The findings reveal that several everyday industrial chemicals — including herbicides, insecticides, flame retardants and plasticisers — can suppress bacterial growth and, in some cases, trigger bacterial resistance to antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin. Pesticides are already known to cause acute symptoms like poisoning, respiratory distress, and skin/eye irritation, as well as long-term effects such as cancer, neurological disorders, and reproductive issues
Everyday Chemicals May Be Poisoning Our Gut, Cambridge Study Warns
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