Tuberculosis News

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Discovery of Two New Genes Provides Hope for Stemming Staph Infections
• Use of Combination Drug Regimen for Treating TB May Represent an Effective Treatment Option

Posted April 11, 2011:

• Tuberculosis Strain Spread by the Fur Trade Reveals Stealthy Approach of Epidemics

Posted April 8, 2011:

• New Antibiotics Against Resistant Bacterial Infections Discovered

Posted April 1, 2011:

• New Experimental Diagnostic Test Able to Quickly Distinguish Infection from Tuberculosis Disease

Posted March 18, 2011:

• Scientists Find Candidate for New TB Vaccine

Posted March 15, 2011:

• Treatments for Recurring TB Infection Failing the Developing World, Study Finds

Posted March 14, 2011:

• How Common Immune Booster Works: Research May Lead to New and Improved Vaccines

Posted March 9, 2011:

• How Tuberculosis Bacteria Manage to Survive Inside Body’s Macrophage Cells

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Efficacy of Tuberculosis Vaccine Enhanced Thanks to New Research

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Death Rate from Tuberculosis in Homeless Alarmingly High

Posted February 15, 2011:

• Safety of Biologic Treatment for Arthritis Depends on the Drug
• Two in One: Multi-Tasking Protein Provides New Approaches for Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs

Posted February 14, 2011:

• Tuberculosis in Nunavut: A Century of Failure, Experts Say

Posted February 10, 2011:

• Homogeneous Tuberculosis Treatment Ineffective in Children, Study Suggests

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Communication Pathways Within Proteins May Yield New Drug Targets to Stop Superbugs

Posted January 25, 2011:

• New TB Vaccine Provides Stronger, Longer-Lasting Protection

Posted January 14, 2011:

• More Intensive Methods Needed to Identify TB in HIV-Prone Populations

Posted January 5, 2011:

• Antibiotic Resistance Is Not Just Genetic

Posted January 2, 2011:

• Evidence of Increased Lung Cancer Risk Among Tuberculosis Patients

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Spread of Tuberculosis in Prisons Increases the Incidence of TB in the General Population

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Blame the Environment: Why Vaccines May Be Ineffective for Some People

Posted November 26, 2010:

• Iron Compounds Synthesized to Combat Tuberculosis

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Cancer Drug Target Is Promising Lead for New TB Treatments
• New Dry Powder Antibiotic Targets Tuberculosis, Reduces Treatment Time

Posted November 8, 2010:

• TB-Drugome Provides New Targets for Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

Posted October 26, 2010:

• New Strategy to Kill Bugs -- Even Those in Hiding

Posted October 17, 2010:

• Key Difference in How TB Bacteria Degrade Doomed Proteins

Posted October 7, 2010:

• New Tool in the Fight Against Tuberculosis: Algorithm Enables Cell-Scale Simulations

Posted September 30, 2010:

• New TB Pathogen Discovered

Posted September 27, 2010:

• U.S. Vulnerable to Multidrug-Resistant TB Epidemic, Computer Model Shows

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Elderly Might Not Benefit from TB Vaccines in Development

Posted September 17, 2010:

• Possible 'Persistence' Switch for Tuberculosis Found: Computer Model Finds Probable Genetic Mechanism for TB Dormancy

Posted September 9, 2010:

• Tuberculosis: How Mycobacteria Avoid Destruction Inside Human Cells

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Frog Skin May Provide Antimicrobial Peptides Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Infections

Posted September 1, 2010:

• New TB Diagnostic Proves Effective, Expedient, Study Finds

Posted August 30, 2010:

• New Genomic Marker for Tuberculosis May Help Identify Patients Who Will Develop the Disease

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Lifting the Veil of Secrecy Surrounding Development of New Medicines

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Compact Microscope a Marvel: Matches Performance of Expensive Lab Gear in Diagnosing TB

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Emerging E. Coli Strain Causes Many Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections in US

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Prevalence and Drug Sensitivity of Tuberculosis Among Patients Dying in Hospital in South Africa

Posted June 18, 2010:

• WHO Guidelines on Buruli Ulcer Need Adjustment, Experts Say

Posted June 3, 2010:

• Mining in Africa Is Spreading TB, Study Suggests

Posted June 1, 2010:

• Body's Own Proteins May Lead the Way in Global Fight Against Tuberculosis

Posted May 23, 2010:

• Immune Evasion Common in Many Viruses, Bacteria and Parasites Is Uncommon in M. Tuberculosis

Posted May 20, 2010:

• Scientists See New Hope in Fight Against HIV and TB

Posted May 18, 2010:

• New Vision Needed for Combating and Preventing TB Among Migrants, Experts Urge

Posted May 16, 2010:

• False Positives in TB Diagnosis Lead to Real Negatives for HIV Patients, Study Finds
• New Technique May Quickly Distinguish Between Active and Latent TB

Posted May 12, 2010:

• A Human Hepatoma Multidrug Resistant Cell Line in Vitro

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