News tagged with drug resistance

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Urgent need for tuberculosis vaccines; experts report progress, obstacles in growing drug resistance

Drawing on recent findings of a significant rise in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the UK and globally, top TB researchers at a briefing today in London called for greater focus on the quest for new vaccines—a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single gene variant in donors may affect survival of transplanted kidneys

A single genetic variant in kidney donors' cells may help determine whether their transplanted organs will survive long term, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Ne ...

Other created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic resistance a growing concern with urinary tract infection

As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, doctors in the United States are increasingly prescribing newer, more costly and more powerful antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections, one of the most common illnesses ...

Medications created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery may lead to new drugs to curb obesity, type 2 diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—An international study led by a researcher from The University of Western Australia for the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has produced exciting results that may lead to new drugs ...

Immunology created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taking up the fight against 'superbugs'

Career paths can start to take shape in many unexpected ways. For UCLA physician Daniel Uslan, it all started in a class for kids called "It's a Small World." That's when the five-year-old made sourdough ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New type of drug leads to hope against resistant ovarian cancer

Scientists at USC have discovered a new type of drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer that works in a way that should not only decrease the number of doses that patients need to take, but also may make it effective for ...

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chloroquine makes comeback to combat malaria

Malaria-drug monitoring over the past 30 years has shown that malaria parasites develop resistance to medicine, and the first signs of resistance to the newest drugs have just been observed. At the same time, resistance monitoring ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The genetics of HIV-1 resistance

Drug resistance is a major problem when treating infections. This problem is multiplied when the infection, like HIV-1, is chronic. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Retrovirology has examined the ge ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TB drug could reduce mortality for MDR-TB and XDR-TB cases

Results from an observational study evaluating a new anti-TB drug have found that the treatment can improve outcomes and reduce mortality among patients with both MDR-TB and XDR-TB.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug candidate in diabetes research breakthrough

CSL Limited has developed a new drug candidate that is able to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and reverse its progression in animal models of the disease.

Diabetes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find cause of chemotherapy resistance in melanoma

Researchers with UC Irvine's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a major reason why melanoma is largely resistant to chemotherapy.

Cancer created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Promising compound selected as drug candidate for tuberculosis

(Medical Xpress)—A New Zealand-designed compound that shows promise against treatment-resistance tuberculosis (TB) has been selected as a drug candidate by international non-profit drug developer the Global Alliance for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists reveal how natural antibiotic kills tuberculosis bacterium

A natural product secreted by a soil bacterium shows promise as a new drug to treat tuberculosis report scientists in a new study published in EMBO Molecular Medicine. A team of scientists working in Switzerland has shown ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low cost pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis

An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in developing countries has been found by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College to kill both replicating and non-replicating drug resistant ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Low cost pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis

An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in developing countries has been found by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College to kill both replicating and non-replicating drug resistant ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast