Drug Resistance http://www.npr.org Drug Resistance en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:43:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Drug Resistance http://www.npr.org yes Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Rises In Great Britain Gonorrhea cases resistant to one of the last effective drugs increased by nearly six times from 2004 to 2011 in Great Britain. Hard-to-treat gonorrhea is a growing trend worldwide, as the bacterium begins to thwart our last defenses. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/11/190699103/drug-resistant-gonorrhea-rises-in-great-britain?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/11/190699103/drug-resistant-gonorrhea-rises-in-great-britain?ft=1&f=155104151 Gonorrhea cases resistant to one of the last effective drugs increased by nearly six times from 2004 to 2011 in Great Britain. Hard-to-treat gonorrhea is a growing trend worldwide, as the bacterium begins to thwart our last defenses. no Gonorrhea cases resistant to one of the last effective drugs increased by nearly six times from 2004 to 2011 in Great Britain. Hard-to-treat gonorrhea is a growing trend worldwide, as the bacterium begins to thwart our last defenses.

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]]> Love In The Time Of TB: A Young Family Fights An Ancient Foe Oxana and Pavel Rucsineanu fell in love while living in a Moldovan hospital's tuberculosis ward. Now, several years later, Oxana has recovered, and she and the couple's new baby live in an apartment. But Pavel's infection has evolved into a deadly form of TB, which keeps him from joining his new son and wife. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/03/186072305/love-in-the-time-of-tb-a-young-family-fights-an-ancient-foe?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/03/186072305/love-in-the-time-of-tb-a-young-family-fights-an-ancient-foe?ft=1&f=155104151 Oxana and Pavel Rucsineanu fell in love while living in a Moldovan hospital's tuberculosis ward. Now, several years later, Oxana has recovered, and she and the couple's new baby live in an apartment. But Pavel's infection has evolved into a deadly form of TB, which keeps him from joining his new son and wife. 470 no Oxana and Pavel Rucsineanu fell in love while living in a Moldovan hospital's tuberculosis ward. Now, several years later, Oxana has recovered, and she and the couple's new baby live in an apartment. But Pavel's infection has evolved into a deadly form of TB, which keeps him from joining his new son and wife.

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]]> Quick TB Test Builds Up Arsenal Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria Drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the rise worldwide, but identifying the disease has been difficult and time-consuming. Touted as a "game changer" in the fight against TB, a new tool cuts diagnostic times from weeks to hours and doesn't require a lab. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/01/170850792/quick-tb-test-builds-up-arsenal-against-drug-resistant-bacteria?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/01/170850792/quick-tb-test-builds-up-arsenal-against-drug-resistant-bacteria?ft=1&f=155104151 Drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the rise worldwide, but identifying the disease has been difficult and time-consuming. Touted as a "game changer" in the fight against TB, a new tool cuts diagnostic times from weeks to hours and doesn't require a lab. no Drug-resistant tuberculosis is on the rise worldwide, but identifying the disease has been difficult and time-consuming. Touted as a "game changer" in the fight against TB, a new tool cuts diagnostic times from weeks to hours and doesn't require a lab.

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]]> A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria Global deaths from malaria have dropped sharply in the past decade, thanks in part to powerful drugs called artemisinins. But on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The medicine is working more slowly, and sometimes not at all. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:34:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/20/167440130/a-view-from-the-ground-thailand-battles-drug-resistant-malaria?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/20/167440130/a-view-from-the-ground-thailand-battles-drug-resistant-malaria?ft=1&f=155104151 Global deaths from malaria have dropped sharply in the past decade, thanks in part to powerful drugs called artemisinins. But on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The medicine is working more slowly, and sometimes not at all. 333 no Global deaths from malaria have dropped sharply in the past decade, thanks in part to powerful drugs called artemisinins. But on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The medicine is working more slowly, and sometimes not at all.

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]]> Signs Of Drug-Resistant Malaria Emerge In Vietnam And Myanmar Southeast Asia is a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria. In the past few years, parasites in two regions have become less responsive to the last, best drug we have against malaria. Researchers report that this new type of drug resistance may be spreading to Vietnam and central Myanmar. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:27:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/14/165101910/signs-of-drug-resistant-malaria-emerge-in-vietnam-and-myanmar?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/14/165101910/signs-of-drug-resistant-malaria-emerge-in-vietnam-and-myanmar?ft=1&f=155104151 Southeast Asia is a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria. In the past few years, parasites in two regions have become less responsive to the last, best drug we have against malaria. Researchers report that this new type of drug resistance may be spreading to Vietnam and central Myanmar. no Southeast Asia is a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria. In the past few years, parasites in two regions have become less responsive to the last, best drug we have against malaria. Researchers report that this new type of drug resistance may be spreading to Vietnam and central Myanmar.

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]]> Stakes Rise In Malaria Battle As Cracks Appear In Drug's Armor At health clinics along the Thai-Myanmar border, malaria is getting tougher to treat as resistance to medication grows. Doctors say it may be time to focus on eradicating malaria before the drugs lose potency. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:18:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/09/164712206/stakes-rise-in-malaria-battle-as-cracks-appear-in-drugs-armor?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/09/164712206/stakes-rise-in-malaria-battle-as-cracks-appear-in-drugs-armor?ft=1&f=155104151 At health clinics along the Thai-Myanmar border, malaria is getting tougher to treat as resistance to medication grows. Doctors say it may be time to focus on eradicating malaria before the drugs lose potency. 216 no At health clinics along the Thai-Myanmar border, malaria is getting tougher to treat as resistance to medication grows. Doctors say it may be time to focus on eradicating malaria before the drugs lose potency.

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]]> Drug-Resistant Malaria On The Rise In Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has been a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria in the past. Now researchers in Thailand worry that a superstrain resistant to the last, best malaria treatments could undermine progress made against the mosquito-borne disease. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/06/164394042/drug-resistant-malaria-on-the-rise-in-southeast-asia?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/06/164394042/drug-resistant-malaria-on-the-rise-in-southeast-asia?ft=1&f=155104151 Southeast Asia has been a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria in the past. Now researchers in Thailand worry that a superstrain resistant to the last, best malaria treatments could undermine progress made against the mosquito-borne disease. no Southeast Asia has been a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria in the past. Now researchers in Thailand worry that a superstrain resistant to the last, best malaria treatments could undermine progress made against the mosquito-borne disease.

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]]> A Troubling Rise In Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis A study examining the effectiveness of second line drugs for tuberculosis finds that extensively drug-resistant TB is spreading at an alarmingly high rate around the world. Its widespread prevalence in South Africa is forcing doctors to change the way they treat this emerging epidemic. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/29/160269136/a-troubling-rise-in-drug-resistant-tuberculosis?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/29/160269136/a-troubling-rise-in-drug-resistant-tuberculosis?ft=1&f=155104151 A study examining the effectiveness of second line drugs for tuberculosis finds that extensively drug-resistant TB is spreading at an alarmingly high rate around the world. Its widespread prevalence in South Africa is forcing doctors to change the way they treat this emerging epidemic. no A study examining the effectiveness of second line drugs for tuberculosis finds that extensively drug-resistant TB is spreading at an alarmingly high rate around the world. Its widespread prevalence in South Africa is forcing doctors to change the way they treat this emerging epidemic.

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]]> Know The Enemy: Scientists Use Genetics To Get Ahead Of Malaria An international team of researchers based in the U.K. say they've taken a big step forward in tracking the malaria parasite's evolution and predicting hotspots of potential resistance. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/06/15/155103946/know-the-enemy-scientists-use-genetics-to-get-ahead-of-malaria?ft=1&f=155104151 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/06/15/155103946/know-the-enemy-scientists-use-genetics-to-get-ahead-of-malaria?ft=1&f=155104151 An international team of researchers based in the U.K. say they've taken a big step forward in tracking the malaria parasite's evolution and predicting hotspots of potential resistance. no An international team of researchers based in the U.K. say they've taken a big step forward in tracking the malaria parasite's evolution and predicting hotspots of potential resistance.

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