AAP: Animal Antibiotics Threaten Kids' Health

Drug-resistant organisms spreading, and children are most vulnerable. Citing the potential threat to children's health, as well as to the public at large, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) took a stand against the use of nontherapeutic antibiotic use in animals. The AAP technical report, which was published simultaneously in Pediatrics, described how the use of antibiotics in livestock as growth stimulants, and not for treating illnesses, contributes to the threat of antimicrobial resistance and potential infection through the food supply -- especially among young children who are most vulnerable to infection. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/PublicHealth/54718?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-11-17&eun=g721819d0r