Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is tuberculosis making a comeback?
A year ago, Laura Hall felt tired all the time, was losing weight and had a bad cough.
May 16, 2016
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News tagged with tb control
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Better healthcare could reduce crippling personal costs of tuberculosis care in China
Improved universal healthcare is urgently needed to lower catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) for low-income tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, according to a study published in the open access journal Infectious Diseases ...
Jan 25, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
India needs to do much more to tackle its alarming TB epidemic
Effective tuberculosis control in India needs political will and commitment, backed by sufficient resources, says a senior doctor in The BMJ this week.
Mar 23, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Decline in TB rates in the united states slowing down
(HealthDay)—As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a local high school, federal officials reported Thursday that the annual decline in U.S. cases is slowing. The report was published ...
Mar 20, 2015
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Phase 2b trial results of novel TB regimen show potential to shorten treatment
A new tuberculosis (TB) drug regimen designed to improve options for TB therapy eliminated more bacteria from sputum than standard therapy and did so at a faster rate, according to data from a phase 2b clinical trial published ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Culture-based screening algorithm cuts TB in immigrants
(HealthDay)—Implementation of a culture-based screening algorithm in 2007 reduced the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States, according to a study published in the March ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Anti-diabetic drug springs new hope for tuberculosis patients
A more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB) could soon be available as scientists have discovered that Metformin (MET), a drug for treating diabetes, can also be used to boost the efficacy of TB medication without inducing ...
Dec 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic find might lead to cattle that are more resistant to TB
Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle that might allow farmers to breed livestock with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis (TB).
Feb 12, 2014
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Genetics
Drug resistance-associated genes: A cornerstone for the control and protection against tuberculosis
BGI in collaboration with Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other Chinese institutes, have completed the genome sequencing of 161 Mycobacterium tuberculosis that can cause an infectious disease tuberculosis ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Whole genome sequencing provides researchers with a better understanding of bovine TB outbreaks
The use of whole bacterial genome sequencing will allow scientists to inexpensively track how bovine tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted from farm to farm, according to research presented this week at the Society of General ...
Sep 3, 2013
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