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Scientists’ accidental find reveals Vitamin C kills tuberculosis bacteria

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Scientists said Tuesday they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C — an “unexpected” discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. A team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York made the accidental find while researching how TB bacteria become…

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WHO: HIV drug resistance creeping higher in Asia and Africa

World Health Organization AIDS Chief Gottfried Himschall speaks during an interview with AFP in Washington, DC on July 9. Drug resistance to HIV medicines has been creeping higher in parts of Africa and Asia but is not steep enough to cause alarm, said a survey released by the World Health Organization. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)

Drug resistance to HIV medicines has been creeping higher in parts of Africa and Asia but is not steep enough to cause alarm, said a survey released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. In low- and middle-income countries, drug resistance stood at 6.8 percent in 2010, the WHO said…

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