New treatment for drug resistant TB hailed Independent online A milestone in the fight against TB was reached this month when the first tuberculosis drug to be approved in 50 years became available in South Africa. | Bedaquiline (Sirturo), the first TB drug to be licensed since 1967, was approved by the US Food...
Smoking delays TB healing: study Independent online Tuberculosis patients who smoke respond to treatment much slower than patients who don’t smoke, new research has found. | The study, which appeared in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, found that the more cigarettes a ...
'Toothbrush tree' yields antibiotic for new TB treatment Indian Express | A compound from the South African toothbrush tree commonly used to aid oral health may also be effective to treat certain strains of tuberculosis (TB), according to a new study. | Researchers said the compound diospyrin inactivates a drug target fo...
Smoking slows down TB healing - study Independent online Cape Town - Tuberculosis patients who smoke respond to treatment much slower than patients who don’t smoke, new research has found. | The study, which appeared in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, found that the more c...
‘I chose risk of death over going deaf’ Independent online BIANCA CAPAZORIO | DEAF or dead. Those were the two options offered to doctor Delene von Delft when she was diagnosed with multi- drug-resistant tuberculosis three years ago. | Her existing regimen of seven drugs was causing hearing loss. Then there ...
Don’t let your immune system get down Journal Online | FLU, pneumonia and tuberculosis are often seen by many as ordinary health conditions that can easily be treated with antibiotics. | However, doctors find first defense antibiotics like amoxicillin, cefalexin no longer effective against bacteria. Th...
Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way PhysOrg | Tuberculosis causes more deaths worldwide than any other bacterial disease. At the same time as rates are increasing, resistance strains are emerging due, in part, to non-compliance with the treatment required. Many current drugs are nearly 50 year...
Centre approves counsellors for Mumbai's drug-resistant TB patients The Times Of India MUMBAI: Soon, multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis patients having adherence issues will get the support of professional counsellor. The central government has paid heed to the demands of the civic authorities to provide counsellors for the DOTS p...
China Biotech In Review: China's Joinn Labs Buys Major Biopharma Campus In San Francisco Seeking Alpha | Deals and Financings | Joinn Laboratories, a pre-clinical CRO with facilities in Beijing and Taicang, was discovered to be the mystery buyer of the ex-Bayer (Xetra: BAY) biopharma campus in the San Francisco Bay area. Joinn, which was founded in 19...
Hawker dies during patrolling, Dhoble transferred Zeenews Mumbai: A CID probe was ordered today into the death of a 55-year-old roadside hawker during a drive against them in suburban Santacruz here led by ACP Vasant Dhoble, who has been transferred following the incident. | However, medical reports suggest...
Junk food ups asthma, eczema risk in kids The Times Of India Consuming junk food thrice a week may lead to asthma and eczema in kids, a study has revealed. | Scientists worry that the high saturated fat levels lower children's immune systems. | A research involving more than 50 countries found that teenagers, who ate junk food like burgers three times a week or more, were 39 percent more likely to get severe...
Quitting Smoking: 10 Reasons That Have Nothing To Do With Your Lungs Huffington Post | It's no secret that smoking raises the risk of a whole gamut of health problems, from cancer, to lung disease, to early death. And that's why we at Healthy Living are glad that quitting smoking is one of the top New Year's resolutions people make. | In fact, a recent study conducted by Legacy, a quit-smoking advocacy organization, shows that reso...
