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Running Out Of Treatments: The Problem Superbugs Resistant To Everything
March 31, 2008 — Doctors are running out of treatments for today's trauma victims and critically ill patients because of infections due to drug resistant microbes -- even after resorting to using medicines thrown out ... > full story -
Complexities Of Genetic Susceptibility To Tuberculosis Revealed
March 28, 2008 — Researchers working in Vietnam have identified a genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis, tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected with a strain of TB ... > full story -
Organism That Causes Buruli Ulcer Has Been Isolated And Characterized
March 25, 2008 — Scientists have for the first time isolated from the environment and fully characterized the organism that causes Buruli ulcer. The study lends support to the idea that the organism, Mycobacterium ... > full story -
Tuberculosis Bacterium Is Double-Protected, 3-D Images Show
March 19, 2008 — The first 3-D images that disclose a double membrane surrounding mycobacteria have been recorded, ending a long scientific debate about the mycobacterial outer membrane and opening new pathways to ... > full story -
New Chemical Can Kill Latent Tuberculosis Bacteria, Study Shows
March 14, 2008 — Success in the laboratory suggests that a new compound can point the way to preventing active tuberculosis in people infected with the latent form of the bacterium. A drug with such properties could ... > full story -
Phase I Diabetes Trial Aims To Reverse Type 1 Diabetes
March 13, 2008 — Scientists have initiated a phase 1 clinical trial to reverse type 1 diabetes. The trial is exploring whether the promising lab results can be applied in human diabetes. Previous studies have shown ... > full story -
How TB 'Develops Invincibility' Against Only Available Treatment
March 13, 2008 — Scientists have uncovered a dramatic new twist in the battle against TB. They have identified how the killer bacterium makes itself immune to a key component of the only effective treatment against ... > full story -
Inhaled Tuberculosis Vaccine More Effective Than Traditional Shot, Study Suggests
March 12, 2008 — A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers significantly better protection against the disease in experimental animals ... > full story -
Confronting The Challenge Of Antimicrobial Resistance
March 10, 2008 — Drug resistance is making many diseases increasingly difficult -- and sometimes impossible -- to treat. In a new report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online, Dr. Fauci outlines ... > full story -
New TB Test Means Quicker And Easier Diagnosis For Patients
March 7, 2008 — A new blood test could enable doctors to rule out tuberculosis infection within days rather than weeks, according to a new study. Doctors can determine that a patient does not have tuberculosis with ... > full story
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