‘Time to scale up work on TB control’
January 24th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Even as the health ministry continues to be in a denial mode over cases of totally-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) surfacing in Mumbai, a non-governmental organisation ... Read more...
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No drug-resistant TB case in India: Expert team
January 20th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) There are no cases of total drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) reported in the country and the cases reported by a Mumbai hospital fall in the category ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves scaling up services of management of drug resistant tuberculosis
March 3rd, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3(ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the proposal of Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry for scaling up services for diagnosis, care and management of ... Read more...
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WHO model to eliminate AIDS in South Africa flawed, finds study
September 18th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18 (ANI): A proposal by WHO to eliminate AIDS in South Africa has appeared to be a flawed one, a new study reveals.In 2008, Reuben Granich and his colleagues at ... Read more...
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Beta-blockers-anti-hypertensive drugs combo lowers high BP
January 20th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): A new study has shown that beta-blockers in combination with certain anti-hypertensive drugs can significantly reduce blood pressure in hypertension patients.Beta-blockers are commonly used in the treatment of ... Read more...
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Government to provide 3,000 AIDS patients free second-line drugs
February 27th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India plans to target 3,000 HIV positive and AIDS patients who need second line treatment as they have developed resistance to the first set of medicines, an ... Read more...
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Addressing HIV and IDU issues vital for TB programmes
November 19th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantMore than 90% of the diagnosed TB patients are successfully completing treatment in Nepal today. Nepal's anti-TB programme has received appreciation in the south-east Asian region which is the result ... Read more...
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India to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis nation-wide by 2010
September 21st, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
by Amit DwivediIndia is gearing up to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) control so as to provide TB prevention, diagnostics and treatment, particularly for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), nation-wide by 2010.MDR-TB is TB that ... Read more...
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Country’’s voluntary group organises rally for AIDS awareness
September 13th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh , Sept 13 (ANI): A voluntary organization in Chandigarh took out a rally on Saturday to promote awareness about deadly virus, AIDS.The rally with the theme, ''All Rights, Women Rights'', ... Read more...
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Lethal drug-resistant TB spreads at alarming rate in South Africa
August 17th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Johannesburg, Aug 17 (DPA) A drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB) is spreading at an alarming rate in South Africa and is threatening to overwhelm health services in neighbouring countries, a report in ... Read more...
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70,000 Indian TB patients need second-line treatment
March 26th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) An estimated 70,000 people detected with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) require quality second-line treatment in India, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts say. "In the Southeast ... Read more...
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Over 325,000 Indians die of TB every year
March 23rd, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin
(March 24 is World TB Day)
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India is home to over 3.4 million tuberculosis patients at any time - about one-fifth of the global figure, ... Read more...
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India tops in TB prevalence, drug resistance alarming: WHO
March 18th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India is number one in terms of tuberculosis (TB) prevalence and an alarming 17 percent patients have developed multi-drug resistance, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Better surveillance could have delayed a deadly TB outbreak: Study
November 30th, 2007 - 6:03 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 30 (ANI): HIV and tuberculosis (TB) will cause the deaths of so many people not only in Africa but also in India and China, that it will change the shape ... Read more...
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