Research done in March 2016 at the University of Colorado and published in the journal Respirology indicates that curcumin — a substance in turmeric that is best known as one of the main components of curry powder — may help fight drug-resistant tuberculosis. In Asia, turmeric is used to treat many health conditions and it… Continue reading Curcumin May Help Overcome Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
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Glaucoma Drug Appears to Fight TB
A medicine used for glaucoma could also be used to treat tuberculosis – even the drug-resistant kind, research shows. Robert Abramovitch, a Michigan State University microbiologist, along with graduate student Benjamin Johnson, have discovered that ethoxzolamide, a sulfa-based compound found in many prescription glaucoma drugs, actually turns off the bacterium’s ability to invade the immune… Continue reading Glaucoma Drug Appears to Fight TB
New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors
Experts have issued new guidelines for people visiting hospital patients with infectious diseases. The recommendations were published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). “Visitors have initiated or been involved in healthcare-associated infection outbreaks, but it is unknown to what extent this occurs in the… Continue reading New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors
A New Antibiotic Could Conquer Superbugs
A newly discovered antibiotic eliminates pathogens without meeting any resistance – and the discovery could pave the way for treating highly resistant infections caused by tuberculosis and MRSA. The discovery, by researchers from Northeastern University, was published in the journal Nature. The antibiotic, called teixobactin, is the first for which there have been no identifiable… Continue reading A New Antibiotic Could Conquer Superbugs
An Over-The-Counter Remedy Could Eventually Fight TB
An over-the-counter remedy can help reduce age-related lung inflammation, according to a new study. Researchers from The Ohio State University found that ibuprofen helped the immune cells of older mice fight tuberculosis bacteria just as effectively as the immune cells of younger mice. The ibuprofen didn’t have any effect on the immune response of younger… Continue reading An Over-The-Counter Remedy Could Eventually Fight TB