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Already struggling with HIV for decades, trying to snatch life from the deadly ailment, the sub-Saharan Africans now have yet another monster to fight away — tuberculosis.
The region being undoubtedly the most affected by the virus, inhabited by...
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Tuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some immigrants have disturbingly high rates of the disease, according to a study released Tuesday that...
made popular Jul 22 2008
AP, Tokyo
The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent...
made popular Jul 21 2008
AP, Tokyo
The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent...
made popular Jul 21 2008
AP, Fresno
More than 4,800 dairy cows at risk of carrying tuberculosis are being slaughtered this week in central California, where nearly 16,000 cattle in the country’s...
made popular Jul 9 2008
I sat enthralled to the TV as I watched a man called Dr. Beat Richner. I was watching a documentary called Dr Beat and the Passive Genocide of Children. You can read...
made popular Jul 7 2008
A new test to quickly diagnose drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis will be rolled out in four African countries this year.
made popular Jul 1 2008
Amy Winehouse is in hospital and was going on some medical tests after she collapsed few days back. She is suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis. This is no...
made popular Jun 21 2008
AP, Cambridge
Researchers at MIT believe they’ve discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free cell phone minutes.For years, doctors have struggled to get...
made popular Jun 13 2008
A drug-resistant and virtually untreatable form of tuberculosis is spreading from prisons in Kyrgyzstan to the general population.
made popular Mar 25 2008
AP, Phoenix
A man with a virulent form of tuberculosis who once was confined to a hospital jail ward for failing to wear a mask in public has been indicted on felony...
made popular Mar 25 2008
AP, United Nations
The U.N. secretary-general on Monday urged stepped-up action to stop the global tuberculosis epidemic that is killing 4,000 people every day.In a message marking World...
made popular Mar 24 2008
Tuberculosis (TB), as one of the major causes of deaths in the world, is again taking a new wave of attacking the Asia-Pacific region. The Philippines is indeed alarmed...
made popular Mar 23 2008
“Smoking is harmful to Health” - This is a statutory warning printed on all cigarette packets. Yet the question arises as to how many people pay heed to...
made popular Feb 14 2008
Despite of constant warning from the health workers on the hazards of smoking, the incidence of smoking among Indians is rising unabatedly. Smoking is responsible for...
made popular Feb 14 2008
AP, San Francisco
Health officials were searching Monday for dozens of airline passengers who may have come in contact with a 30-year-old woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of...
made popular Jan 1 2008
AP, San Francisco
A 30-year-old woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis is recovering at a Bay Area hospital, as health officials search for dozens of international air...
made popular Dec 31 2007
AP, Tucson
A man was jailed for failing to take his tuberculosis medication after officials said he was a serious health risk.James Roman Pearson, 49, remained at the Pima County...
made popular Dec 6 2007
AP, Atlanta
Tests of hundreds of airline passengers show that no one caught tuberculosis while flying earlier this year with an infected man who caused an international health...
made popular Nov 28 2007
Drug resistant tuberculosis has emerged as a deadly killer in recent years especially in the countries of Africa and Asia. Scientists have now been able to decode the...
made popular Nov 21 2007
AP, Phoenix
A man with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis who had been confined to a hospital jail unit for nearly a year has left the country, his attorney said.Doctors ruled...
made popular Oct 9 2007
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Myanmar, already a victim to poor health service, added on by fake drugs marketing, is falling obvious prey to new, drug-resistant killer diseases – like malaria...
made popular May 31 2007
Tuberculosis infections resistant to both the first- and second-line antibiotics used against TB are increasing around the world, health officials said Thursday. This...
made popular Mar 27 2006
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