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Discovery of Novel Pharmacophores Inhibiting the Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by nih.gov Posted Sun 13 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects roughly one third of the world population and approximately 8 million.... The inventions described herein are small molecules with drug-like properties that inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The compounds were discovered utilizing high Read on »

Novel Attenuated Strains of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by nih.gov Posted Sun 27 Feb 2011 7:00pm Description of Invention: This invention provides for novel attenuated strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis. Attenuation is achieved by deleting... mammals for protection against Mycobacterium sp. that cause tuberculosis. Inventors: Clifton E Barry (NIAID) Patent Status: HHS, Reference No. E-238-1997/0 PCT, Application Read on »

Gen-Probe Inc., AccuProbe Group B Streptococcus Culture Identification Test, AccuProbe Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Cultur by FDA Posted Thu 17 Mar 2011 3:55pm ). AccuProbe Mycobacterium Avium Complex Identification Test is used to identify Mycobacterium Avium Complex. People who are infected with Mycobacterium Avium Complex usually have immunocompromising diseases such as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AccuProbe Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Culture Identification Test is used to identify people who have Read on »

Tuberculosis (TB) Drug Doses Too Low for Today's Obese Populations, Says Study by MedNews Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Jul 2009 3:52pm are at that weight.” About one-third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, and as many as 2 million people die from the disease... pivotal in treating tuberculosis effectively is much too low to account for modern-day physiques, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers said. The finding, reported online Read on »

New Cases of Tuberculosis That Resist Conventional Treatment by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:58pm What Is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M bovis, and M africanum. According to a recent WHO report, the number of tuberculosis cases resistant to antibiotics has increased worldwide. In... Read on »

Pitt-led Researchers Find Source of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis Possibly Behind TB Relapses, Intensity of Treatment by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Mon 16 Jun 2008 6:13pm cause of the relapses that can nonetheless occur. The researchers are the first to show that “Mycobacterium tuberculosis” can grow in surface-level bacteria clusters known... discovered that the primary bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow on surfaces and that drug-tolerant strains flourish in these bacterial communities, the research team recently Read on »

Researchers Find Source of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis Possibly Behind TB Relapses, Intensity of Treatment by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Mon 16 Jun 2008 6:13pm are the first to show that Mycobacterium tuberculosis can grow in surface-level bacteria clusters known as biofilms that are common in nature but never before shown for TB bacteria... Researchers at University of Pittsburgh and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered that the bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow Read on »

Other or different types of tuberculosis by auntie_biotic Posted Sat 13 Dec 2008 3:21pm When people including doctors are writing about tuberculosis they usually begin: “ Tuberculosis is spread by......... ” or “ Tuberculosis symptoms are........”. This is wrong. Most people are usually speaking of ONE type of tuberculosis in fact PULMONARY (Lung) TUBERCULOSIS. It is easier to think of tuberculosis in a similar way to cancer. ... Read on »

New protein could be used to target tuberculosis vaccination by totalhealth Posted Mon 21 Mar 2011 1:01pm that causes TB, mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The new protein that has been identified is called EspC, and is secreted by the bacterium provoking a very strong immune response... A protein which could be targeted as a possible tuberculosis vaccination has been discovered by scientists at the Imperial College London. Tuberculosis (TB Read on »

Mycobacterium vaccae is your friend by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 1:35pm Talk about natural health treatments, Earth one of the ancient "elements". I came across an article about the health benefits of dirt and Mycobacterium vaccae. It seems... of fresh, moist soil. Welcome Mycobacterium vaccae into your system, into your body’s milieu. Germs can be your friends (and often are). Read on »