In what could be one of the biggest setbacks for India’s tuberculosis control programme, there is a massive stock-out of anti-TB drugs across the nation. Every year, 18 lakh patients need treatment for TB along with 1 lakh multi drug-resistant TB cases. …
PATNA/BHAGALPUR: The sacking of 11 BJP ministers by CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday is likely to affect the ongoing development projects in Bihar, particularly in Bhagalpur assembly constituency of former health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey. In the changed …
MUMBAI: The treatment of lakhs of tuberculosis (TB) patients, especially children, across the country has been jeopardized over the past few weeks as India battles a severe shortage of key TB drugs. The stock-outs are more to do with two categories: …
MUMBAI: The treatment of lakhs of tuberculosis (TB) patients, especially children, across the country has been jeopardized over the past few weeks as India battles a severe shortage of key TB drugs. The stock-outs are more to do with two categories: …
RARITAN, N.J., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) today welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO) interim policy guidance on the use of bedaquiline (trade name SIRTURO™ in the U.S.) in the treatment of …
MUMBAI: India has been facing a severe shortage of key tuberculosis drugs (TB) across the country over the past few weeks. The stock-outs are more to do with paediatric TB drugs and those used to treat drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), industry experts …
SOURCE: Eli Lilly and Company DESCRIPTION: Guest blog from Rob Friedman, senior director of executive communications at Lilly. Rob describes his first-hand encounter with people afflicted with tuberculosis in poverty-stricken areas of South Africa. This …
Press Release RARITAN, N.J., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) today welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO) interim policy guidance on the use of bedaquiline (trade name SIRTURO(TM) in the U.S.) in the …
The World Health Organization has, for the first time in 40 years, issued interim guidance for the use of a new Tuberculosis drug — Bedaquiline. The drug was granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year. As per a press statement …
Pyrazinamide (PZA)-a frontline tuberculosis (TB) drug- is used for treating both drug susceptible and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) but resistance to PZA occurs frequently and can compromise treatment. A recent study, led by researchers at the Johns …
June 12, 2013 — Pyrazinamide (PZA) -- a frontline tuberculosis (TB) drug -- kills dormant persister bacteria and plays a critical role in shortening TB therapy. PZA is used for treating both drug susceptible and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) but …
PHOTO | PHOTOSEARCH TB can be spread through the air. You should always cover your mouth when you cough. NATION MEDIA GROUP Many of us have heard about tuberculosis, commonly known as TB. We think of it as a disease that affects other people, especially …
Gonorrhea , a sexually transmitted disease once quickly cured by a bout of penicillin, is becoming increasingly resistant to typical treatments. But a new study suggests that prudent use of antibiotics could help keep super-gonorrhea at bay. "It …
The U.S., India and other nations are facing shortages of tuberculosis drugs - threatening to reverse decades of progress against a deadly disease that is becoming increasingly untreatable. In India, some clinics are turning away sick children due to …
Lilongwe — Despite obstacles, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) is slowly winning the fight against multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). In an interview with Mana, the officer responsible for MDR-TB at the NTP secretariat in …
MARYSVILLE — A Marysville man has been diagnosed with a strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis that was the subject of a World Health Organization warning earlier this year. "Confirmed cases of TB are not common in our area, but this case warrants the …
By Jaclyn Brandt CREATED 4:50 PM MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has announced they will be requesting state funding to assist with efforts to contain a "significant tuberculosis outbreak" in Sheboygan County. “Rapid …
Scientists said recently they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old vitamin C — an “unexpected” discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. A team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York made the …
By Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MHCW) is to conduct its first national tuberculosis prevalency survey. The survey, which will cost an estimated US$ 1.7 million from 2013-2016, will be undertaken by Zimbabwe’s Biomedical …
Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Tuberculosis Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 22 May 2013 - 11:00 PDT Current ratings for: Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB Bacteria Patient / Public: …
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