Excreted Tamiflu found in rivers. Tamiflu, the primary flu-fighting drug, is contaminating rivers downstream of sewage-treatment facilities, researchers confirm. They worry that birds, which are natural influenza carriers, are being exposed to Tamiflu and might develop and spread drug-resistant strains of seasonal and avian flu. [News Source]

Healthy handwashing. What do you do when your office starts directing you to douse yourself in a synthetic bactericide? The active ingredient in those antibacterial soaps, triclosan, has been found to contaminate breast milk, dolphin tissues and waterways everywhere. [News Source]

Excreted Tamiflu found in rivers. Tamiflu, the primary flu-fighting drug, is contaminating rivers downstream of sewage-treatment facilities, researchers confirm. They worry that birds, which are natural influenza carriers, are being exposed to Tamiflu and might develop and spread drug-resistant strains of seasonal and avian flu. [News Source]