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Scientists Find Vitamin C Kills Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-only-we-could-get-vitamin-C-into-common-foods dept.

AndyKrish writes "A BBC story reports that scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University found Vitamin C kills drug resistant tuberculosis (abstract). Though results are preliminary — the lead investigator of the study said, 'We have only been able to demonstrate this in a test tube, and we don't know if it will work in humans and in animals' — this is an exciting development in the fight against drug-resistant TB."

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  1. Re:Vitamin C... by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was about to comment the same... With an "aPauling" pun. ;-)

    Really, this will likely be quickly quashed by the Pharmas. Or they will patent a delivery transport - with the only FDA-approved administration protocol.

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  2. acidic solution kills bacteria by iggymanz · · Score: 3, Funny

    and bears shit in the woods. story at 10

    1. Re:acidic solution kills bacteria by leathered · · Score: 2, Funny

      By that logic the deoxyribonucleic acid in every bacterium should kill them off before they get a chance to multiply.

      Oh, and H. Pylori would like a word with you.

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  3. Really?!?! by freeze128 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine? I don't think medicine is what that guy is famous for.... That's almost like winning the Adolf Hitler humanitarian award.

  4. Re:Vitamin C... by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's even noticeable when you have sex with another partner who has a different PH.

    I can only imagine the blank looks on the faces of Slashdot users reading that sentence.

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