"Drug-resistant TB (DR- TB) is diagnosed by identifying the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a patient's sample. It is followed by performing specific tests to determine which ...

TB is an infectious disease that is far from being eradicated and controlled. The treatment for TB is associated with noncompliance to therapy because it consists of a long-term treatment with a ...

TMC207 is a first-in-class anti-TB diarylquinoline (also named R207910 or the 'J' compound) with activity against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB. TMC207 inhibits the proton pump of mycobacterial ...

An international research team headed by scientists at the University of British Columbia has demonstrated how a novel semi-synthetic compound derived from sanguinarine (SG), an alkaloid extracted ...

In managing the complication of tuberculosis (TB), the phenomenon of a paradoxical reaction must be considered when there are ...

Researchers have found that approved drugs that were originally shown to normalize blood vessels surrounding tumors (to improve drug delivery to cancer cells) can enhance the delivery of ...

The buying on the counter came after Gujarat Themis Biosyn signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Sanofi to acquire a ...

A TB patient receiving counseling and treatment at Kerugoya Hospital TB Management Center. [Jane Mugambi, Standard] African countries should increase their investment in Tuberculosis and especially in ...

South Africa’s Competition Commission will investigate Johnson & Johnson over excessive pricing for a tuberculosis drug and patent evergreening, local media reported yesterday, September 14. The US ...

BOSTON – Tuberculosis (TB) is often overlooked in developed countries such as the United States, but this bacterial infection remains one of the deadliest diseases globally and results in millions of ...