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Management of TB cases falls short of international standards

The management of tuberculosis cases in the European Union (EU) is not meeting international standards, according to new research.

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decrease in observed rate of TB at a time of economic recession

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the U.S. is reported as being on the decrease, however untreated infected people act as a reservoir for disease. Any pool of the world's population harboring this disease gives cause ...

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created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tuberculosis cases decline worldwide: WHO

For the first time on record, fewer people worldwide are getting sick from tuberculosis, but cash is short in the fight against drug-resistant forms of the disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

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created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking could lead to 40 million excess tuberculosis deaths by 2050

Between 2010 and 2050, smoking could be responsible for 40 million excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB), according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Doctors call for change in how non-active TB in immigrant children treated

New guidelines proposed in the March 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children may have a major impact on how U.S. pediatricians and fa ...

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0