Tuberculosis News
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By AFP
Den Haag -
From a revolutionary way of testing children for tuberculosis to a cure for a previously untreatable strain, scientists from across the globe launched a fresh broadside Thursday against the world's deadliest infectious disease.
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By AFP
New York -
UN member-states on Friday agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the world's number one killer among infectious diseases, settling a row with the United States over access to cheap drugs.
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By AFP
New York -
It's the world's number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a focus of global attention and donor funding.
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London -
A new study from London’s Francis Crick Institute shows how the human body protects itself from the bacterium that causes the disease tuberculosis. This could open up a new way for fighting the disease.
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Birmingham -
Scientists have made a significant advance in the rapid detection of tuberculosis. This is based on genome sequencing and allows different strains of the infectious organism to be isolated.
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Austin -
A rapid, accurate and inexpensive test for tuberculosis has been developed by a researcher based at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. The test is called TB Read.
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Our ancient ancestors are credited with discovering how to control fire, and that one event propelled the human race forward by a giant step. But a new study suggests it also released a potent bacterial pathogen that ended up being a curse on society.
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East African researchers are considering using the highly developed sense of smell of rats to screen for tuberculosis among prisoners in the crowded prisons in Tanzania and Mozambique.
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Portland -
Seven staff members at the Oregon State Zoo have tested positive for a latent form of tuberculosis after an outbreak among three of the zoo's elephants started in 2013.
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In a new study, scientists have described the accuracy of three new rapid tests designed to detect drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.
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By AFP
Johanesburg -
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a major health challenge across much of Africa, but a new medicine being pioneered in South Africa could be a breakthrough after decades of frustration.
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Shaan -
Scientists have created a tuberculosis resistant cow. This was by adding a gene from a mouse to the cow. The aim was to ward off bovine tuberculosis
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The estimated rate of tuberculosis (TB) per 100,000 people, compiled from World Health Organisation (WHO) data for each country (2013), shows a rise. There are some interesting geographical findings.
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Geneva -
A new study by the World Health Organization indicates that tuberculosis has infected hundreds of thousands more people around the world. The actual figures are far higher than those estimated a year ago.
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El Paso -
Eight infants have tested positive for Tuberculosis after it was discovered that a health care worker infected with TB had been working in an El Paso hospital's nursery. On Sunday, health officials said 860 infants had possibly been exposed to TB.
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New clues to understanding how the most important medication for tuberculosis (TB) works may lead to a new generation of medicines to fight the virulent bacterium.
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Researchers have modified the precursor to one of the drugs used to treat tuberculosis. This is seen as an important first step toward new drugs that can transcend antibiotic resistance issues and treat serious global diseases.
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Chicago -
A new drug designed to treat tuberculosis could be the basis for a class of broad-spectrum drugs that act against various bacteria. Interestingly the drug may be capable of evading resistance.
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A new drug, part of the STAND trial, will test the first regimen designed to significantly shorten and simplify the treatment of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB.
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By AFP
Beijing -
China has more than halved its tuberculosis rate in 20 years by scaling up steps to ensure patients take their antibiotics, The Lancet, world's leading general medical journal, reported on Tuesday.The tally of new infections fell from 170 people per 10...
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To help build support for groups fostering hope and healing among TB patients in Ethiopia, Maryknoll Sister Rosemarie Milazzo of Brooklyn, NY, recently traveled to Addis Ababa to work with Harvard University’s Global Medical Committee.
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By AFP
Paris -
A long-term probe has found that South Africans with highly drug-resistant TB are "systematically" discharged from hospital without being cured, placing themselves and others at risk, its authors said Friday.
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In Zambia, the incidence of all forms of human tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 444 per 100,000. Many incidents occur in the Kafue area where TB occurs at a high level in cattle and antelope.
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Pyridomycin, a substance produced by non- pathogenic soil bacteria, has been found to be a potent antimicrobial against a related strain of bacteria that cause tuberculosis.
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The World Health Organization has estimated that at least three-quarters of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases have not been detected.
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A new way to tackle tuberculosis could be imminent. Scientists have discovered that the bacterium causing TB needs an amino acid and, from this, a drug could be developed to block this mechanism.
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A new rapid test for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has been launched and the results appear to be highly accurate.
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A protein which is being studied as part of Parkinson's disease research has been found to play a key role in causing the destruction of bacteria that cause tuberculosis.
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Scientists have discovered that drug better known as a treatment for high blood pressure and headaches effectively speeds up treatment of tuberculosis when added to the standard medication.
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Budapest -
Scientists have recovered tuberculosis (TB) genomes, from the bacterial agent, from the lung tissue of a 215-year old mummy.
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Sister Ro hugging a former TB patient
El Paso Public Health Director Robert Resendes elpasotexas.gov / Illustration by Digital Journal
Infographic: Drug Resistant TB Worldwide Centers for Disease Control
Santa Clara medical Center in California. Health Tips
A nurse working with newborns at Santa Clara County medical Center in California has possibly exposed 350 infants to tuberculosis. Health Tips
Microfluidic Device for Rapid TB Diagnosis Massachusetts General Hospital
Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at the Oregon Zoo. From left to right; Chendra( a Borneo elephant, sub-species of Asian elephant, Sung-Surin(shine), and Rose-Tu. Cacophony
Tuberculosis lung X-ray Jmh649
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