News tagged with tb drugs
Management of TB cases falls short of international standards
The management of tuberculosis cases in the European Union (EU) is not meeting international standards, according to new research.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Indian experts probing 'untreatable' TB cases
The Indian government on Tuesday dispatched a team of medical experts to the financial capital, Mumbai, to assess reports of a handful of cases of apparently untreatable tuberculosis.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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India reports new TB strain resistant to all drugs
Indian doctors have reported the country's first cases of "totally drug-resistant tuberculosis," a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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US urges shorter treatment for TB
US health authorities on Thursday urged a 12-week drug regimen for people with latent tuberculosis as an effective alternative to the current nine-month regimen which many people do not finish.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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New tuberculosis research movement needed
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Christian Lienhardt from the WHO in Geneva, Switzerland and colleagues announce that the Stop TB Partnership and the WHO Stop TB Department have launched the TB Research Movement.
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Researchers validate preclinical effectiveness of TB drug target
In research at SRI International, scientists evaluating new drug targets against tuberculosis (TB) recently validated the preclinical effectiveness of a target that could rapidly eliminate infections and potentially shorten ...
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Decrease in observed rate of TB at a time of economic recession
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the U.S. is reported as being on the decrease, however untreated infected people act as a reservoir for disease. Any pool of the world's population harboring this disease gives cause ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Tuberculosis cases decline worldwide: WHO
For the first time on record, fewer people worldwide are getting sick from tuberculosis, but cash is short in the fight against drug-resistant forms of the disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Smoking could lead to 40 million excess tuberculosis deaths by 2050
Between 2010 and 2050, smoking could be responsible for 40 million excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB), according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Discovering new drugs to fight TB
(Medical Xpress) -- Research at Victoria University is targeting new drugs to fight drug-resistant and other forms of tuberculosis (TB).
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Scientists explain unique activity of TB drug pyrazinamide
Pyrazinamide has been used in combination with other drugs as a first-line treatment for people with tuberculosis (TB) since the 1950s, but exactly how the drug works has not been well understood.
Aug 11, 2011 |
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New WHO guidelines call for more evidence on drug-resistant TB
The European Respiratory Journal is today (04 August 2011) publishing the updated guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) that aim to help manage drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
Aug 04, 2011 |
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New TB drug-resistance test shows promise but needs investment for those diagnosed to be cured
Two research studies in this week's PLoS Medicine suggest that a new automated DNA test for tuberculosis (Xpert MTB/RIF), which can detect TB within 2 hours and has been endorsed by the World Health Organization, can signif ...
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Girl's life saved by novel therapy for drug-resistant TB
Belgian physicians report they have cured a young patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) using a novel two-drug combination developed by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Treatments for recurring TB infection failing the developing world, study finds
The standard approach to re-treating tuberculosis (TB) in low and middle income settings is failing, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. In a study published today in the open access journal PLoS Medicine, resear ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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