Sir John Crofton dies at 97; doctor pioneered combination therapy to treat tuberculosis
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 03:14
in Health & Medicine
He is credited with saving millions of lives by using a 'cocktail' of multiple antibiotics to treat the disease. The concept subsequently was applied to AIDS, cancer and other diseases. Sir John Crofton, a physician who is credited with saving millions of lives by pioneering the use of cocktails of antibiotics to treat tuberculosis -- a concept that has subsequently been applied to...