Drug offers hope in treating TB
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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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Scientists have created a synthetic drug  which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria.
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Scientists have created a synthetic drug which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria. Nearly two billion people live in areas affected by malaria.
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Washington: A tuberculosis drug called D-cycloserine (DCS), used along with psychotherapy, has been found effective in treating some anxiety-related disorders like acrophobia, the fear of heights, say the scientists at Emory University School of Medicine
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Tuberculosis may reach the point where most new cases in some countries are resistant to many drugs unless far greater efforts are made now.
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NEW ORLEANS - An experimental pill that offers the promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has raised more expectations.
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A small Rockville biotech company, started by a former government scientist 10 years ago to take on the global problem of tuberculosis, plans to announce today a significant step forward for a drug at the center of its business.
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Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
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A novel antibiotic that is working  well in mice may be the first new drug enlisted in the fight  against tuberculosis in 40 years, an international team of  researchers said on Thursday.
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Promising trials for a hepatitis C treatment bode well for the pharmaceutical.
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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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For a disease that scientists conquered 40 years ago, tuberculosis has made an astonishing comeback. Today relatively recent strains of TB that resist antibiotics have driven
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Scientists launched a trial on Monday to  test whether a new drug works as an initial treatment against  the most common form of lung cancer.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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For the first time in four decades, a new antibiotic has emerged that researchers say will revolutionize the fight against tuberculosis.
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A new HIV drug shows promising results in people for whom other treatments no longer work, a study suggests.
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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.