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New Compound Defeats Drug-Resistant Bacteria
November 28, 2011 Chemists have synthesized a new compound that makes drug-resistant bacteria susceptible again to antibiotics. The compound -- BU-005 -- blocks pumps that a bacterium employs to expel an antibacterial ... > full story -
Decrease in Observed Rate of TB at a Time of Economic Recession
November 7, 2011 The incidence of tuberculosis in the US is reported as being on the decrease, however untreated infected people act as a reservoir for ... > full story -
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Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Found Growing in Nearly Half of Infected Patient Rooms
November 1, 2011 Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) was found in the environment of 48 percent of the rooms of patients colonized or infected with the pathogen, according to a new ... > full story -
For Patients With Both HIV and Tuberculosis the Timing of Drug Therapies Is Critical
October 20, 2011 How best to treat 700,000 tuberculosis patients globally who are HIV positive is the subject of a new study whose authors had previously shown that integrating antiretroviral therapy (ART) ... > full story -
New Discovery in the Fight Against Tuberculosis
October 18, 2011 New research may help in the ongoing fight against tuberculosis. Medical researchers have discovered a connection between the development of new lymphoid tissue within the lung and protection against ... > full story -
Vitamin D Crucial in Human Immune Response to Tuberculosis, Scientists Find
October 12, 2011 A team of scientists has found that vitamin D plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections such as tuberculosis. Researchers found that the immune system could not be activated ... > full story -
Smoking Could Lead to 40 Million Excess Tuberculosis Deaths by 2050
October 4, 2011 Between 2010 and 2050, smoking could be responsible for 40 million excess deaths from tuberculosis, according to new ... > full storyMore: -
Tuberculosis Bacterium's Outer Cell Wall Disarms the Body's Defense to Remain Infectious
October 3, 2011 The bacterium that causes tuberculosis has a unique molecule on its outer cell surface that blocks a key part of the body's defense. New research suggests this represents a novel mechanism in the ... > full story -
Certain Heavy Metals Boost Immunity, Study Suggests
September 20, 2011 A new natural defense mechanism against infections has been demonstrated. Zinc, a heavy metal that is toxic at high doses, is used by the cells of the immune system to destroy microbes such as the ... > full story -
Potential Vaccine Readies Immune System to Kill Tuberculosis in Mice
September 4, 2011 Researchers have developed a potential vaccine against tuberculosis that completely eliminates tuberculosis bacteria from infected tissues in some mice. The vaccine was created with a strain of ... > full storyMore:
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