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Study shows a serious risk of side effects when having latent tuberculosis therapy over age 65
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Jan 11 11
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
• Cancer: Lung • • Tuberculosis • Jan 01 11
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
• Public Health • • Tuberculosis • Nov 24 10
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
• Public Health • • Tuberculosis • Nov 04 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 18 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 01 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Sep 09 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Jul 08 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Mar 18 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Feb 16 10
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
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Tuberculosis • Feb 10 10
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 08 09
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Sep 03 09
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 24 09
Smoking is a risk factor for active tuberculosis (TB) disease, according to a new study on TB incidence in Taiwan.
The research analyzed data…
Most drug-resistant tuberculosis underdiagnosed
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Aug 11 09
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Jul 31 09
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Mar 19 09
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • • Public Health • Mar 11 09
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
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Dec 11 08
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…
Rifampin: Latent TB treatment saves time money and lives
• Tuberculosis • May 20 08
A new way to treat patients with latent tuberculosis (TB), who are infected with TB but without symptoms, can effectively treat it in less…
Air Pollution, Smoking Affect Latent Tuberculosis
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Tuberculosis • May 13 08
A toxic gas present in air pollution and tobacco smoke plays a significant role in triggering tuberculosis infection, according to a new study from…
New chemical can kill latent tuberculosis bacteria
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Mar 14 08
Success in the laboratory suggests that a new compound can point the way to preventing active tuberculosis in people infected with the latent form…
Smokers at Greater Risk for Tuberculosis
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Tuberculosis • Feb 04 08
Tobacco smoking was responsible for 100 million deaths in the 20th century, mostly in developed countries. At current rates, it is estimated that smoking…