New Anthrax Cure Could End Resistant Biowar Threat

Reuters ^ | Wed Aug 21, 2:32 PM ET | Peter Graff

[lmr]

p>Never mind, Anthrax anti-toxin information found it right here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/549420/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/542567/posts

It has been shown to be effective in mice, and apparently China uses it already?

 

[Lion's Cub]

FYI

[serinde]

Assuming it works, the only question is, who would actually get the new meds? A comparison of the treatments for normal antrax last fall shows just who would benefit first and how quickly.

[taxcontrol]

I'm interested in this from a URI (upper respitory infection) view. I've been vacinated against pneumonia but the vacine is only good for a percentage of common pneumonia. Guess what - that's not the kind I get.

Anyway, I understand that pneumonia is mostly caused by bacteria and that many people, mostly elderly, die from it each year. Wouldn't it be nice if this treatment could be applied to pneumonia?