Combine Aids/TB treatment - Achmat
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Aids activist Zackie Achmat has joined the chorus of calls for TB treatment to be combined with HIV testing and anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, echoing claims that it could save the lives of up to 500 000 HIV-infected Africans a year.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Sept. 20, 2004 - The spread of HIV/AIDS is fueling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next 20 years, the UN warned Monday.
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The lives of 500,000 HIV-positive people in Africa could be prolonged each year if they were also treated for tuberculosis (TB), two UN agencies announced on Tuesday.
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Tests and medicines used to diagnose and combat tuberculosis (TB) in poor countries are outdated and ineffective and new treatments must be developed to fight the disease, Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday.
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[Health India]: New York, Dec 14 : A promising and possibly the most potent tuberculosis (TB) drug in 40 years is soon to be tested on patients of the disease that kills over two million people every year.
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Two new AIDS drugs, each of which works in a novel way, have proved safe and highly successful in large studies.
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A novel type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control tuberculosis, and some experts predict it could become the first new drug in 40 years to combat the killer disease effectively.
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Tuberculosis is currently treated with a cocktail of three drugs that must be taken every day for six to nine months -- an overwhelming commitment that many TB patients do not keep.
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Tuberculosis will kill millions in developing countries unless radical action is taken, an aid organisation has warned.
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The World Health Organization has unveiled a two-year plan to combat the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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Anti-retroviral drugs have been so effective at treating HIV that researchers are now exploring whether they can perform double duty
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Scientists at Johnson &amp; Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC, have identified a novel anti-tuberculosis (TB) compound that works better and faster than the current standard of care in mouse models of TB infection.
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More than 130,000 lives could be saved if the world implements a two-year strategy to stop the growing problem of drug-resistant tuberculosis, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday.
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The spread of HIV/Aids is fuelling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next two decades, the United Nations warned on Monday.
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Old drugs, outdated tests, empty promises, new threats. Such is the bleak reality surrounding an international tuberculosis conference opening Thursday in a city scarred by a killer combination of TB and AIDS: an already nightmarish scenario worsened by the spread of virtually untreatable strains.
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How can doctors tell one type of drug-resistant tuberculosis from another? The task is tricky, and crucial.
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Medical researchers at the Israeli Hadassah University have reportedly developed a new injection that strengthens the body&#39;s immune system against HIV, the cause of AIDS.