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Ancient Chinese Malaria Remedy May Help Fight TB

December 26, 2016 SrijitaAncient, Chinese, Fight, Help, malaria, May, remedy, TB

In a study led by Robert Abramovitch, from the Michigan State University in the US, the ancient remedy artemisinin stopped the ability of TB-causing bacteria, known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, to become dormant. A centuries-old herbal Chinese medicine, used to effectively treat malaria, may help fight tuberculosis and slow the evolution of drug resistance, scientists have found. This stage of the disease often makes the use of antibiotics ineffective. “When TB bacteria are dormant, they become highly tolerant to antibiotics,” Abramovitch said. “Blocking dormancy makes the TB bacteria more sensitive to…

20 new machines to enhance war on drug resistant TB

May 22, 2016 Srijita20, Drug, enhance, machines, New, On, resistant, TB, to, war

The fight in opposition to drugresistant tuberculosis (TB) has received momentum after the Union fitness ministry gave Maharashtra 8 more effective diagnostic machines ( GeneXpert ), that may provide test effects within hours towards the conventional tools which absorb to 2 months. “The greater machines will help diagnose and deal with extra cases of drug-resistant TB. The high-quit machines have emerge as purposeful at district hospitals, district TB centres and municipal-run hospitals in Mumbai, Pune, Satara, Osmanabad, Jalna, Ratnagiri, Bhandara and Wardha,” stated Sharad Patil, assistant director (TB), kingdom fitness…