SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - New DrugCombination May Shorten TB Treatment By Caty Weaver, Cynthia Kirk and Jerilyn WatsonBroadcast: Tuesday, January 17, 2006(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.VOICE TWO:And I'm Pat Bodnar. This week on our show: A new combination drug treatment for tuberculosis ...VOICE ONE:A big year for baby pandas ...VOICE TWO:And the mystery animal of Borneo.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:A new drug combination could help reduce the time needed to treat people infected with tuberculosis. Reports say it could expand the number of patients receiving treatment and save millions of lives.Researchers announced the findings last month at the InterscienceConference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy inWashington, D.C. The new drug combination is supported by theWorld Health Organization, an agency of the United Nations.Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection. TB usually attacks the lungs, butcan affect any organ in the body. Most people infected with the bacteria never develop active TB. Those who do often haveweakened defense systems. People with active cases of the disease A tuberculosis clinic in New Delhi
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