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High doses of Vitamin D help tuberculosis patients recover more quickly

For decades before antibiotics became generally available, sunshine was used to treat tuberculosis, with patients often being sent to Swiss clinics to soak up the sun's healing rays. Now, for the first time scientists have ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | 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

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

Trial for new drug-resistant TB treatment to begin

A global health alliance Monday unveiled plans for the first clinical tests of a new treatment regimen for tuberculosis, including for patients with resistance to existing multidrug programs.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0