Featured Story the Machine That Will Help End TB

Featured Story The Machine that Will Help End TB

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Ngcobo indeed had the drug-resistant form of TB—and she began treatment the next day. Richard Lessells, a Scottish physician who treated her and her family members at KwaMsane clinic, notes that for Ngcobo's siblings, the months that passed without …
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Research reveals how the body fights malaria

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

“It's really interesting in understanding how humans have evolved in relation to malaria, more so than it is for immediately figuring out a new drug or vaccine to treat malaria,” he said. “It might lead in the longer term to a treatment but in the …
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Dispatch special report: Bypassing doctors

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been in talks with direct-to-consumer companies and is particularly interested in tests that influence medical decisions. The agency has indicated that it intends to regulate testing but has provided no details.
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