By Jonathan Weiss | Jun 03, 2013 03:36 PM EDT
Researchers out of Penn State have a candidate drug that is more effective than current treatments in killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
By Nsikan Akpan | May 21, 2013 11:54 AM EDT
Scientists make the surprising discovery that vitamin C kills the antibiotic-resistant mycobacteria behind tuberculosis.
By Susan Scutti | May 15, 2013 01:43 PM EDT
Although 2013 statistics show a narrowing gap between countries with the best and worst overall health status, WHO's director-general is not entirely optimistic.
By Jonathan Weiss | Feb 05, 2013 01:32 PM EST
The first new TB vaccine in 90 years was shown to have little effect in protecting children who had received it.
By Makini Brice | Jan 14, 2013 11:26 AM EST
Researchers in South Africa believe that they may have found a new avenue toward fighting the deadly disease.
By Makini Brice | Jan 11, 2013 11:32 AM EST
A new study has found that a recently developed breath test may cut down the time of a tuberculosis test from weeks to minutes.
By Makini Brice | Jan 02, 2013 04:39 PM EST
The majority of people infected with the tuberculosis live with no symptoms and die of other causes. Researchers have discovered why, and hope that their finding will lead to a new vaccine.
By Amber Moore | Jan 02, 2013 03:16 PM EST
FDA approved Sirturo (bedaquiline) to treat multiple drug resistant tuberculosis in adults when all other treatments fail.
By Makini Brice | Nov 23, 2012 01:47 PM EST
Ten years ago, WHO developed a policy that targeted the strains of tuberculosis that were easiest to cure. That policy, however, gave rise to the deadliest and most drug-resistant strains.
By Julie Steenhuysen | Oct 17, 2012 10:26 AM EDT
The number of people in the world newly infected with tuberculosis fell again last year, dropping by 2.2 percent.
By Kate Kelland | Sep 19, 2012 09:09 AM EDT
Cuts in global funding for Eastern Europe and Central Asia are undermining the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and the AIDS virus, threatening to push already high rates of disease and drug-resistance even higher.
By Nikki Tucker | Sep 04, 2012 11:24 AM EDT
According to Dr. Adrian Martineau, of the Queen Mary University of London, vitamin D can be a useful extra weapon in combating tuberculosis.
By Kate Kelland | Aug 30, 2012 09:11 AM EDT
Scientists have found an alarming number of cases of the lung disease tuberculosis in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America that are resistant to up to four powerful antibiotic drugs.
By Makini Brice | Aug 23, 2012 10:59 AM EDT
Researchers have identified a mysterious disease in which people suffer from AIDS-like symptoms but do not have HIV.
