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Antimicrobials: New drugs for an old scourge?
sea-maid submitted, created time 4 weeks 6 hours (www.nature.com)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious problem worldwide. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is difficult to treat, in part because it can persist under hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions in a dormant form that has reduced sensitivity to many antibiotics. Rao and colleagues report that de novo synthesis of ATP and maintenance of energized membranes are required for M. tuberculosis to survive in the dormant state. These findings could lead to the use or development of new drugs that target recalcitrant, dormant bacteria 
Drug-resistant tuberculosis on the rise
sumsung submitted, created time 8 months 3 weeks (www.nature.com)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the rise in much of the world, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released yesterday. The WHO estimates that of the 9 million new cases of tuberculosis each year, about 5% are resistant to the standard treatment
TB-scarred Homo erectus skull found in Turkey
Darkfrog submitted, created time 11 months 4 days (www3.interscience.wiley.com)
The article discusses the way in which TB affected migrating populations. According to the article, examination of this skull supports the idea that as dark-skinned hominids moved into areas where the sun was less intense, they found themselves deficient in vitamin D, which affected their bones and immune systems.
It also got a writeup in the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/science/18skul.html?ref=science
HIV and TB emerge as African epidemic
biosunny submitted, created time 1 year 2 weeks (www.upi.com)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Cape Town, South Africa, is among the worst cities in the region affected by a epidemic of HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The BBC in Cape Town reported that children in the city’s slums are 100 times more likely to contract TB than elsewhere in the world.
400 to be tested after doctor in Japan gets TB
Reviver submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.reutershealth.com)
The local government said on Tuesday.about 400 people will be tested for tuberculosis in central Japan after their doctor was diagnosed with the disease.The doctor has treated 1,695 patients since January, but the local government said it was unlikely that any would have been infected as the doctor would only have spent a brief time seeing each patient.
S. Africa tests first new TB vaccine in 80 years
abc01 submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.reutershealth.com)
The first new vaccine against tuberculosis in more than 80 years has entered mid-stage trials in South Africa, where the killer disease is rife. If the tests are successful, a new shot against M. tuberculosis (TB) bacteria could be available within eight years.
Dual TB, HIV treatment key to Africa AIDS battle
captainclaw submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.nlm.nih.gov)
TB, which is spread through close personal contact, has long been a problem in Africa, where hundreds of millions are latent carriers of the disease. But the growing relationship between TB and HIV has made treatment of both diseases more difficult in vulnerable populations.In turn, HIV helps to spread TB in the general population. One of the paradoxes of the HIV epidemic is that the anti-retroviral drugs that have saved so many lives contribute to a jump in TB because those who are co-infected are not being treated simultaneously for both diseases.
"Drug resistant" doesn't mean what it used to
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.nytimes.com)
It means more. According to the World Health Organization, strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis show themselves more resistant to more kinds of drugs than even as late as 1994. The study is based on information collected in 2004.
TB infection sparks scare on university campus
Reviver submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (english.people.com.cn)
Health officials warned on Friday that students and faculty members at the University of Phoenix in San Diego, Southern California might be exposed to TB. In 2006, there were 315 total cases of TB in San Diego County.Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss. Most people who are exposed to TB do not develop the disease, according to health officials.Tuberculosis is spread through the air from one person to another by bacteria that enter through the lungs.
TB patient asks forgiveness after desperate flight
angelfish submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.taipeitimes.com)
ABC television reported on Friday , A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, .Speaker touched off an international health alert, a rare federal isolation order and a congressional investigation when he and his new bride fled across Europe, sneaked onto a flight to Canada and then drove across the border to the US to avoid health officials
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