Existing Parkinson's disease drug may fight drug-resistant TB
Friday, July 3, 2009 - 06:07
in Health & Medicine
Existing drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease could be repositioned for use in the treatment of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills about 2 million people each year, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego. The rise of these strains of TB throughout the world, including industrialised countries, poses a great threat to human health...
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