New Drug Cuts Tuberculosis Treatment Time In Half
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A new drug identified by researchers at Johnson &amp; Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development may revolutionize the way tuberculosis is treated around the world.
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A drug that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time among patients with advanced disease.
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A cheap antibiotic drug has almost halved the rate of AIDS-related deaths in African children, reveals a new study. The antibiotic - co-trimoxazole - does not combat HIV but it prevents secondary infections
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Nov. 8, 2004 -- A drug used to treat tuberculosis may help people overcome their fear of heights and other phobias. Researchers found adding the drug to behavioral therapy using virtual reality helped people
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Administering co-trimoxazole, a cheap, widely used antibiotic, to HIV-positive children could dramatically cut AIDS-related deaths in Africa.
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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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A chemical compound that drug developers had shelved as a failed treatment for inflammation has unexpectedly become the most promising new tuberculosis medicine to emerge in 40 years, scientists said today.
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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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(National-NBC) Nov. 30, 2004 - A medicine used to make a woman&#39;s bones stronger may also cut the risk of breast cancer in half.
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new package of grants to fight tuberculosis, bringing to $740 million the amount it has spent or committed so far on the disease.
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The death rate of children infected with HIV in Africa could be cut in half if they were put on an inexpensive antibiotic, according to a study published in The Lancet.
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The biotech company announces new drug delays.
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A new type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control tuberculosis. Some experts believe R207910 could become the first new drug in 40 years to effectively combat the killer disease.
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WASHINGTON Dec 9, 2004 - Laboratory tests of a new type of antibiotic suggest it might revolutionize the treatment of tuberculosis, a global killer disease that has become increasingly resistant to current drugs and which is now claiming more than 2
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An advisory panel recommends approval of a new HIV drug that blocks one key element.
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NEW ORLEANS -- A fixed-dose combination of two rarely used heart drugs cut death rates among black heart-failure patients almost in half, researchers reported Monday.
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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.