Tuberculosis News and Research

Latest Tuberculosis News and Research

Taiwanese TB globe trotters back home

In another case of globe trotting tuberculosis (TB) air travelers, a couple from Taiwan are now back home.

31 Jul 2007

TB globe-trotter flies home alone!

Globe trotting tuberculosis victim, American lawyer Andrew Speaker, has been released from hospital and has returned home.

30 Jul 2007

Mummies provide clues to combat hepatitis B

Mummies that have recently been unearthed in South Korea may provide clues on how to combat hepatitis B, according to Prof. Mark Spigelman of the Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

26 Jul 2007

Patient involvement in decision making improves adherence to tuberculosis treatments

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major killer, causing up to two million deaths worldwide every year.

24 Jul 2007

Experts say world on the brink of beating AIDS

Leading AIDS experts speaking at an international conference in Sydney, Australia say the world is on the brink of beating the deadly virus.

23 Jul 2007

Another TB patient victim of bumbling U.S. authorities

A man who has been incarcerated in a prison hospital for almost a year with what is thought to be a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis (TB) has now been transferred to a hospital in Denver for treatment.

21 Jul 2007

D-Cycloserine found to help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that a drug originally developed to fight tuberculosis may help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder make more progress in therapy sessions.

20 Jul 2007

Certolizumab pegol effective for patients with Crohn's disease

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that Certolizumab pegol is an effective treatment for adults with Crohn's disease, according to two new studies.

19 Jul 2007

Globe-trotting TB patient has lung surgery

The globe-trotting TB patient who apparently flew to Europe against the advice of the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) has had part of his lung removed.

17 Jul 2007

Latest in HIV/TB research

With HIV infection driving a deadly resurgence of tuberculosis (TB), a new publication provides up-to-date recommendations for clinicians facing the many challenges of treating patients with both of these two complex diseases.

17 Jul 2007

Researchers determine structure of protein from pathogen associated with cystic fibrosis

The structure of a novel protein in the bacterium that is the most persistent pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been solved.

16 Jul 2007

International AIDS Society releases Sydney declaration, calls for increase in research funding to fight HIV/AIDS

The International AIDS Society on Tuesday ahead of the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention -- scheduled to take place July 22 to July 25 in Sydney, Australia -- released the Sydney Declaration, which calls for increased research funding to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, the Australian Associated Press reports.

11 Jul 2007

Malawi aims to provide 150,000 HIV-positive people with access to antiretrovirals

Malawi plans to provide 150,000 HIV-positive people with access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs by the end of the year, Biziwick Mwale, chief of the National AIDS Commission, said on Monday, AFP/Sunday Times reports.

11 Jul 2007

El Salvador needs to take increased HIV/AIDS control efforts

Although health officials in El Salvador have launched an HIV testing campaign in the country, some advocates say that the country needs to take increased efforts to control the growing number of HIV cases in the country, Inter Press Service reports.

10 Jul 2007

Variations in two genes related to inflammation may be a risk factor for lung cancer

Variations in two genes related to inflammation may be a major risk factor for developing lung cancer, according to a team of scientists from the National Cancer Institute and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Jul 2007

TB jetsetter not as dangerous as first thought

It seems the jet setting air traveller with tuberculosis (TB) is not quite as dangerous as first thought. According to a federal health official, American lawyer Andrew Speaker has a less severe form of TB than previously diagnosed.

4 Jul 2007

Scientists create sheets of protein-gold arrays

In groundbreaking research, scientists have demonstrated the ability to strategically attach gold nanoparticles -- particles on the order of billionths of a meter -- to proteins so as to form sheets of protein-gold arrays.

28 Jun 2007

Canada enhances capacity to fight infectious disease

Today representatives of all three levels of government and the Canada Foundation for Innovation turned the sod to launch construction of the International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan, a $110.4-million project that will significantly enhance Canada's capacity to fight infectious disease in both animals and humans.

26 Jun 2007

Obesity associated with lower risk of active pulmonary tuberculosis in older population of Hong Kong

Obese or overweight Chinese individuals age 65 and older have a lower risk of developing tuberculosis than those at a normal weight, according to a study in the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

26 Jun 2007