Studies in mice and in tissue cultures suggest that giving vitamin C with tuberculosis drugs could reduce the unusually long time it takes these drugs to eradicate this pathogen. The research is published in Antimicrobial ...
Jan 3, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Most people complete treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB) without direct observation, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 7, 2017
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Skeletal remains dating to the Neolithic era in Egypt bear tell-tale traces of tuberculosis (TB)—a disease that is estimated to have killed a billion people in the last two centuries alone.
Nov 1, 2017
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Chemotherapy benefits a great many patients but the side effects can be brutal.
Oct 26, 2017
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Treating members of a household known to be infected with tuberculosis could prevent more new cases than screening and treating the community at large, according to an analysis led by a University of Michigan researcher.
Oct 23, 2017
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Many health care providers in China—especially those at village clinics and township health centers—fail to correctly manage tuberculosis (TB) cases, according to a study involving standardized patients published this ...
Oct 17, 2017
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TBA-7371 and sutezolid entered phase 1 clinical trials, TB Alliance announced today. Both compounds have proceeded through early preclinical development and were granted "Investigative New Drug" status by the U.S. Food and ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Two studies led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) document how a new advanced genetic sequencing approach can help thwart the growing worldwide threat ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Tuberculosis (TB) has been responsible for more deaths than any other infectious disease in human history. It is one of the world's top ten causes of death today.
Sep 15, 2017
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Previously thought to be effective for 10-15 years, a new case-control study found that if given in early teenage years (12-13), the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine protected over 50% of UK children against TB for ...
Aug 31, 2017
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