May 19, 2013

drug resistance

May 6, 2013

Humans vs. Superbugs: Who Will Win?

By Anna Tomasulo

More and more, antibiotics are proving useless in the fight against many common diseases. Here's how we got here, and how we fight—and win—against these increasingly powerful bacteria. Back in...

antibiotic resistance, drug resistance, antibiotics, bacteria

Sep 11, 2012

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Tuberculosis Without a Cure: TDR or XDR?

By Katharina Schwan

There is an overwhelming number of acronyms for the various forms of tuberculosis, and some debate about which strain coincides with what acronym. The discussion over semantics, however, should not...

Tuberculosis, TB, drug resistance, MDR TB, XDR TB, drugs

Aug 17, 2012

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Study Shows Malaria Is Over-diagnosed in Afghanistan

By Robyn Correll Carlyle

It seems logical to think that over diagnosing an illness would not bring too much harm – better safe than sorry, right? Wrong. A study, published recently in the British Medical Journal, shows...

malaria, Afghanistan, rapid test, diagnosis, mistreatment, drug resistance

Jan 24, 2012

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India's Government Denies Totally Drug-Resistant TB

By Katharina Schwan

On January 13, Healthmap reported on the emergence of totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TBR-TB) in Mumbai at the Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre. However, after an...

Tuberculosis, drug resistance, india