Topic: Tuberculosis
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-08-10 11:01:14
<div><p>BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis are underdiagnosed around the world and even among those who have been diagnosed, only a fraction are being treated, a Global Fund official said on Monday.</p><p>"The Global Fund is funding about 25,000 to 30,000 patients but the ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-08-06 20:15:17
<div><p>DELHI (Reuters Heath) - Nearly one in three children and adolescents with "insulin-dependent" type 1 diabetes have a positive skin test for tuberculosis (TB) and are at risk of developing active TB and spreading the infection to others, according to the results of a study conducted in a TB-endemic area.</p><p ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-07-03 00:18:27
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease show promise as a new way to stem the rise of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.</p><p>They said computer models and lab experiments suggest the drugs tolcapone or Tasmar made by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and ...
AP News | 2009-07-01 09:44:47
<div id="subtitle">WHO says study finds standard TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV</div><div><p>The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine.</p><p>WHO says a three-year study in South ...
