Content about tuberculosis

May 21, 2013
Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB, researchers find

Vitamin C can kill a virulent form of tuberculosis, researchers in New York have found.

March 4, 2013
Sequester will hamper disease-prevention efforts, report warns

Automatic spending cuts stemming from the failure of Congress and the White House to reach a budget deal will likely harm the disease-preventing capabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new report.

January 2, 2013
FDA approves J&J drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Johnson & Johnson for patients with tuberculosis who do not respond to other treatments, the company announced.

September 20, 2012
Sanofi, TB Alliance to collaborate on tuberculosis drugs

French drug maker Sanofi announced a deal with the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development Thursday to develop drugs for tuberculosis.

December 9, 2011
CDC releases new TB treatment protocol

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released new recommendations to treat latent tuberculosis infection.

November 17, 2011
Lilly donates $4 million for tuberculosis drug discovery

Drug maker Eli Lilly is donating more than $4 million to the Infectious Disease Research Institute, the company said Thursday.

August 11, 2011
Red meat consumption linked to Type 2 diabetes risk

The consumption of processed red meat may pose an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health.

May 25, 2011
Study: Diabetics at higher risk of tuberculosis infection

Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston found that patients with diabetes are at higher risk of contracting tuberculosis, a deadly bacterial disease, than nondiabetics.

October 3, 2010
Nearly $3 million for TB research awarded under FDA's Critical Path Initiative

The Food and Drug Administration has awarded almost $3 million for tuberculosis research, the agency...

September 8, 2010
J&J launches Every Mother, Every Child

Johnson & Johnson is seeking to aid the health of women and children in developing...

April 1, 2010
CDC: Tuberculosis rate drops more than 11%

The rate of reported tuberculosis cases in the United States has decreased more than 11%...

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