FDA change veterinary drug rules, now

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Food and Drug Administration apparently approved a new antibiotic, cefquinome, to treat a pneumonia-like disease in cattle, despite warnings from health groups and a majority of the agency's own expert advisers that the decision was dangerous for people.  Cefquinome is one of a powerful class of drugs that are highly effective, but, have led to the rise of microbes resistant to most antibiotics.  The American Medical Association and a number of other groups, including the FDA's Advisory Board, have warned the FDA that it should not be used.

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The Issue

Food and Drug Administration apparently approved a new antibiotic, cefquinome, to treat a pneumonia-like disease in cattle, despite warnings from health groups and a majority of the agency's own expert advisers that the decision was dangerous for people.  Cefquinome is one of a powerful class of drugs that are highly effective, but, have led to the rise of microbes resistant to most antibiotics.  The American Medical Association and a number of other groups, including the FDA's Advisory Board, have warned the FDA that it should not be used.

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james nordlundPetition StarterDisabled Greens News + discussion: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/ Abuse in Therapy: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AbuseinTherapy/ Diffabled, MH, related issues, advocacy + professionals: http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/Diffabled_MentalHealth_Action/ reality's: Myspace page, blog: http://myspace.com/jamesmnordlund/ Yahoo web host site: http://thevolutionaries.com/index.html Wordpress blog, migrated from windows live space: http://jamesmnordlund.wordpress.com Profile on change.org: http://www.change.org/profiles/reality reality’s profile on The Starlite Café, latest poems: http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/myhome.php?user=reality1 Reality's actions, profile on google: http://www.google.com/profiles/jamesmnordlund

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Petition created on September 11, 2009