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AboutSafety
September 11, 2001 |
Tuberculosis (TB) TB is a potentially severe contagious disease that is spread from person to person via the air. The TB germs may spray into the air if a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sneezes...   |
Chemistry World
August 15, 2012 |
The latent threat of tuberculosis Although TB was close to being eradicated in the developed world, it is a major problem in developing countries. With drug-resistant strains on the increase, Clare Sansom outlines the latest in the fight against this killer disease |
Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2006
Joanna Breitstein |
Breath of Hope: TB in Africa For the first time in decades, the pharmaceutical industry has tuberculosis drugs in the pipeline. But it will take more than new pills to solve the problem. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2011 |
The Power of PDP Can cooperative ties between Big Pharma, NGOs, government, and international organizations pay the freight in making the fight against neglected diseases a permanent fix in global health? |
Wired
July 24, 2007
Thomas Goetz |
The Ultimate Diagnostic Device (By the Way, You've Got Drug-Resistant TB!) The CDC's goal of a tuberculosis-free society grew short due to the development of drug-resistant strains. But new standards for detection are in the works. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2014
Casey McDonald |
Advocacy Beat: Progress in Global Access to TB Drugs Treatment Action Group reaches a milestone in improving access to much-needed treatments for tuberculosis. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005 |
Tuberculosis: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is susceptible, its treatment and medication recommendation. |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012
Nancy Ross-Flanigan |
A Safer Shot at TB While trying to understand tuberculosis bacteria genes, researchers discovered a safe way to shut down the bacteria. |
Chemistry World
January 3, 2013
Andrew Turley |
TB drug milestone for bedaquiline Bedaquiline (sirturo) has become the first drug to be approved in the US for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
Chemistry World
February 12, 2015
Dinsa Sachan |
Target ignorance to tackle resistance After the discovery of the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) gene, which renders some bacteria resistant to most antibiotics, India has attracted global criticism for not being able to contain antibiotic resistance. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
Catherine Arnst |
Superbugs: Where Are the Wonder Drugs? Antibiotics are losing the battle against superbugs, and drugmakers are slow to replenish the arsenal. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010 |
Bishai Named Director of K-RITH A prominent tuberculosis researcher and doctor will become the first permanent director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV. |
Scientific American
July 2009 |
Readers Respond on "The Power of Renewables" Also: letters to the editor on tuberculosis, special relativity and the Conqueror Worm? |
Chemistry World
October 29, 2015
Anthony King |
Poor diagnostics hinder battle against antibiotic resistance The tools used to diagnose bacterial infections have barely improved since the 1940s. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2011 |
Filling Front and Center in the Fight against TB Dr. Mel Spigelman, President and CEO of the TB Alliance, discusses the organization's priorities in developing treatments for tuberculosis. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006 |
When Antibiotics Can Help A consumer's guide: What are antibiotics?... How do antibiotics work?... What is antibiotic resistance?... How can I prevent antibiotic resistance?... |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2011
Laura Howes |
Sensitive TB diagnosis using sugar For the first time, tuberculosis can be detected and tracked through the body, using a simple sugar based molecule. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001
Thomas Hooton & Stuart Levy |
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Plan of Action for Community Practice Antibiotic resistance was once confined primarily to hospitals but is becoming increasingly prevalent in family practice settings, making daily therapeutic decisions more challenging. |
Chemistry World
March 25, 2009
Hayley Birch |
TB's defence mechanism revealed The research could eventually lead to new drugs for TB, which remains one of the biggest killers among infectious diseases worldwide. |
Chemistry World
May 6, 2014
Andy Extance |
WHO raises alarm on deadly bacteria The World Health Organization has warned antibiotic resistant bacteria could bring a nightmarish future, where seemingly trivial scrapes turn lethal, and currently routine operations become too risky to contemplate. |
Managed Care
June 2004
Jack McCain |
Health Plans Respond as Microbes Develop Resistance Techniques Managed care is having some success discouraging practices that promote the development of "superbugs." |
Science News
June 28, 2003
Ben Harder |
McDonald's Cutback in Antibiotics Use Could Reduce Drug-Resistant Bacteria The fast-food chain McDonald's announced on June 19 that it will stop its farms under contract from feeding chicken, cattle, and pigs certain antibiotics intended to accelerate the animals' growth. That step might slow or reverse the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can infect people. |
Chemistry World
July 8, 2014
Anthony King |
Call for new models to pay for antibiotics Governments will need to think seriously about changing the way they pay for the drugs. That's the conclusion of a report from the UK House of Commons science and technology committee. |
Bio-IT World
Jul/Aug 2006
Robert M. Frederickson |
Tests for Hospital-Acquired Infections Tests for pathogens increasingly rely on genomic methods that identify specific genetic signatures of bacteria or viruses. Rapid detection of other pathogens also provides the potential for significant impact on the healthcare industry. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Research Initiative Targets China's Major Killer Diseases A new epidemics research initiative is targeting China's biggest killer diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and virulent hepatitis. |
Chemistry World
March 19, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Molecular drill bits attack tuberculosis Peptides that punch through bacterial cell walls while leaving human cells unharmed could open up new ways to tackle antibiotic resistance, say researchers in the US. |
Bio-IT World
Dec 2005/Jan 2006
Salvatore Salamone |
Gates, Clinton Address Global Health Summit The conference brought together leaders in business, government, medicine, public philanthropic groups, and the arts to address and develop solutions to the world's heath crises. |
Chemistry World
November 5, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Copper signals warn bacteria of antibiotic assault Copper is known for its antimicrobial properties, but new research suggests that copper signalling within bacterial cells may also play an important role in antibiotic resistance. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005
Potter, Rindfleisch & Kraus |
Management of Active Tuberculosis Although the overall incidence of tuberculosis has been declining in the United States, it remains an important public health concern. Patients who present with symptoms of active tuberculosis (e.g., cough, weight loss, or malaise with known exposure to the disease) should be evaluated. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter New Grants Support Exchange of Local and State Health Information... Research Training Grants Awarded to Help Fight AIDS and Tuberculosis... FDA Warns Companies Marketing Fraudulent Therapies for Avian Flu... etc. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2015
Anthony King |
Roadmap to reward pharma for creating new antibiotics unveiled Pharma firms need better incentives to create novel antibiotics to head off an 'apocalyptic scenario' where commonplace infections become deadly once more. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Prachi Patel |
A World-beating TB Detector To quickly and cheaply diagnose the world's worst infectious disease, engineers have shrunk an NMR machine down to size |
Chemistry World
May 12, 2011
Mike Brown |
Sugars recruited in fight against persistent infections Adding sugar to antibiotics can boost their effectiveness and prevent recurrent and chronic infections, according to researchers in the US. |
