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Mechanism Discovered By Which Body's Cells Encourage Tuberculosis Infection

redOrbit - Fri Dec 11, 12:11 pm ET

Finding how to block the pathway may lead to new therapies for TB and other disordersScientists have discovered a signaling pathway that tuberculosis bacteria use to coerce disease-fighting cells to switch allegiance and work on their behalf. Epithelial cells line the airways and other surfaces to protect and defend the body. Tuberculosis bacteria co-opt these epithelial cells into helping ...

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Woodcreek High Student Treated for Tuberculosis
News10 Sacramento - Tue Dec 8, 9:56 pm ET
Officials in Placer County posted on their Web site that a student at Woodcreek High School tested positive for active tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference [Book and Media Reviews]
Journal of the American Medical Association - Tue Dec 8, 4:31 pm ET
JAMA. 2009;302(22):2488-2489. Tuberculosis has plagued the human race for at least hundreds of years. In the late 19th century, Koch's arduous work led to the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacterium causing tuberculosis.
Case Western Reserve receives $19.7M federal contract
Crain's Cleveland Business - Tue Dec 8, 4:01 pm ET
The university will become an international clinical trials site for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium.
Case Western Reserve gets $20M federal grant to study tuberculosis drugs
MedCity News - Tue Dec 8, 3:15 pm ET
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $19.7 million, 10-year federal contract to conduct clinical trials of new anti-tuberculosis drugs. Dr. John L. Johnson , a Case professor and University Hospitals pulmonologist, will lead research teams in Uganda and the Philippines in the trials, which will test drugs that aim to simplify and shorten treatment ...
Case Western Reserve to receive $19.7M to study tuberculosis treatment drugs
EurekAlert! - Tue Dec 8, 2:35 pm ET
( Case Western Reserve University ) John L. Johnson, M.D., professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and pulmonologist at University Hospitals Case Medical Center has been awarded a 10-year, $19.7 million contract from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an international clinical trials site for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium.
Record number of TB patients cured: WHO
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 1:33 pm ET
A record 2.3 million people were cured of tuberculosis in 2007, exceeding the global treatment target for the first time, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
CWRU to Receive $19.7M to Study Tuberculosis Treatment Drugs
Newswise - Tue Dec 8, 11:51 am ET
John L. Johnson, M.D., Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and pulmonologist at University Hospitals Case Medical Center has been awarded a 10 year, $19.7M contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an international clinical trials site for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC).
Biomagnetics Further Strengthens Balance Sheet
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 10:00 am ET
SAN FRANCISCO----Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, today announced it has moved to further enhance its balance sheet via the acquisition of additional equity growth capital from several institutional and private investors.
TB Testing At Arnold High Scgool Shows At Least 50 Positive Cases
WJHG Panama City - Tue Dec 8, 2:34 am ET
At least 50 students at Arnold High School have tested positive for Tuberculosis in Bay County. 700 students were tested on Friday and given the results Monday.
Woodcreek High Student Diagnosed With Active TB
CBS 13 Sacramento - Tue Dec 8, 1:49 am ET
A student at Woodcreek High School has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, according to public health officials, prompting emergency testing of those who have had contact with the student.