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Many scientists researching on tuberculosis (TB) are facing lots of problem like lack of funds, bureaucracy and lack of markers that identify proper treatments, which cure TB. Scientists who want to test drugs for MDR-TB face bigger challenges as no drug has ever been properly tested for treating it.

Author: Mandavalli, Apoorva
Publisher: Nature America, Inc.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2007
Product development, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Financial management, Finance, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Research grants, Research funding, Company financing, Tuberculosis vaccines

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Virtually incurable TB warns impending disaster

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A lethal strain of tuberculosis (TB), dubbed XDR for extensively drug resistant, was found in South Africa in 2005 that has not responded to the standard drug treatment. XDR-TB is found to occur when resistance is developed to second-line drugs and it is very difficult to treat.

Author: Mandavalli, Apoorva
Publisher: Nature America, Inc.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2007
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Tuberculostatic Preparations, Usage, Risk factors, Drug resistance, Antitubercular agents

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Fertility's new frontier takes shape in the test tube

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Stanford researcher Barry Behr and others plan to recreate young women with polycystic ovary syndrome who have many follicles than that of an average person. The technique of in vitro maturation (IVM) has been discussed in detail.

Author: Mandavalli, Apoorva
Publisher: Nature America, Inc.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2003
Young women, Fertility, Human, Human fertility, Follicle-stimulating hormone

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Subjects list: Research, United States, Prevention, Tuberculosis, Health aspects
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