| News |
| 01/05/08… Drug resistant TB on the increase... |
A changing population structure and ongoing migration have increased cases of drug resistant tuberculosis, according to a study published on bmj.com today. Read more....
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| 24/03/08…World TB Day marked by formation of new UK Coalition to Stop TB |
| To mark World TB Day today, a group of organisations (including TB Alert) have this week joined together to form a new UK Coalition to Stop TB. Read more |
| 24/3/08…Luis Figo gets on the team |
| Banners on lamp posts in areas around London, Manchester and the Midlands show Luis Figo, a new amabassador for TB. Read more... |
| 20/03/08…TB in the Archers again |
| This time it is Grange farm affected by Bovine TB - Sterling Gold (Oliver Sterling's cheese made from unpasteurised milk) is off the menu! Read more about TB in the Archers.. |
| 18/03/08…Pace of progress slowing says WHO |
| The pace of progress in detecting new tuberculosis cases worldwide is slowing, according to the 12th annual report on TB control released Monday by the World Health Organization - read more |
| 14/03/08… Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize |
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Click here for more information about the prize.
Deadline for nominations is 11 April 2008!
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| 04/03/08…Partnership working in Brighton |
| TB Alert is teaming up with Target Tuberculosis to put together a touring exhibition on TB in Brighton. Read more.... |
| 26/03/08…Meeting on drug resistant TB and HIV |
| A meeting organised by TB Alert in association with the Liverpool Medical Institution, and held at the RSM in London. See programme. Feedback from the meeting coming soon. |
| 14/03/08…Conference in April (Berlin) |
| "INITIATIVE-OVERKILL - The Health Sector's Newest Sickness? The Health Initiatives of European Governments- Who and How Do They Really Help?" Read more... |
| 10/03/08… TB Alliance Develops Handbook of TB Drugs |
| This handbook could be an invaluable Resource for Researchers... Click here for more information and to download the handbook. |
| 6/03/08…Scientists identify TB Bacteria protein which could lead to development of new drugs. |
| The researchers have been focusing on identifying specific TB molecules and isolating them to understand their function and find a way to "minimize their effect. Read more... |
| 04/03/08…'Desperate' need for new TB diagnostics, drugs, letter to editor says |
| As multi-drug resistant tuberculosis rates increase globally, "so does the gap between those who are treated and those who are not," Tido von Schoen-Angerer writes. Read more... |
| 01/03/08…Synchotron used for research into TB's 'staying power' |
| Oxford University research may lead to the development of new therapies which help to control the tuberculosis epidemic. Read more... |
| 29/02/08…Guardian letter questions TB priorities |
| Click here to read the letter from Professor Peter Davies, TB Alert Trustee in the Guardian. |
| 28/02/08…High Hopes for TB vaccine |
| Trials in children of a new TB vaccine are underway in South Africa. Read the BBC report. |
| 26/02/08… New report finds highest rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis to date |
| Click her for more information or to read the report and press release. |
| 29/01/08…People with Vitamin D Defficiency more Likely to Have TB |
| People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have tuberculosis than those with adequate levels of the vitamin. Read more... |
| 07/01/08… World Bank Study Finds Increased TB Control a Smart Investment for Poor Countries |
| Global health organizations call for Bank's policies to match rhetoric on fighting tuberculosis. Read more from RESULTS... |
