Experts fear the strain of the superbug found in the meat could cause resistance to antibiotics

The antibiotic of last resort fails to kill about a third of MRSA infections and scientists believe they have found out why

Move comes as the NHS urges health professionals to avoid overprescribing antibiotic drugs in a bid to stem growing resistance to them

If antibiotics lose their effectiveness then key medical procedures – including gut surgery, caesarean sections, joint replacements and chemotherapy – could become too dangerous to perform

Campaigners expressed mixed feelings about the prospect of the marketing

Many different kinds of primate appear to self-medicate – and for a variety of conditions and reasons. Sophia Daoudi asks if humans should also consider chimplants 

'If we return to a pre-antibiotic era, the advances made in modern medicine in terms of the treatment of diseases and surgeries … we’ll go back to square one. It’s terrifying'

Scientists hail ‘natural’ way to fight potentially deadly infections 

The development of penicillin saw cases of the disease plummet, but some places proved 'more resilient' than others

George Osborne says the cost of doing nothing is 'too great'

'It paves the way for developing new-generation drugs'

Fluoroquinolones are becoming less effective in treating human infections, and critics say their excessive use on chickens is to blame

Sometimes a pill can't fix us – we need long term treatment for our physical and mental health needs 

Overuse of antibiotics has resulted in the evolution of new strains of immune bacteria

The scariest thing is that we’ve known about this possible outcome for decades and done nothing to prevent it

The overuse of antibiotics to increase profits in the meat industry is responsible for the spread of drug resistant bacteria. We can only tackle the problem if we change what we eat