tuberculosis
- World
WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3,500 lives every day
Geneva: The World Health Organisation on Tuesday flagged that the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing with the disease being the second leading infectious cause of death globally…
- Lifestyle
Balanced diet makes immune system more resilient to infections like TB: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said that a balanced diet plays an important role in strengthening the immune system, making it more resilient to infections like…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech begins clinical trials of TB vaccine on adults
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it started clinical trials of the Tuberculosis vaccine Mtbvac on adults in India. This is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human…
- Health
TB, malaria causing pathogens use force to breach immune defences: Study
New York: Researchers have discovered a previously unknown process by which tuberculosis, malaria and chlamydia causing pathogens enter a cell with physical force, breaching the body’s immune defences that prevent infection. These…
- Health
Vitamin D deficiency common in children with tuberculosis: Study
New Delhi: Vitamin D deficiency is more common in children with tuberculosis (TB) than those not infected by the bacterial disease, according to a study conducted in hospitalised patients in Telangana. The…
- World
WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
Geneva: The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organisation.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Harish Rao to provide nutrition kits to TB patients in Siddipet
Hyderabad: Minister of Finance and Health, T Harish Rao, on Monday took it upon himself to provide nutrition kits to TB patients in the Siddipet Assembly Constituency, for the next six months, at…
- Telangana
Governor Tamilisai calls for ‘TB Mukt Telangana’ by 2024
Hyderabad: Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday called for concerted efforts by all to ensure the TB Mukt Telangana by the year 2024. The Governor exhorted the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS)…
- India
President Murmu launches campaign to eradicate TB by 2025
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday launched an anti-TB campaign and exhorted the people to unitedly strive towards eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025. “When a welfare scheme is…
- Health
BCG vaccine for tuberculosis protects diabetics from COVID-19: Study
Boston: A widely used tuberculosis vaccine protected people with Type 1 diabetes from COVID-19, according to a study that demonstrates the potential of multiple doses of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) preventive against…
- Health
Different strains of tuberculosis can attack lungs, finds study
New Brunswick: According to a new study, two strains of bacteria causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in a completely different way. The findings of the study…
- Health
Study finds tuberculosis can induce premature cellular ageing
Washington: A new study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the cells of humans and animals who have recovered from tuberculosis had prematurely aged up to 12 to 14…
- Health
Cancer drugs might be able to target tuberculosis
London: Researchers have found an unexpected link between tuberculosis and cancer, which may lead to new drug treatments for the bacterial disease that kills more than 1.5 million people each year globally.…
- Health
Treatment length for children with tuberculosis now reduced: Research
Washington: A recent UCL-led international trial that explored tuberculosis (TB) treatment effectiveness in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation’s global guidelines for managing the disease. The research,…