Tuberculosis
World TB cases decline for first time ever: WHO
The number of people getting sick with tuberculosis declined last year for the first time, while the death toll reached its lowest level in…
A faster, cheaper way to diagnose TB
Researchers have discovered a faster, cheaper method for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). A major barrier in TB prevention, especially in developing countries, is…
Simpler Combination Therapy as Good as Old Regimen to Prevent Full-Blown TB in People with and without HIV
Johns Hopkins and South African scientists have further compelling evidence that new, simpler and shorter treatments with antibiotic drugs could dramatically help prevent tens…
Simple face masks could significantly prevent spread of TB to non-infected patients
Face masks worn by patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) may be able to significantly cut transmission rates to non-infected patients, according to a new…
UK immigrant screening misses most latent TB
British tuberculosis screening for new immigrants fails to detect most imported cases of latent disease and screening should be widened to include more people…
Latent TB treatment a greater risk to older adults
Older adults treated for an inactive tuberculosis infection may be at increased risk of suffering liver damage from the medication, a study published Monday…
Study shows a serious risk of side effects when having latent tuberculosis therapy over age 65
A new study found that there is a serious increased risk of side effects requiring hospitalization in people over the age of 65 who…
Study finds evidence of increased lung cancer risk among tuberculosis patients
Although a clear association of tuberculosis with lung cancer remains to be established, a new study published in the January issue of the Journal…
Expanding tuberculosis control in China: Combining domestic and foreign investment
China had an estimated 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2008, of which 112,000 were multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB). Over the period 2001,…
UK tuberculosis rates highest in 30 years
Cases of tuberculosis in Britain reached their highest level for 30 years in 2009 with 9,040 cases and the number of new drug-resistant TB…
Key Difference in How TB Bacteria Degrade Doomed Proteins
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have discovered a key difference in the way human…
Professor Discovers New TB Pathogen
Kathleen Alexander, associate professor of wildlife in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, has discovered a novel tuberculosis (TB) species in the…
New Dual Recognition Mechanism Discovered in Tuberculosis
One third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which leads to tuberculosis (TB), a leading cause of death world-wide.…
Anti-TB compounds could fight neglected diseases
Compounds being developed against tuberculosis also show promise against deadly tropical diseases threatening millions of people, two not-for-profits groups said on Wednesday, announcing a…
Drug-resistant TB killed 150,000 in 2008
Multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis killed 150,000 people in 2008 and infects between 400,000 and 500,000 people globally, according to World Health Organization estimates released on…
Health workers often decline TB treatment
Hospital and nursing-home employees who are infected with latent tuberculosis may often decline drug therapy to prevent the disease from becoming active, a new…
Secondhand smoke raises TB risk: study
Smoking has long been known to boost tuberculosis risk, and a new study from Hong Kong suggests that being exposed to someone else’s tobacco…
Scientists take step toward simple and portable tuberculosis tests for developing world
Two billion people worldwide carry the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), and most of them do not even know they are infected. This is…
Study Uncovers How Tuberculosis Agent Survives on Fatty Acids
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered a key mechanism behind the survival instinct of tuberculosis. TB is the…
Smoking increases risk of developing active TB
Smoking is a risk factor for active tuberculosis (TB) disease, according to a new study on TB incidence in Taiwan.
The research…
Most drug-resistant tuberculosis underdiagnosed
Cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are underdiagnosed around the world and even among those who have been diagnosed, only a fraction are…
Higher Drug Doses Needed to Defeat Tuberculosis
The typical dose of a medication considered pivotal in treating tuberculosis effectively is much too low to account for modern-day physiques, UT Southwestern Medical…
U.S. tuberculosis rate hits all-time low: CDC
The U.S. tuberculosis rate hit an all-time low in 2008, but the infection continues to disproportionately affect minorities and immigrants, the U.S. Centers for…
Expert Available to Discuss Status of Tuberculosis in America
Dr. Lee B. Reichman, MPH, an internationally recognized tuberculosis expert, holds joint faculty appointments in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Preventive…
Drug-resistant tuberculosis rife in China
Levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in China are nearly twice the global average. Nationwide research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases…
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