White House calls for task force to tackle antibiotic-resistant bugs

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White House calls for task force to tackle antibiotic-resistant bugs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-launches-task-force-tackle-antibiotic-resistant-bugs-185455684.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TDmY_J1SagLPzk4d2FC_EQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-18T213152Z_2_LYNXMPEA8H0XI_RTROPTP_2_USA-MENINGITIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Doris Ortiz, Medical Technician 2, prepares samples in the specimen set-up area of the Vanderbilt Clinical Microbiology Lab for patient care, where the fungal meningitis outbreak was first diagnosed, in Nashville, Tennessee" align="left" title="Doris Ortiz, Medical Technician 2, prepares samples in the specimen set-up area of the Vanderbilt Clinical Microbiology Lab for patient care, where the fungal meningitis outbreak was first diagnosed, in Nashville, Tennessee" border="0" /></a>By P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) - The U.S. government will set up a task force and presidential advisory council to tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, setting a Feb. 15 deadline for it to outline specific steps, White House advisers said on Thursday. The secretaries of Defense, Agriculture and Health and Human Services will set up the task force to advise on steps to ensure the remaining medically important antibiotics available to treat humans stay effective and look at their use in animal feed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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