Kids' Drug-Resistant Bacteria Blamed on Farm Antibiotic Use

Children's health is suffering due to the excessive use of antibiotics in farm animals, according to a new report. Kids are becoming infected with bacteria that are resistant to treatment with the same antibiotics that are commonly used in raising farm animals, and it is difficult to treat children who are infected with the drug-resistant bacteria, the report said. "Children can come into contact with these organisms that are resistant, and if that contact results in an infection, then those inf