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Tuberculosis is still around in the United States

  • TB
  • March 23, 2012
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious illness which as described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is caused by a bacterium called...
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World TB Day is March 24: A little history on tuberculosis

The world has Dr. Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, to thank for his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that...
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Infectious diseases not for Texas schools

  • TB
  • September 29, 2011
With the situation going on in Ennis, Texas where an entire high school is now being tested for TB (tuberculosis) because a teacher chose to go to...
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Tuberculosis vaccine breakthrough for the 21st century

Tuberculosis was once the leading cause of death in the United States. Each year an estimated 1.7 million people are killed each year by this...
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New procedure could lead to sniffing out TB in urine

  • TB treatment
  • August 3, 2011
Scientists are in the beginning stages of a future “electronic nose”; a device that would be able to sniff out chemicals in urine used...
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Indonesia: Aisyiyah appoints actress Mediana Hutomo as TB ambassador

  • Mediana Hutomo
  • April 4, 2011
Tuberculosis is a massive problem on the island nation of Indonesia where according to the Indonesian health minister, kills 346 people daily in...
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'Who Do You Think You Are' season premiere

Season 2 of the inspiring show, Who Do You Think You Are, will premiere Friday, February 4, 2011 on NBC at 8/7central.In preparation for the...
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Researchers in Taiwan say TB increases risk for lung cancer

  • TB lung cancer
  • January 4, 2011
In a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, doctors at China Medical University and Hospital in Taiwan looked at...
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Tuberculosis Patients at Increased Risk of Lung Disease

  • tuberculosis and lung cancer
  • January 3, 2011
The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the highest incidences of tuberculosis (TB) in the country. TB is a debilitating chronic bacterial disease...
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Text messaging to determine if your drugs are real: a breakthrough in Africa

It’s hard for us in America taking vital drugs for infectious diseases that contain nothing more than baby powder or sawdust. But this...
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