse, according to a new study of antibiotics and children with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. The research revealed that being treated with antibiotics at a young age was linked to increased risks for IBD, said WebMD. IBD includes an array of serious intestinal … [Read more...] about Children’s Bowel Disease Linked to Antibiotic Overuse

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to limit antibiotics in animals, asking drug companies for assistance. The agency asked drug makers to minimize the long-established practice of dosing farm animals with antibiotics, a practice scientists and other experts blame on the dangerous, and often deadly, incidence of … [Read more...] about FDA Seeks to Limit Antibiotics in Animals