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Delay in spotting TB is more common in white people and women
Delays in diagnosing tuberculosis are more common in white people and women, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-04-23)
World-wide warning of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis
New forms of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis are emerging and action must be taken soon before they become widespread globally. view more (2006-09-15)
Researchers suggest TB screening for all international adoptees
University of Alberta researchers stress that all children adopted from outside North America should be screened for tuberculosis. The study shows that in the Canadian province of Alberta, from 2004-2006, 40 per cent of foreign-born children under five years of age who were found to have tuberculosis were international adoptees. view more (2007-08-13)
Vitamin E may increase tuberculosis risk in male smokers with high vitamin C intake
Six-year vitamin E supplementation increased tuberculosis risk by 72% in male smokers who had high dietary vitamin C intake, but vitamin E had no effect on those who had low dietary vitamin C intake, according to a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. view more (2008-02-22)
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IS MISLEADING
The traditional clinical classification of types of drug-resistant tuberculosis may be misleading, and could lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant disease, according to a study in this week's issue of The Lancet. Traditionally, patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis are classified as having acquired... view more... (2000-06-28)
Study suggests chest radiography unnecessary to identify tuberculosis among HIV patients in resource-poor settings (pp 1516, 1551)
Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 7 November 2003. Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide evidence that counters UNAIDS/WHO guidelines with respect to preventive tuberculosis treatment for people with HIV-1 infection. Chest radiography-considered important by UNAIDS/WHO in screening out people with tuberculosis... view more... (2003-11-05)
Scientists discover gene that controls speed of tuberculosis development
Scientists at the MUHC have discovered a gene that controls the speed at which patients develop tuberculosis-the first time such a gene has been discovered for this disease. view more (2005-08-17)
New vaccine protects more effectively against tuberculosis
Globally, tuberculosis remains the number one killer in adults. Moreover, multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis strains are on the rise which cannot be treated by first-line drugs. view more (2005-08-29)
How to differentiate abdominal tuberculosis from lymphomas?
The incidence of tuberculosis is increasing. Lymphadenopathy is the most common manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis and may, in up to 55% of cases without other evidence of abdominal involvement, be easily confused with lymphomas involving abdominal lymph nodes. view more (2008-09-24)
XDR TB in South Africa traced to lack of drug susceptibility testing
In South Africa, the 2001 implementation of the World Health Organization's anti-tuberculosis program may have inadvertently helped to create a new strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). view more (2007-10-23)
New discovery gives tuberculosis vaccine a shot in the arm
A new article appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology may lead to improvements in the efficacy of the current tuberculosis vaccine. view more (2009-02-27)
Building On Sucess: Scope For Further Expansion Of Tuberculosis Control In China
The results of an initiative to reduce tuberculosis in China-supported by the World Bank and WHO-are reported in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Disease prevalence has been reduced by around 30% in areas where a treatment programme was introduced a decade ago; authors of the study comment that expansion of the programme to all areas of China will... view more... (2004-07-28)
Leprosy, tuberculosis, and peanuts
Nitric oxide is a natural part of the body’s immune defense. Linköping University researcher Thomas Schön has studied this compound in connection with the skin disease leprosy and the lung disease tuberculosis. The Swedish researcher has found that nitric oxide probably contributes to the disease in the case of leprosy but, on the... view more... (2002-11-01)
New vaccines needed to stop Beijing TB strain
The most common strains of tuberculosis in the most highly infected parts of the world may not be covered by the BCG vaccine according to Dutch medical researchers speaking today (Monday 10 September 2001) at the bi-annual meeting of the Society of General Microbiology at the University of East Anglia. "We think that in Asia, the former USSR... view more... (2001-08-31)
ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF EARLY TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION POSSIBLE WITH NEW BLOOD TEST(p 2017)
A new, rapid blood test for tuberculosis which can accurately identify infection at an early stage could enable doctors to reliably identify people who are infected before they have actually developed the disease, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Several recent major tuberculosis outbreaks in the UK have highlighted... view more... (2001-06-20)
MUHC/McGill researchers to WHO: Time to revise tuberculosis treatment guidelines
Tuberculosis is a global threat that affects more than 10 million people each year. Working with colleagues in the United States and France, Dr. Dick Menzies of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has placed current tuberculosis treatment guidelines under the microscope in a new study. view more (2009-09-15)
Researchers Find That Cattle Tuberculosis Remains in Fields For Up to 4 Months
Researchers from the University of Warwick's Department of Biological Sciences have found evidence that bovine tuberculosis remains in fields for up to 4 months. This means that long after an outbreak of bovine TB on a farm healthy cattle may still be exposed to the disease from pasture that had been used by infected cows any time in the previous... view more... (2002-04-19)
Scientists up the ante in war against "superbugs"
Scientists have discovered a weakness in tuberculosis-causing "superbugs" which could help doctors fight the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, says Dr Jim Naismith speaking at the BA Festival of Science at the University of Glasgow today [3rd Spetember 2001]. Tuberculosis (TB) affects more than 50 million people worldwide.... view more... (2001-08-30)
Obesity associated with a lower risk of tuberculosis in older Chinese population
Obese or overweight Chinese individuals age 65 and older have a lower risk of developing tuberculosis than those at a normal weight. view more (2007-06-26)
Researchers discover ancient origins of tuberculosis-causing bacteria
Researchers have long considered tuberculosis, a bacterial respiratory disease that kills 3 million people each year, a relatively recent human affliction. view more (2005-08-19)
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