Using Old Medications to Defeat Tuberculosis

TastesLikeCoughSyrup writes "Antibiotic resistant tuberculosis is spreading like wildfire in the developing world. While many researchers are looking for new drugs to combat the disease, those efforts could take years to bear fruit. Meanwhile, two scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have learned how the drug clavulanate can destroy the defenses of tuberculosis, making it vulnerable to medications in the penicillin family. The best part: it has already been approved by the FDA so doctors can start using it immediately."

captain obvious

[User 956]

those efforts could take years to bear fruit.

I don't think fruit is going to help against tuberculosis.

Damn bastards!

[SetupWeasel]

You'll see. You'll all see.

Those of us allergic to penicillin will simply evolve and grow gills. So while you all cling to your antibiotics and inhibitors on the poisoned land, me and my brothers and sisters will be ruling the sea!

Re:Damn bastards!

[ivan256]

Yep... You'll be sleeping with the fishes one way or another... ;)