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Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills tuberculosis

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 22:00
Scientists said Tuesday they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C -- an "unexpected" discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. A team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York made the accidental find while researching how TB bacteria become resistant to the TB drug isoniazid. The researchers added isoniazid and a "reducing agent" known as cysteine to the TB in a test tube, expecting the bacteria to develop drug resistance.

Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills tuberculosis

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 11:33
Scientists said Tuesday they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C -- an "unexpected" discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. A team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York made the accidental find while researching how TB bacteria become resistant to the TB drug isoniazid. The researchers added isoniazid and a "reducing agent" known as cysteine to the TB in a test tube, expecting the bacteria to develop drug resistance.

Success story of Indonesia's fight vs TB

April 12, 2013 17:17
Daeng Nuru from Langkai island, South Sulawesi province, sits for five hours in a small boat to get to Research Center for Lung Health in the province's capital city Makassar. "I am sick. I have been coughing for more than three months. I want to get my health checked at the center to make sure whether I'm infected by tuberculosis or not," he said.He mentioned one of his relatives told him that the research center provide free medication and health service to cure TB.

US$87 billion needed to fight HIV/AIDS

April 12, 2013 13:32
The United Nations-backed Global Fund says it needs an estimated US$87 billion to bring under control the threat posed by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, during the 2014-2016 period, in the Caribbean and globally.“If we don’t seize this moment, we will be dealing with these diseases for generations,” said Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on the second of a two-day conference with donors and other partners here. “These moments don’t come very often,” he added.

982 diagnostic centres established for TB patients

April 11, 2013 04:02
A total of 982 microscopy centres have been established across the country to provide free of cost diagnostic facility to tuberculosis (TB) patients.According to official sources, more than 700,000 tuberculosis patients were treated free of charge while 100 coverage of WHO-recommended treatment strategy for detection and cure known as Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) was achieved in the country.They said external quality assurance for sputum microscopy is implemented in 40 districts of the country while five reference laboratories have been established one at

Global Fund targets 15 bln USD to fight infectious diseases

April 9, 2013 14:06
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has set the target of raising 15 billion U.S. dollars to help countries fight the three infectious diseases in the 2014-2016 period, its executive director Mark Dybul said here on Monday."Innovations in science and implementation have given us a historic opportunity to completely control these diseases.

What is tuberculosis?

April 9, 2013 12:33
Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease which affects people from all over the world. It is caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and It usually attacks the lungs but also affects other parts of the body like the lymph nodes, kidneys, bones, joints, etc.Tuberculosis in numbersEvery year around 9,000,000 people are infected with Tuberculosis worldwide. Approximately every second there is a new infection. Every day, 5000 people die of Tuberculosis. 1 in 3 people has been infected by Tuberculosis. Every year 120,000 people become sick with Tuberculosis in Russia.

$87 bn needed to fight AIDS, TB, malaria

April 8, 2013 11:46
The fight against HIV AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria will cost some $87 billion (67 billion euros) between 2014-16 if the three scourges are to be kept in check, a report showed Monday. The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said it estimated $87 billion was needed to "provide essential services for effective treatment ... to vulnerable populations." The battle against AIDS alone will cost some $58 billion in 2014-16, it said, with tuberculosis needing $15 billion and malaria $14 billion.

Govt should allocate more funds for TB control

April 4, 2013 16:07
On the World TB Day, Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Dow University of Health Sciences in collaboration with Stop TB Partnership Pakistan, National TB Control Programme, Provincial TB Control Programme and Bridge Consultant organised a ‘Stop TB Walk and Awareness Seminar’ at its Ojha Campus on Thursday.The walk was led by Sardar Yasin Malik, Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs and Prof Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor DUHS and Chairman Stop TB Partnership Pakistan.It was accompanied by senior faculty members of DUHS beside eminent personality, including Behroz Sabzwa

Doctors, nurses in Central Luzon trained on preventing childhood TB

April 4, 2013 13:46
Doctors and nurses in Central Luzon were recently trained on childhood tuberculosis (TB) in line with an effort towards the goal of making the region TB-free.Leonita Gorgolon, regional director of the Center for Health Development (CHD) in Central Luzon, said the training was aimed at strengthening the prevention and control of TB in children aged 0-14 years old.The training aims to enhance the knowledge of the physicians and nurses on the disease and at the same time, help them develop the skills on tuberculin skin testing (TST) and interpret the results, she said.Gor
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