News related to Paser (Aminosalicylic Acid) and/or conditions it is approved for
Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD Skin Test)
Source: MedicineNet Tuberculosis Specialty [2008.09.02]
Title: Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD Skin Test)
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 1/13/2004
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2008
Tuberculosis
Source: MedicineNet Erythema Nodosum Specialty [2008.01.17]
Title: Tuberculosis
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 1/17/2008
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)
Source: MedicineNet ICU Psychosis Specialty [2007.05.30]
Title: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/30/2007
Last Editorial Review: 5/30/2007
On 1 December, The Union Observes The 20th Anniversary Of World AIDS Day And Addresses The Issues Of TB-HIV/AIDS Care
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2008.12.01]
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, also known as The Union, an international organisation established in 1920 to fight TB and promote lung health worldwide, today observes World AIDS Day.
Research Advance May Lead To New Ways To Attack Latent TB And Other Bacteria
Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today [2008.12.01]
An international team of biochemists has discovered how an experimental drug unleashes its destructive force inside the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB). The finding could help scientists develop ways to treat dormant TB infections, and suggests a strategy for drug development against other bacteria as well. A report describing the research, led by Clifton E. Barry, III, Ph.D.
TB Patient Gets New Windpipe Made With Own Stem Cells
Source: Transplants / Organ Donations News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19]
A 30-year old Columbian woman living in Spain whose airway was damaged from tuberculosis is the first person in the world to receive a new airway engineered from tissue that was grown from her own stem cells which means she is likely to have a much better quality of life because she will probably not have to take drugs for the rest of her life to stop her immune system rejecting the tissue.
Interpol Seizes $6.65M In Counterfeit HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB Drugs In Southeast Asia
Source: Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18]
The International Criminal Police Organization recently confiscated $6.65 million worth of counterfeit HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis drugs in Southeast Asia and made 27 arrests as part of a five-month investigation involving nearly 200 raids, Aline Plancon, an officer involved in the operation, said on Monday,
Airway Transplant Shows Potential of Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary [2008.11.18]
BARCELONA (MedPage Today) -- A tissue-engineered airway, using autologous stem cells, has restored lung function and quality of life for a 30-year-old mother of two who suffered from tuberculosis.
Global Fund Grants Nearly $3B For HIV/AIDS Efforts
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today [2008.11.12]
The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Monday announced it has approved nearly $3 billion in Round 8 funding to improve access to HIV treatment and prevention and help reduce deaths from TB and malaria by 50% by 2015, AFP/Yahoo! News reports (AFP/Yahoo! News, 11/10).
ACAAI: Primary Immunodeficiency Is Surprisingly Common
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2008.11.12]
SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- Diagnoses of primary immunodeficiency have risen sharply in the past 30 years, making the condition possibly more common in the U.S. than tuberculosis, a researcher said here.
Zimbabwe Returns $7.3M In Misused Grant Money To Global Fund
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today [2008.11.10]
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has returned $7.3 million in misused grant money to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Global Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine said Friday, Reuters reports (Williams, Reuters [1], 11/7).The money, which was part of last year's $12.
Malawi Receives $20M Grant To Bolster HIV Treatment, Testing Efforts
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today [2008.11.07]
A senior government official on Wednesday announced that Malawi has received a $20 million grant from the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to expand its HIV/AIDS treatment and testing program, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
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