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Dr Brian Evans from the World Organisation for Animal Health explains how the amount of antibiotics given to animals varies from country to country, and is proving hard to regulate. Pig farmer ...

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the recall of several batches of a brand of antibiotics used to treat ...

In an evening bulletin, the Vatican said preliminary tests showed Francis had a respiratory tract infection, was running a ...