देश में टीबी से 79,144 लोगों की मौत, 2019 में सामने आए 24 लाख से ज्यादा मामले

भारत में 2019 के दौरान टीबी के 24 लाख से ज्यादा मामले सामने आए हैं| वहीं एक साल में 79,144 लोगों की मौत हुई ...

Drug-resistant TB now epidemic among HIV+ people in Mumbai

Transmission from one person to another, not inadequate treatment, is major cause for spread of disease, says study investigator

WHO TB report: India tops list of nations with high disease burden

India and China alone account for 35 per cent of tuberculosis cases reported in 2013

Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission

TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme

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अभी दुनिया भर में टीबी की रोकथाम के लिए 1921 में तैयार वैक्सीन का इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा है, लेकिन वैज्ञानिकों का दावा है ...

Tuberculosis India-2014

Tuberculosis is no longer a disease afflicting only the poor. Its thrives on deprived/distorted lifestyle and on the offshoots of the so-called …

Totally drug resistant TB: government in denial mode

Health ministry deputes team to Mumbai; says neither WHO nor tuberculosis control programme recognise TDR-TB

With aim to end tuberculosis by 2020, Harsh Vardhan announces free treatment for all

Assures nutritional support and financial assistance

Vitamin C could be panacea for drug-resistant TB

Vitamin triggers reaction which eventually kills off bacteria; could help shorten drug therapy

Scientists identify genes that help TB bug survive

The new findings may lead to the development of more effective drugs and vaccine against tuberculosis

Tuberculosis cases in India higher than estimated, finds research

The country’s private sector treats 2-3 times more people than previously counted

Chloroquine with TB antibiotic may reduce drug resistance

India is home to highest number of drug-resistant TB patients

WHO includes an Indian diagnostic test in its global TB programme

The TrueNet assay, a new molecular test to diagnose TB, also checks for resistance to the rifampicin drug in about 90 minutes

TB TREATMENT

US approves new drug that can cure even drug resistant TB

Experts, activists seek new regime for its rational use

7,500 child TB patients go untreated in Madhya Pradesh

Paediatric TB drugs in short supply; norms forbid purchase of medicines from non-government sources

Tobacco consumption rising among Indian TB patients: India TB 2020 report

Though notification of tuberculosis goes up, more than 0.5 million patients still missing  

Essential drugs for MDR-TB out of stock in UP, Jharkhand

India leads the world in the burden of TB, according to the World Health Organization 

Opposition to patent application for anti-TB drug filed

The plaintiffs say that Johnson & Johnson, which is the manufacturer and filed the patent, would have a monopoly if the application is …

We are running out of antibiotics, says WHO

Report says antibiotics, which are almost in the pipeline as far as research goes, will fail to combat the growing threat of AMR

TB drugs shortage: health activists to write to prime minister

Critical drugs for children and drug-resistant TB patients out of stock; may lead to increase in drug resistance cases

Impact of tuberculosis on mental health largely ignored

Building a strong emotional and psychological support system for TB patients is crucial for increasing chances of their survival

Battle against TB

Latest WHO report highlights the advances made by countries in controlling the spread of tuberculosis and recommends ways to achieve eradication 

ICMR launches third phase trial for adult anti-TB vaccine

The current vaccine for TB, the BCG, is only given to neonates

Climate change increases spread of anti-microbial resistant bacteria in Europe: Study

A research conducted in 30 European countries finds that climatic factors significantly contribute to the prediction of the resistance in …