Tuberculosis causes 250,000 deaths in India each year Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IIS) have discovered a new drug combination that promises better outcome in treating Tuberculosis (TB), which causes 250,000 deaths in India each year. Animal studies on mice shows that the drug Pranlukast (PRK) not only killed tuberculosis bacteriumbut also compromised its survival strategies within the cells, said the research, published in the February issue of online journal, EMBO Molecular Medicine. "The problem with TB is the bacterium keeps developing resistance against new drugs and at least 15 drugs have been abandoned so far, either due to resistance against the drug or severe toxicity," says Dr Avdhesha Suroli, lead researcher of the project. "Our research has proved this combination could work better and be an effective addition to the TB drug pipeline that needs to be reinvented frequently. We need the government or pharma companies to come forward a
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