To Your Health

The possible link between antibiotics and breast cancer

"...Q. I am a little worried now about taking antibiotics since I heard about the link to breast cancer...."

April 2, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I have tested positive for Group B Strep and I am pregnant, what should I do?

"...during delivery, but I really don't do well with antibiotics. Is there any other option?..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Hightower Report

Surprise! The People Speak.; and Superbugs Go Agro

"...Not so long ago, the "miracle cure" of antibiotics prompted doctors to prescribe them for illnesses as minor..."

July 30, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Hardcore Corporate Action; Hardwired Fashion

"...documented that America's water supply has become contaminated with antibiotics. These are the drugs -- like penicillin and tetracycline..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Agribusiness, Mutant Germs, and Us; and A GOP Leader's Economic Plan

"...we have benefited enormously from the healing wonders of antibiotics. These drugs save millions of lives that would otherwise..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

High Tech Brought Low; All Expenses Paid

"...their livestock not with grass and corn, but with antibiotics. E-I-E-I-O!..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Dick Armey gives money to the rich, agribusiness creates deadly "superbugs", and Consumer Reports reads the fine print.

"...bacteria were resistant to at least one of the antibiotics commonly used to kill this bug...."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

GE Foods: Most Commonly Altered Crops

"...cattle developed mastitis (infected mammary glands) requiring treatment with antibiotics, traces of which could end up in the milk...."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature

UT Discovery About Bacteria Could Help Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

Causing amnesia, for good!

"...adapting in pace with antibiotic development. Bacteria resistant to antibiotics kill tens of thousands of Americans each year, according..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Hannah Rossi

The Meat of the Matter

Toward being a better carnivore

"...misery for the animals involved, and heavy use of antibiotics to treat injuries and infections. Yet it's possible to..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Amy Kamp

'The Main Treatment Options'

Short Story Contest: First place

"...all the way back to his body. I'd gotten antibiotics for him at the vet, but they weren't helping...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Katie F. Perry

Rehabilitation or Torture?

Texas prison inmates say their 'therapy' has taken a dark turn

"...medicines are frowned upon or banned – occasionally even antibiotics, so women who contract staph infections must endure open..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

To Your Health

Reducing the risk of appendicitis

"...on the lower right side of the abdomen. Before antibiotics, a ruptured appendix was often a death sentence, so..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Is grass-fed beef healthier or better than grain-fed?

"...also are more susceptible to infections, which is why antibiotics are needed in the feedlot...."

Sept. 19, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I'm hearing about carnosine as an "anti-aging" supplement. What else is it good for and can we get enough of it in our diet?

"...problems and diagnosed with H. pylori infection were given antibiotics alone or antibiotics plus the zinc salt of carnosine...."

May 30, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I plan to visit the Northeast this summer and I worry about Lyme disease. How can I avoid getting bitten by ticks, and are there nutrients that would help if I do get Lyme disease?

"...physician does find an infection, in addition to the antibiotics he will likely prescribe, concentrate on supplementing with anti-inflammatory..."

March 15, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Chile '76

Story of radicalization evokes the golden age of political thriller

"...whether it's lying to a hospital nurse to get antibiotics, or realizing, possibly too late, that a rendezvous point..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Austin Author Gabino Iglesias Talks Spiders and Assassins

The horror writer guides you through the darkness at the Texas Book Festival

"...really infected." A doctor friend told Iglesias he needed antibiotics immediately, but with no insurance and no money for..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Maggie Quinlan

15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot (#1 Will Blow Your Mind)

Search for the shaggy beast kinda goes nowhere

"...his assignments are relegated to clickbait stories about artisanal antibiotics and the craft beer scene in war-torn Ukraine. He..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Hightower Report

Buy local beer, books ... and why not seafood?

"...Thailand's shrimp farms have been dumping untold volumes of antibiotics into their ponds – so we're consuming the antibiotics..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Munkebo Farms Specialty Eggs

Duck eggs superior in nutrition and flavor

"...thrive. Chickens can be fed a wide range of antibiotics to prevent illness when they are kept in the..."

July 20, 2012 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

No Country For Old Horses?

Senate considers horse slaughter

"...blood from the slaughtered horses, which was full of antibiotics. "Literally, blood was coming up through the streets," she..."

July 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

To Your Health

The pros and cons of using grapefruit-seed extract in fighting fungus problems

"...antibacterial activity, which is similar to that of many antibiotics, namely disruption of the protective cell wall and membrane..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I desperately need more energy. I know my adrenal glands are not up to par, and I have heard about using adrenal gland concentrate for this. Is it safe to try?

"...the corresponding human gland. Prior to the introduction of antibiotics, glandular extracts were widely used and a considerable amount..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Until recently I had never heard of a vitamin called biotin. What is it good for, and what foods have it?

"...of the biotin we need, prolonged use of oral antibiotics has been associated with biotin deficiency. If it is..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Since my 4-year-old has been in preschool, she has constantly been afflicted by colds and other infections. It just seems like her immune system is stretched too far. She can't swallow pills like my husband and I, but I want to build up her system. Where do I start?

"...physicians to yield to a worried parent's request for antibiotics at the first sign of infection, whether the antibiotic..."

July 6, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Postmarks

"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...If I was writing that people should not take antibiotics unless their life is threatened, would you refuse to..."

July 21, 2000 Column

Mangy Puppy Dodges Euthanasia, Travels to Austin, Loves Cheese

Austin Pets Alive! brought him from South Texas partner shelter

"...Austin Pets Alive! is covering the costs of his antibiotics, medicated baths, antihistamines, and antifungals. A foster parent has..."

May 8, 2025 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

You're Such a Disease

"...be enough. Like boils that must be treated with antibiotics, America must finally wash away the misogyny, racism, and..."

Dec. 22, 2024 Postmarks

Austin Chronic: Hemp Cup Spotlights Dank Weed and a Thriving Scene

And Austin grower Errganix takes top prize

"...the horses who’d pooped it had been treated with antibiotics. When someone in the crowd asked him what kind..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

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