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The White House 2016 Budget Includes Big Funding for Antibiotic Resistance

January 31, 2015 By Maryn Leave a Comment

Roman Boed (CC), Flickr

Roman Boed (CC), Flickr

Next week, President Barack Obama will unveil his full budget request for the coming fiscal year. When he does, he’ll also reveal details of how his administration plans to fund the national strategy for combating antibiotic resistance that the White House released last autumn.

Here’s what we know so far, based on a fact sheet that the White House released earlier this week:

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Filed Under: Science, Science Blogs, Superbug Tagged With: antibiotics, budget, Resistance, White House

White House Actions on Antibiotic Resistance: Big Steps, Plus Disappointments

September 22, 2014 By Maryn Leave a Comment

Roman Boed (CC), Flickr

Roman Boed (CC), Flickr

The United States government proposed several important steps last week that, if accomplished, will significantly change how this country attempts to counter the advance of antibiotic resistance, bringing us within reach of the more complete programs which exist in Europe. But as significant as it is, the new program has some perplexing gaps that left experts attending to the issue disappointed.

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Filed Under: Science, Science Blogs, Superbug Tagged With: agriculture, animals, antibiotics, Resistance, White House

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