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| 25/08/08…XDR-TB can be treated effectively |
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In spite of the fears that extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is untreatable, researchers suggests that a cure is possible with a combination of at least 5 medications. Read more....
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| 12/08/08…1% of HIV-Positive tested for TB |
| Of the 33 million HIV-positive people worldwide, only 314,394 have been tested for TB, and of those screened, more than one in four were found to have active TB. Read more.... |
| 11/08/08…New TB test grabs limelight |
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A new TB diagnostic test said to provide more reliable information more quickly was a highlight of last week’s international AIDS conference in Mexico following its global launch in July. Read more....
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| 02/08/08…Anglican Communion discuss TB/HIV |
| Anglican Communion discuss global TB/HIV co-epidemic at Lambeth Conference, on Monday 28th July. Read more.... |
| 29/07/08…'Campaign for TB control needed' |
| Indian Doctors say patients stop taking medication after they feel better. Read more.... |
| 25/07/08…Figo scores a goal against TB |
| International football star, Luìs Figo, is now the captain of a different kind of team - the Stop Tuberculosis Team - whose players come alive in a new comic book. Read more.... |
| 25/07/08…TB challenge to HIV treatment |
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Health experts are urging the inclusion of TB prevention programmes in HIV treatment and care, as TB is a major cause of death among HIV patients. Read more....
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| 23/07/08…'Promising' TB vaccine candidate |
| The University of Oxford and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. have formed a joint venture to further develop MVA85A, the world’s most clinically advanced vaccine candidate for the prevention of TB. Read more.... |
| 23/07/08…Failure to treat migrant workers |
| Failure to tackle the squalid living conditions endured by exploited migrant workers could create a major public health hazard. Read more.... |
| 22/07/08…IMF funding "fuelling TB deaths" |
| Strict conditions on international loans have been blamed for thousands of extra tuberculosis deaths in eastern Europe, and former Soviet republics. Read more.... |
| 21/07/08…New Prize for TB/MDR-TB advocates |
| The Tuberculosis Survival Prize is to recognize innovation in TB/MDR-TB advocacy and social mobilization. Read more on the TB Survival Project website |
