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A HARD-TO-TREAT bacterial infection that kills more Americans than AIDS was once limited to hospitals and nursing homes. But this staph infection is becomingly increasingly common in prisons, schools, and on sports teams. Now Canadian researchers have found methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, among pigs and workers on Canadian pig farms.

A SEVENTH-GRADER in Brooklyn last month died from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. This "super bug" also was responsible for the deaths of three young children in Chicago between 2000 and 2004, according to a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Climate change may be global in its sweep, but not all of the globe's citizens will share equally in its woes. And nowhere is that truth more evident, or more worrisome, than in its projected effects on agriculture.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE:TSN) Tuesday said it remains committed to its 'Raised without Antibiotics' chicken program despite a ruling from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the company can no longer label its products as 'raised without antibiotics.'

This week, representatives from the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Development Program and trade and finance ministers are meeting in Geneva to discuss something called "Aid for Trade." The initi

THE ECONOMIC foundation of the United States is being eroded by a $2 billion per day trade deficit. We simply buy more than we sell. America was the world's biggest creditor, but is now the world's biggest debtor. Decent jobs are disappearing, and not being replaced.

Universities obtain funding from a variety of sources to support scientific research. Government is the largest benefactor, but endowments, foundation grants, gifts from wealthy individuals, and alumni donations all can influence research projects. And then there is the matter of support from private industry.

This is a quick follow-up to our posting on a meeting with Rainforest Action Network and representatives from Paraguay, Brazil and Papau New Guinea.