Fact Sheets

Antibiotic Resistance and its Impact on Cancer Patients

 KAW factsheet outlining the specific threat that antibiotic resistance poses to cancer patients.

Antibiotic Resistance and its Impact on Persons Living With HIV/AIDS

KAW factsheet outlining the specific threat that antibiotic resistance poses to persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Antibiotic Resistance and its Impact on Persons with Diabetes

 KAW factsheet outlining the specific threat that antibiotic resistance poses to persons with diabetes.

Antibiotic Resistance and its Impact on Seniors

KAW factsheet outlining the specific threat that antibiotic resistance poses to seniors.

Antibiotic Resistance and its Impact on Transplant Patients

KAW factsheet outlining the specific threat that antibiotic resistance poses to transplant patients.

A Fertilizer That Contaminates

Ironite is one fertilizer that bills itself as a "natural soil supplement . . . popular choice for home, lawn and garden for 43 years. Nothing greens like Ironite. Will not burn." Ironite is made from a 60 acre pile of mine tailings located at a Superfund-nominate site. Testing by state agencies in Washington and Minnesota in 1998 and 1999 found dangerously high levels of arsenic and lead.

A Salmon Shopper's Guide

Updated factsheet describing the different varieties of salmon available to the consumer

An Introduction to the Development Box

The Development Box proposal has been put forward by a number of developing country delegations at the WTO, and will be discussed at the Committee on Agriculture at its February 2002 meeting. This background briefing is produced by a number of NGOs that support the proposal.

Myths and Realities

Keep Antibiotics Working document that counters many of the "myths" that the public perceives to be true around the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.

Important Drugs Losing Effectiveness Due to Use in Poultry

KAW factsheet on fluroquinolone use in poultry and its public health implications.