http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on tuberculosis and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/ A TB medication that harnesses nanotechnology to cut treatment time and eliminate side effects has won a prestigious award.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/scientists-use-nanotech-to-upgrade-tb-drugs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 29 Sep 2009 02:43:09 GMTA new tuberculosis drug found using an old method of drug discovery is the first in 40 years to have proved successful in trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/first-promising-tb-drug-in-decades-say-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:49:49 GMTMobile phones that enable remote disease diagnosis have been awarded funds for research and developing world field trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/mobile-phone-diagnosis-approaches-field-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisWed, 15 Apr 2009 01:39:16 GMTChina is stepping up its fight against TB using the latest technological innovations in diagnostics and drug delivery.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/china-launches-high-tech-tb-fight-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 03 Apr 2009 01:13:28 GMTSouth Africa's University of KwaZulu-Natal will be home to a new HIV/TB research hub focused on combatting the dual infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/new-south-african-research-centre-to-tackle-hiv-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 02 Apr 2009 03:26:07 GMTHanging UV lights in hospital wards could reduce the spread of TB by killing even drug-resistant strains, researchers have found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/uv-lights-could-curb-tb-transmission.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisWed, 25 Mar 2009 02:30:01 GMTA quarter of TB deaths occur in HIV patients, says the WHO — double the previous estimate.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/hiv-tb-alliance-deadlier-than-thought-warns-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 24 Mar 2009 03:30:58 GMTA mixture of two drugs has wiped out extensively drug-resistant TB in the laboratory and clinical trials are planned.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/ray-of-hope-for-drug-resistant-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 06 Mar 2009 03:23:48 GMTAs tuberculosis strains that are resistant to all known drugs continue to emerge, scientists are trying new approaches to drug development.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/new-ideas-in-the-war-against-tuberculosis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 27 Feb 2009 03:04:25 GMTText messaging to ensure that TB patients in developing countries take their medication every day is showing promise in trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/texting-for-tb-mobile-phones-and-drug-adherence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 08 Jan 2009 03:21:19 GMTA comparison of different strains of tuberculosis has revealed that they are prone to acquiring drug resistance.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/secrets-of-tb-drug-resistance-uncovered.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 30 Dec 2008 10:30:33 GMTA new survey reveals that China has one of the highest levels of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the world.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/drug-resistant-tb-rife-in-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisWed, 24 Dec 2008 02:26:44 GMTA rapid tuberculosis test that can detect only one in a hundred cases has highlighted the need for regulation, say diagnostics experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/-unreliable-diagnostic-tests-risking-lives.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 23 Dec 2008 01:09:39 GMTThe US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/obama-should-double-global-health-spending-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 18 Dec 2008 05:30:01 GMTSingaporean scientists have identified a gene associated with vulnerability to TB, and find males are more susceptible than females.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/scientists-discover-crucial-tb-gene-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 24 Oct 2008 04:17:07 GMTResearchers report that a potential tuberculosis vaccine has been shown to reduce rates of the disease in patients with HIV/AIDS.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/vaccine-slashes-tb-infection-in-hiv-patients.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 23 Oct 2008 04:30:57 GMTResearchers in Peru have found that early testing to diagnose multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is best to prevent airborne transmission.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/-early-testing-best-for-drug-resistant-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 25 Sep 2008 04:52:48 GMTScientists have recommended the antiretroviral drug efavirenz for patients suffering from both HIV and tuberculosis.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/scientists-reveal-most-effective-drug-for-hiv-tb-p.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 15 Aug 2008 12:04:49 GMTA Peruvian clinic's treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is an example to the developing world, says Mario C. Raviglione.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/we-can-learn-from-xdr-tb-treatment-in-lima.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 11 Aug 2008 02:35:35 GMTAbout 60 per cent of the patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis can be cured by combining five different drugs, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/extensively-drug-resistant-tb-curable-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 11 Aug 2008 01:39:09 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/