US Tuberculosis Articles

US Tuberculosis News : RESOLVED: That the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria should be transformed
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:34 GMT
On September 14, we will host the second debate in our year-long series, Fault Lines in Global Health , on the topic, Resolved: That the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria should be transformed to become the Global Fund for Health. read more

US Tuberculosis News : Reportlinker Adds US Vaccines Market
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:45:00 GMT
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

US Tuberculosis News : India needs to help fight diseases
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:18:00 GMT
Emerging economies such as India, China and Brazil need to share responsibility to help the world become free of disease, said Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.

Malian officials probed over Global Fund corruption
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:11:24 GMT
Several Malian health ministry officials have been arrested in connection with a probe into embezzlement from the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a top prosecutor said Monday.

HIV project under threat
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:33:15 GMT
WESTERN BUREAU:Jamaica's bid to stem HIV/ AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis is poised to hit a snag, as the country's 'upper-middle income' classification renders it ineligible for further financial grants...

Eerie Ukrainian Salt Mines House Convalescing Asthmatics
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:48:49 GMT
The Eastern European practice of speleotherapy claims salt air helps breathing issues, which leads to patients lining the halls of subterranean caves.

OC Moms Talk Back: Do you vaccinate?
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:10 GMT
Once a week on OC Moms Talk Back, a group of moms will be asked a question, and some of their responses will be posted here. But this is only the first step — the next is for you, our readers and fellow OC Moms, to participate. In the comments,...

New Two-Hour TB Test
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:18:04 GMT
JOHANNESBURG, Sep 3 (PlusNews) - A new, accurate, easy-to-use test can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) - including drug-resistant strains of the disease - in less than two hours. It has the potential to save thousands of lives in developing countries, where current tests are often unreliable, take weeks to process, or are simply unavailable.

UCSF Researchers Win $900K NIH Grant to Create Array-Based Portable Pathogen-Detection System
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:10:23 GMT
Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco will use an $888,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a rapid, pan-viral microarray diagnostic for category A-C biodefense pathogens.

Editorial: County cuts public health way too much
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:41:07 GMT
At first glance, you would think the people of Sacramento County are healthy and avoiding high-risk behavior.

LifeCoach: dealing with weight loss
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:02:01 GMT
Our panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice.

Students Follow Legacy Of Late Farm Labor Leader
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:09:06 GMT
In the dusty foothills east of Bakersfield, college students and community organizers are taking the values and words of farm labor leader Cesar E. Chavez and applying them to helping students in low income areas throughout the Southwest.

Any New Financial Transaction Tax Must Dedicate A Proportion Of Its Funds To Health
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:14:04 GMT
As Finance Ministers from the European Union gather in Brussels for a formal meeting to discuss the establishment of an EU-wide financial transaction tax, international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières calls on them to dedicate a proportion of the receipts from any fundraising mechanism to global health. "The EU is in a unique position to act here," said Dr. Tido von ...

Reportlinker Adds Animal Biotechnology - Technologies, Markets and Companies
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:40:00 GMT
NEW YORK , Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Animal Biotechnology - Technologies, Markets and Companies http://www.reportlinker.com/p0203534/Animal-Biotechnology---Technologies-Markets-and-Companies.html Summary This report describes and evaluates animal biotechnology and its application ...

New Two-Hour TB Test
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:25:25 GMT
JOHANNESBURG, Sep 3 (PlusNews) - A new, accurate, easy-to-use test can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) - including drug-resistant strains of the disease - in less than two hours. It has the potential to save thousands of lives in developing countries, where current tests are often unreliable, take weeks to process, or are simply unavailable. Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) read more

Global Fund helps others, but keeps us safe as well
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:28:17 GMT
In 2008, AIDS claimed 2 million lives. Another 1.8 million died of tuberculosis. Malaria killed a million more.

Jamaica too rich for HIV/AIDS funding
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:06:07 GMT
MINISTER of Health Rudyard Spencer has appealed to the representatives of The Global Fund to provide continued funding of HIV/AIDS programmes in Jamaica, after the country became ineligible on income grounds.

Bursting at the seams
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:02 GMT
Students have been sitting on chairs without desks in several Agueda Johnston Middle School classrooms. At Benavente Middle School, some students stand or sit on the floor.

Recent Releases In Global Health
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:29:33 GMT
Lancet Editorial Makes Recommendations For Health-System Strengthening "There is strong consensus in the global health community, among donors, recipient countries, and policy makers, about the need for health system strengthening in low-income and middle-income countries," write the authors of a Lancet Comment. The article recommends areas in health-system strengthening that need "more ...

Study shows disease rates decrease among Hispanics
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:57:53 GMT
Disease rates among Hispanics are dropping according to a new study by the Utah Health Department. Leaders in the local health care industry say it is encouraging news that will impact every Utahn. They say Hispanics feel more comfortable with their healthcare providers and understand the importance of regular medical checkups and early detection.

New test can diagnose tuberculosis in under 2 hours
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:32:22 GMT
LONDON - A new molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available, scientists said on Wednesday.

The Imitation Economy
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:52:14 GMT
Innovation is overrated. It's time to appreciate the power of the copycat.

Jailed KMU leader pines for freedom
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:56:03 GMT
Three years and four months after the arrest of KMU National Council member and regional coordinator of Anakpawis Partylist Vincent ‘Bebot’ Borja, the Regional Trial Court will hear on Monday, Sept. 6, only its second hearing to date. The KMU calls his arrest and the delay in the hearings as an injustice. (Marya Salamat/Bulatlat.com)

Rwanda: Kagame Backs Development Goals
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:09:10 GMT
President Paul Kagame, yesterday, called on African states to pursue and achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) not because someone wants them to, but for the good of the African people.

Global Fund Investigates Possible Theft, Sale of Malaria Medication
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:20:38 GMT
Malaria causes about 1 million deaths around the world each year, but not all the medication donated to fight the disease is reaching its intended targets. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- the largest international funder of malaria programs -- is investigating the possible theft and sale of donated malaria medications "in a number of countries," the group's ...

Conference to focus on food resources
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:44:06 GMT
RENO — It is a problem commonly associated with developing nations and the notions of poverty. However, the World Food Programme wants to dispel any myths that hunger only happens to people in poorer conditions.

In Jail on Trumped-Up Charges, KMU Regional Leader Pines for Freedom
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:18:21 GMT
By MARYA SALAMAT Three years and four months after the arrest of KMU National Council member and regional coordinator of Anakpawis Partylist Vincent ‘Bebot’ Borja, the Regional Trial Court will hear on Monday, Sept. 6, only its second hearing to date. The KMU calls his arrest and the delay in the hearings as an injustice.

Frank Munger obituary
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:16:31 GMT
Artist who specialised in cutaway line drawings of aircraft The technical artist Frank Munger, who has died aged 90, specialised in cutaway line drawings of aircraft, their engines and missiles. His work was published in Flight International magazine for more than 40 years. Frank managed to make a seemingly complex subject readily understood, even down to the pilot's safety harness. Using pen ...

Aid And Fairer Trade Crucial To African Poverty
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:32:31 GMT
Africans need both foreign aid and fairer trading terms with other regions to achieve the poverty reduction and social development targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their 2015 deadline, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today.

Africa needs tools of poverty reduction: Ban
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:23:28 GMT
Kigali, Rwanda, Sep 5 : Africans need both foreign aid and fairer trading terms with other regions to achieve the poverty reduction and social development targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their 2015 deadline, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Saturday.

Cepheid's TB Test Shows Promise
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:30:29 GMT
It was observed that Cepheid's MTB/RIF test could detect TB and rifampin resistance within two hours.

Clown says she’s witness to humane treatment despite citations
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:48:20 GMT
KEARNEY — Lisa Babcock remembers how she learned the importance of the animals at the Carson & Barnes Circus.

New Test: Big Advance In Diagnosing TB
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:17:23 GMT
What's Your Reaction? Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.

Test diagnoses TB in 2hrs
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:54:11 GMT
LONDON - A NEW molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available, scientists said on Wednesday. In a study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers said that when used on 1,730 patients with suspected TB and suspected drug-resistant TB, the Xpert MTB/RIF test ...

NEWS SCAN: Double-strain Salmonella outbreak, new TB test hailed, pneumococcal vaccine guidance
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:25:41 GMT
Outbreak involving 2 Salmonella strains detailed Scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today that a small outbreak of Salmonella infections that occurred last fall at a catered reception involved two subtypes of the bacterium.

Column: Doing little things with great love
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:51:27 GMT
SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONSBY SEAN GALLAGHERColumnist

Superfast TB test slashes waiting time
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:21:05 GMT
Infection with tuberculosis can be diagnosed easily and accurately in less than two hours.

Rickshaw-puller fails to pay for son's education
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:05 GMT
Unable to pay for his son's education, 43-year-old rickshaw-puller Shibu Adhikari committed suicide at his home in Netaji Pally near Barasat, North 24-Parganas, on Friday morning.

A Creative Model for Vaccine Development
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:51:26 GMT
I'm in Washington, D.C. as part of a fellowship with the International Reporting Project. Next Satur

Breakthrough in TB testing
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:11:17 GMT
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: a new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it is resistant to the main drug for treating it.

New test 'big advance' in diagnosing TB
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:39:15 GMT
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis with a new test that can reveal in less than two hours whether someone has the disease.

Cepheid Shares Rise Following NEJM Study on TB Test
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:39:53 GMT
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A study appearing in the Sep. 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has reported unprecedented sensitivity and specificity achieved by Cepheid's new molecular tuberculosis test, driving the company's stock up around 9 percent today.

New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer Rapid and Effective Diagnosis in ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:16:03 GMT
GENEVA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A study(1) published in The New England Journal of Medicine today reports that a new molecular tuberculosis (TB) test, Xpert® MTB/RIF, provides highly sensitive detection of tuberculosis and drug resistance in low resource settings more easily and in significantly less time than any current, widely used diagnostic. The study, conducted by the Foundation for ...

HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks on the move on Sept 2
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:19:21 GMT
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New test 'big advance' in diagnosing TB
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:27:31 GMT
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis.

Caritas launches campaign to save Millennium Development Goals from failure
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:03:52 GMT
Caritas aims to mobilise millions of people in the fight against poverty with the launch of its Voices Against Poverty campaign

Major advance in diagnosing TB
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:01:10 GMT
SCIENTISTS are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis.

50 years on, Ghatak's masterpiece has to shine through clouds
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:15:24 GMT
Legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' completes 50 years this year. Sadly, despite critics globally considering it to be one of a handful of most important films from India, the excitement is not palpable.

South Africa: Teaching Health Communication
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:39:18 GMT
In a special partnership the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication and the Wits School of Public Health, have launched a post-graduate degree programme aimed at breeding professionals who will promote and implement social and behaviour change communication in health.

Study finds source of antibiotics from bone analysis of Nubians
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:42:32 GMT
A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of making antibiotics, which officially dates to the discovery of penicillin in 1928, was common practice nearly 2,000 years ago.

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