Tuberculosis News

Posted March 21, 2007:

• Will The Plague Pathogen Become Resistant To Antibiotics?

Posted March 20, 2007:

• Why Is Long-Term Therapy Required To Cure Tuberculosis?

Posted March 15, 2007:

• A More Reliable Test For Latent TB

Posted March 12, 2007:

• Antifungal Drug Kills Tuberculosis Bug

Posted March 5, 2007:

• Researchers Identify New Adherence Factor, Pili, Produced By Tuberculosis

Posted February 28, 2007:

• Biodegradable Microspheres Deliver Time Release Vaccines, Stimulate Different Immune Response

Posted February 27, 2007:

• Smoking May Be A Risk Factor For Tuberculosis

Posted February 20, 2007:

• New Research May Overturn Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Posted February 13, 2007:

• High Rates Of Latent TB Infection Found In Russian Health Workers

Posted February 12, 2007:

• Harvard Team Creates Spray Drying Technique For TB Vaccine

Posted January 23, 2007:

• Detaining Patients Is Justified To Contain Deadly TB Strain In South Africa, Say Experts

Posted January 7, 2007:

• New HIV Test May Predict Drug Resistance

Posted January 2, 2007:

• Change In Guidelines Could Help Eliminate Tuberculosis In United States

Posted December 21, 2006:

• Tuberculosis Bacillus Hides From Immune System In Host's Fat Cells

Posted December 14, 2006:

• Scientists Find Potential Weapon Against Tuberculosis Infection

Posted December 7, 2006:

• Malaria May Fuel Spread Of HIV In Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted November 16, 2006:

• Lab-on-a-Chip Could Speed Up Treatment Of Drug-Resistant Pneumonia

Posted November 13, 2006:

• HIV/AIDS Linked To Extensively Drug Resistant TB

Posted October 27, 2006:

• Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Is Emerging Threat

Posted October 19, 2006:

• Immune System Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Tuberculosis

Posted October 12, 2006:

• Faster, More Accurate Tuberculosis Test Developed

Posted October 2, 2006:

• New Blood Tests Aid Detection Of Latent Tuberculosis

Posted September 15, 2006:

• World-Wide Warning Of Highly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Posted September 1, 2006:

• Teen Researcher Seeks A Better Way To Treat Tuberculosis

Posted July 26, 2006:

• Researchers Find 'Key' To Unlocking World's Deadliest Malaria Parasite

Posted June 22, 2006:

• Three Human Gene Variants Appear To Influence Tuberculosis Susceptibility

Posted May 30, 2006:

• New Potential Drug Target In Tuberculosis

Posted May 5, 2006:

• New Study Reveals Structure Of E. Coli Multidrug Transporter Protein; Could Aid In Fight Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Posted April 12, 2006:

• Disease-Impact Models May Rely On Incorrect Assumptions

Posted March 27, 2006:

• AIDS, TB, Malaria And Bird Flu Spread Unchecked In Burma

Posted March 22, 2006:

• Researchers Seek Answers To Combat TB Epidemic; Solution May Lie In A Protective Protein

Posted March 6, 2006:

• Studies Suggest New Targets For Tuberculosis Treatments

Posted February 24, 2006:

• Newly Identified Mechanism Helps Explain Why People Of African Descent Are More Vulnerable To TB

Posted February 6, 2006:

• Ironing Out New Details Of Tuberculosis Infection

Posted January 6, 2006:

• Drug-Resistant Bacteria Patterns In Intensive Care Units Changing Nationally

Posted December 27, 2005:

• Researchers Show How Promising Tuberculosis Drug Works

Posted December 13, 2005:

• Gene Increases Risk Of Tuberculosis

Posted December 2, 2005:

• Preventing Bacterial Biofilms Could Help Fight Tuberculosis

Posted October 18, 2005:

• If Successful, Moxifloxacin Could Be First New Treatment For TB In More Than 40 Years

Posted September 27, 2005:

• Transmission Of Tuberculosis Is Linked To Historical Patterns Of Human Migration

Posted September 2, 2005:

• Dangerous Tricksters: Some Bacteria Use Immune Cells To Reproduce

Posted August 19, 2005:

• Boosting The BCG Vaccine To Beat Tuberculosis
• Researchers Discover Ancient Origins Of Tuberculosis-Causing Bacteria

Posted August 14, 2005:

• Once-Dreaded Leprosy 'Replaced' By Tuberculosis, Say Researchers

Posted June 16, 2005:

• Dartmouth Study Reveals Flaws In Screening For TB; Cases In 3rd World HIV Patients May Go Undetected

Posted June 15, 2005:

• Promising New TB Drug Enters Clinical Trial

Posted June 13, 2005:

• Using Sponges To Stop Tuberculosis

Posted June 8, 2005:

• Blood-Based TB Test Matches Up To Old Skin Test In Study Among Health Workers In India

Posted May 9, 2005:

• Two Studies Document Rise Of Superbugs In The Environment

Posted March 29, 2005:

• New Class Of Tuberculosis-Fighting Antibiotics Suggested By Biochemical-Pathway Study

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