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Carbohydrate Chemistry Comes of Age
A new national network of chemists and biologists is planning to open up a vital area of chemistry that could have major implications for the drug, food and agrochemical industries. The UK Carbohydrate Chemistry Network, being set up at the University of East Anglia (UEA), will involve scientists... view more (2001-10-23)

Fresh Hopes For Treatment Of Malaria In Africa (p 1218)
Despite the large number of deaths caused worldwide by AIDS, tuberculosis, and diarrhoeal diseases such as cholera, the biggest infectious-disease killer is still malaria, especially in Africa. Efforts to eradicate the carrier of malaria, a mosquito, have been only partly successful. The standard... view more (2001-10-10)

New vaccines needed to stop Beijing TB strain
The most common strains of tuberculosis in the most highly infected parts of the world may not be covered by the BCG vaccine according to Dutch medical researchers speaking today (Monday 10 September 2001) at the bi-annual meeting of the Society of General Microbiology at the University of East... view more (2001-08-31)

Dormant TB beats our best drugs
New knowledge about the way tuberculosis-causing bacteria can survive in a dormant state for years in our bodies could pave the way for treatments that will finally wipe out this dread disease, experts heard today (Monday 10 September 2001) at the bi-annual meeting of the Society of General... view more (2001-08-31)

Scientists up the ante in war against "superbugs"
Scientists have discovered a weakness in tuberculosis-causing "superbugs" which could help doctors fight the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, says Dr Jim Naismith speaking at the BA Festival of Science at the University of Glasgow today [3rd Spetember 2001]. Tuberculosis... view more (2001-08-30)

West Meets East - WHO TuberculosisTreatment
Results of a tuberculosis trial, published in this week’s issue of The Lancet, suggest that a WHO strategy could make a valuable contribution to tuberculosis control in Russia. There has been a resurgence of tuberculosis in Russia in the past decade, mainly due to the collapse of the... view more (2001-08-08)

New Approaches To HIV Treatment In Less-developed Countries (pp 404, 410)
Two Viewpoint articles in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how the use of highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-1 treatment - currently only widely available in industrialised countries - could become accessible in less-developed settings. Both articles suggest new... view more (2001-08-01)

ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF EARLY TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION POSSIBLE WITH NEW BLOOD TEST(p 2017)
A new, rapid blood test for tuberculosis which can accurately identify infection at an early stage could enable doctors to reliably identify people who are infected before they have actually developed the disease, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Several recent major... view more (2001-06-20)

Drug resistant TB on the increase
The global tuberculosis problem is getting worse - recent figures showed that London has more cases of TB now than it has had for over thirty years. Drug resistance can make this formerly controllable condition almost unmanageable. On 29-30 March, international experts will gather at the Royal... view more (2001-03-14)

NORTH KOREA'S PUBLIC-HEALTH TRAGEDY (p 628)
Former Reuters journalist John Owen-Davies describes the recent decay in North Korea's health-care system in this week's issue of THE LANCET. He comments how the country's economic decline after the break-up of the Soviet Union, and the devastation caused by flooding in 1995, has transformed the... view more (2001-02-21)

New cases of tuberculosis up by 11 per cent in five years
The numbers of new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England and Wales have risen by 11 per cent in five years, shows a national survey published this week in Thorax. The largest increases have occurred in urban areas. Over half of all patients were born outside the UK. The survey, a joint project... view more (2001-02-14)

INCREASED RISK OF TUBERCULOSIS RECURRENCE IN PEOPLE WITH HIV-1 INFECTION (pp 1470, 1488)
People with HIV-1 infection are at an increased risk of recurrent tuberculosis, and could benefit from preventative treatment after the first episode of the disease, concludes research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Patients with HIV-1 infection respond well to treatment for active... view more (2000-10-25)

Tuberculosis risk for travellers (pp 442, 461)
The risk of tuberculosis infection in long-term travellers to countries with high prevalence of the disease is substantial and of similar magnitude to the average risk for the local population, according to research published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET. Little attention has been paid... view more (2000-08-02)

CLASSIFICATION OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IS MISLEADING
The traditional clinical classification of types of drug-resistant tuberculosis may be misleading, and could lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant disease, according to a study in this week's issue of The Lancet. Traditionally, patients with drug-resistant... view more (2000-06-28)
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