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'Big Chicken' Connects Poultry Farming To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Cage-free chickens stand in a fenced pasture near Waukon, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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'Big Chicken' Connects Poultry Farming To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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In her new book, health journalist Maryn McKenna explores how many of the chickens consumed in the U.S. have been fed antibiotics, which can lead to serious infections in humans.

'Big Chicken' Connects Poultry Farming To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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'Big Chicken': The Medical Mystery That Traced Back To Slaughterhouse Workers

In the 1950s, the poultry industry began dunking birds in antibiotic baths. It was supposed to keep meat fresher and healthier. That's not what happened, as Maryn McKenna recounts in her new book. Express/Getty Images hide caption

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'Big Chicken': The Medical Mystery That Traced Back To Slaughterhouse Workers

In the 1950s, the poultry industry began dunking birds in antibiotic baths. It was supposed to keep meat fresher and healthier. That's not what happened, as Maryn McKenna recounts in her new book.

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MRSA: The Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' That Won't Die

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Superbug, a new book by journalist Maryn McKenna, tracks the spread of MRSA, the drug-resistant staph infection that seems to outwit every antibiotic thrown at it. McKenna explains how the bacteria has changed over the past 30 years — and how a vaccine may be the only way to stop it.

MRSA: The Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' That Won't Die

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