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at the heart of development
With increasing resistance to existing antibiotics, developing countries face a serious challenge in safeguarding their populations' health against killer diseases such as TB and typhoid fever.
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Opinions and Analysis
Biomed Analysis: End complacency on drug resistance
Controversy has pressed India into action to tackle antibiotic resistance. Now other countries must do the same, says Priya Shetty.
21 April 2011
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BioMed Analysis: Joining forces against TB
A partnership involving the US Food and Drug Administration may speed up delivery of new tuberculosis drug combinations, says Priya Shetty.
News and Features
Antibiotics could cut deaths from malnutrition
Two separate studies suggest that antibiotics might be a useful addition to emergency food supplements for malnourished children.
11 March 2013
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Drug resistance 'is major threat to poor nations'
A rise in antibiotic-resistant infections is a huge problem for developing countries that often lack the money to tackle them, a conference hears.
27 February 2013
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New handle on drug-resistant leishmaniasis
1 February 2013
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Rapid TB test boosts diagnosis accuracy in the field
6 December 2012
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