Medications
Tuberculosis is the forgotten pandemic relying on a 100-year-old vaccine
By some estimates, 2 billion people are now infected worldwide, and in 2019, around 1.4 million people died from it.
Aug 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study provides important insights into tuberculosis correlates of protection
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported findings from a study that investigated whether previously identified correlates of protection associated with risk of full-blown tuberculosis (TB) disease could ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Health
Is chemical exposure in mothers, babies, linked to poor vaccine response?
Early life exposures to toxic chemicals such as PCBs and DDT dampen an infant's response to the tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center.
Dec 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tuberculosis killed 1.3 million last year, WHO says (Update)
Tuberculosis claimed 1.3 million lives last year with drug-resistant forms of the infectious disease—the deadliest after AIDS—a huge global concern, the WHO warned Wedesday.
Oct 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study sheds light on why parasite makes TB infections worse
Scientists have shown how a parasitic worm infection common in the developing world increases susceptibility to tuberculosis. The study demonstrated that treating the parasite reduces lung damage seen in mice that also are ...
Nov 16, 2015
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Vaccination
A new way to give an old tuberculosis vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys
What if you could make the tuberculosis vaccine much more powerful, not by altering the ingredients, but just by changing the way it is given to people? It would help prevent the infection that kills more people every year ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When do we stop vaccinating against an infectious disease?
Australia was declared measles-free in 2014. However, the recent importation of a case of measles into Australia from Indonesia illustrates the threat this disease still poses to Australians. It also underscores the importance ...
Jun 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tuberculosis vaccine doesn't protect infants, study finds
The world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, according to a new study in South Africa.
Feb 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
BCG jab may protect against TB for nearly twice as long as previously thought
Previously thought to be effective for 10-15 years, a new case-control study found that if given in early teenage years (12-13), the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine protected over 50% of UK children against TB for ...
Aug 31, 2017
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Vaccination
BCG revaccination shows potential to boost immunity against tuberculosis
When young Indian adults, who have been vaccinated at birth, are once again given the BCG vaccine, their immune response against tuberculosis (TB) improves and they may be less likely to develop the disease, finds a new study ...
Jan 23, 2020
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