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Vitamin
D crucial in human immune response to tuberculosis, scientists find -
Science Daily, 10/12/11 - "The team found that T cells, which are white blood
cells that play a central role in immunity, release a protein called
interferon-g that triggers communication between cells and directs infected
immune cells to attack the invading tuberculosis bacteria. However, this
activation requires sufficient levels of vitamin D to be effective ...
Researchers next tested serum taken from blood samples in healthy humans, both
with and without sufficient levels of vitamin D. They found that the immune
response was not triggered in the serum with lower vitamin D levels, as is found
in many African Americans. But, when adequate vitamin D was added to this
deficient serum, the immune response was effectively activated ... vitamin D may
help both innate and adaptive immunity, two systems that work synergistically
together to fight infections" - See
vitamin D products at iHerb.
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Vitamin
D accelerates recovery from tuberculosis - Science Daily, 1/5/11 -
"The
average time to clearance of TB from the lungs among all study participants was
6 weeks for patients taking standard therapy alone and 5 weeks for those taking
additional vitamin D, although this difference was not large enough to sustain
statistical significance. However, patients who had a particular genetic type of
vitamin D receptor were much more vitamin D responsive than others and cleared
TB bacteria much more quickly if they received vitamin D in addition to standard
antibiotic treatment" - See
vitamin D products at iHerb.
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Common
Vitamin And Other Micronutrient Supplements Reduce Risks Of TB Recurrence, Study
Suggests - Science Daily, 4/25/08 - "micronutrients
using doses of vitamins A, B-complex, C, E, and selenium or placebo ... both
HIV-infected and uninfected patients with pulmonary TB who were receiving the
supplements had a decreased risk of TB recurrence during the next few months
after the TB culture had become negative: 45 percent overall and 63 percent in
HIV-infected patients. Supplementation also reduced the incidence of peripheral
neuropathy by 57 percent, irrespective of HIV status, and increased the levels
of certain cells (CD3 and CD4) important in immune response in HIV-uninfected
patients"
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One Dose
of Vitamin D Enhances Immunity to Mycobacteria - Medscape, 8/2/07 -
"In healthy people who have been in contact with
tuberculosis patients, a single oral dose of vitamin D enhances
antimycobacterial immunity"
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Vitamin
D Supplements May Offer Cheap And Effective Immune System Boost Against TB -
Science Daily, 5/14/07 - "a single 2.5mg
dose of vitamin D may be enough to boost the immune system to fight against
tuberculosis (TB) and similar bacteria for at least 6 weeks"
- Catching and Curing TB? - Dr. Weil, 7/28/03
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General Information:
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Tuberculosis - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Tuberculosis - emedicine.com
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Tuberculosis - FamilyDoctor.org
- Tuberculosis - Intelihealth
- Treatments for tuberculosis
 - Medifocus.com
News & Research:
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Simple face masks could significantly prevent spread of TB to non-infected
patients - Science Daily, 5/17/11
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Evidence of increased lung cancer risk among tuberculosis patients -
Science Daily, 1/1/11
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Tuberculosis good and bad news: Blood pressure drug shows promise, but TB
bacterium might be more resistant than thought - Science Daily, 3/30/10
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Tuberculosis Treatment May Be Shortened - Science Daily, 9/14/09
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Urine LAM-ELISA Poor At Diagnosing TB, Study Suggests - Science Daily,
8/27/09
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Existing Parkinson's Disease Drug May Fight Drug-resistant TB - Science
Daily, 7/4/09
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New
Tuberculosis Blood Test Is Useful Tool, If Used With Care - Science
Daily, 2/26/09
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Substance Use Common Among Patients With TB, Associated With Treatment
Difficulties - Science Daily, 1/26/09
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New
Treatment Option For Latent Tuberculosis - Science Daily, 1/22/09
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Integrating Antiretroviral Therapy With TB Treatment For Co-infections
Reduces Mortality By 55% - Science Daily, 10/16/08
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Strategies To Control TB Outdated, Inadequate, Analysis Shows - Science
Daily, 8/1/08
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Source Of Drug-tolerant Tuberculosis Possibly Behind TB Relapses, Intensity
Of Treatment - Science Daily, 6/11/08
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Tuberculosis Hits Record Low in U.S. - WebMD, 3/20/08
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How TB 'Develops Invincibility' Against Only Available Treatment -
Science Daily, 3/13/08
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Older Antibiotic Gains New Respect As Potent Treatment For Tuberculosis
- Science Daily, 12/18/07
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Anti-tuberculosis Program May Have Backfired, Creating Extensively
Drug-resistant Strain - Science Daily, 7/26/07
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Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Rises, But New Treatments In The Pipeline -
Science Daily, 9/24/07
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New Antibiotic Drug Combo To Speed Up Treatment Of Tuberculosis -
Science Daily, 9/18/07
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Vitamin D 'may help ward off TB' - BBC News, 5/13/07 -
"the growth of the samples taken
from people given vitamin D was 20% less than the placebo group"
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American Thoracic Society Publishes New Statement on Hepatotoxicity of
Antituberculosis Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 11/7/06
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Gluten Intolerance Quadruples Susceptibility to Tuberculosis - Doctor's
Guide, 10/19/06
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Faster, More Accurate Tuberculosis Test Developed - Doctor's Guide,
10/12/06
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Ironing Out New Details Of Tuberculosis Infection - Science Daily,
2/7/06
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Tuberculosis Blood Test Believed Superior to Skin Test - Doctor's Guide,
11/3/05
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If
Successful, Moxifloxacin Could Be First New Treatment For TB In More Than 40
Years - Science Daily, 10/18/05
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BCG Vaccine Effect Against Tuberculosis Infection and Disease - Doctor's
Guide, 10/13/05
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Inexpensive Treatment Stops Multi-Drug Resistant TB in its Tracks -
Doctor's Guide, 4/1/05
- New Tuberculosis Vaccine May Stop Disease - WebMD, 2/3/05
- New antibiotic offers hope for TB treatment - MSNBC, 12/9/04
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FDA Approves QuantiFERON-TB GOLD for Detection of Immune Responses to Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 12/3/04
- Tuberculosis Linked to Arthritis Drugs - WebMD, 8/5/04
- New Culture Examination for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Offers Rapid, Efficient Detection - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/04
- Tuberculosis Vaccine Confers Long-Term Protection in Native American Populations - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/04
- Study links men's smoking, tuberculosis deaths in India - USA Today, 8/15/03
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Linezolid Demonstrates Efficacy for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/03
- Fluoroquinolone Resistance Found in Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/03
- Newly Diagnosed TB Patients at Risk of Fluoroquinolone Resistance -
Medscape, 5/22/03
- Small Study Suggests Linezolid Effective for Multidrug-Resistant TB - Medscape, 5/22/03
- Rapid And More Accurate Test For Tuberculosis Exposure - Doctor's Guide, 4/3/04
- ELISPOT May Be a Major Advance in TB Screening - Medscape, 4/3/03
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Arkansas Colour Method Identifies Non-Adherence To Isoniazid Therapy For Latent Tuberculosis Infection - Doctor's Guide, 3/27/03
- American Thoracic Society Issues New Tuberculosis Guidelines - Doctor's Guide, 3/20/03
- Interferon-Gamma May Be Useful For Diagnosis Of Tuberculous Pleuritis - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/03
- Less Hepatotoxicity With Isoniazid Versus Pyrazinamide/Rifampin For Latent Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 1/24/03
- Novel Detection Tool For Early Diagnosis Of Tuberculosis In Children Promising - Doctor's Guide, 1/17/03
- Rifampin, Pyrazinamide Combination Useful For Treating Nonadherent Tuberculosis But Liver Toxicity Can Occur - Doctor's Guide, 12/6/02
- Rifampicin Plus Pyrazinamide Achieves Better Compliance than Isoniazid for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis in Non-HIV Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/6/02
- Simple Rule Model Can Help Adult Tuberculous Meningitis Diagnosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/02
- Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid Effective Tuberculosis Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/02
- Chest X-ray Is an Ineffective Screen in Tuberculin-Positive Patients - Medscape, 5/24/02
- Control Of Latent Infection Next Step In Elimination Of Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/9/02
- Study Blames Latent Infections For TB - Intelihealth, 5/9/02
- Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Linked to Nosocomial Infection - Doctor's Guide, 4/12/02
- Early Surgical Resection Promoted for Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/02
- CDC: Tuberculosis Cases Down Again - Intelihealth, 3/22/02
- TB found in Ala., N.C., drug-resistance is a fear - USA Today, 1/22/03
- Study Reveals Public Health Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 8/9/01
- Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Rarely Fatal - Doctor's Guide, 3/4/01
- Test Provides Rapid Diagnosis Of Tuberculous Meningitis - Doctor's Guide, 3/4/01
- Short-Course Rifampin And Pyrazinamide Effective Against Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/4/01
- Unexplained Kidney Stones May Suggest Renal Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/4/01
- Tuberculosis Spreading in Surprising Ways - WebMD, 10/3/00
- Scientists Discover How Tuberculosis Hides In Body, Offering New Drug Target - Intelihealth, 8/16/00
- Nutrient Depletion Checklist:Antibiotic Tuberculosis Drugs - Nutrition Science News, 8/00
- Researchers Identify Potential Tuberculosis Drug - Intelihealth, 6/22/00
- Treatment Strategies For Tuberculosis Still Inadequate for Drug-Resistant Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/16/00
- TB Therapy Requires Experts, Study Finds - Doctor's Guide, 3/15/00
- TB Resistance Due To Poor Patient Compliance - Doctor's Guide, 2/20/00
- TB Smear Test For Contacts Inefficient - Doctor's Guide, 12/13/99
- Rapid TB Detection Saves Considerable Isolation Time - Doctor's Guide, 11/1/99
- Direct Observed Therapy Not Used Appropriately For TB - Doctor's Guide, 9/29/99
- Tuberculosis Treatment Fails If Resistance To Antibiotics Is Common - Doctor's Guide, 3/19/99
- Tuberculosis Easier To Transmit Than Previously Recognised - Doctor's Guide, 2/5/99
- Recently Transmitted TB Accounts For A High Proportion Of New TB Cases - Doctor's Guide, 11/17/98
- Overcrowding May Be Bigger Factor Than Race In TB Risk - Doctor's Guide, 4/16/98
- Rapid Testing Techniques Could Result In Drop In TB Mortality - Doctor's Guide, 11/4/97
- Researchers Discover How Tuberculosis Bacteria Invade Cells - Doctor's Guide, 8/22/97
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