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TB bacteria use carbon monoxide to survive in human tissue
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 3 (ANI): Mycobacteria, a bacterial group that causes killer diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), leprosy, and Buruli ulcer depend on carbon monoxide to survive when other nutrients are not available, suggests a new study.
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Quarter of world's population at risk of developing tuberculosis: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that probably one in four people in the world carry the tuberculosis bacterium in the body.
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Health Ministry signs MoU with MoD, Railway and AYUSH ministries to eradic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Thursday signed an MoU with the Ministries of Defence, Railways and AYUSH to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.
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Health Ministry signs MoU with MoD, Railway and AYUSH Ministries to eradic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Thursday signed an MoU with the Ministries of Defence, Railways and AYUSH to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.
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Sun-exposed oyster mushrooms helpful for tuberculosis patients: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 9 (ANI): A recent study highlighted the death rate caused due to Tuberculosis in low-income countries and also how the consumption of sun-exposed oyster mushrooms is beneficial for TB patients.
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Committed to ensure 80 pc reduction in TB mortality rate by 2025, says IMA
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The mortality rate due to TB dropped by three per cent last year, said Indian Medical Association's (IMA) Dr Narendra Saini here on Sunday.
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Anti-TB drugs can add to the risk of TB re-infection
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 23 (ANI): A recent study revealed that treatments available for tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), may not always prevent re-infection.
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Physicists develop new method to identify antibiotics-resistant bacteria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): Physicists have now found a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps find the bacteria and evaluate their resistance to antibiotics without damaging the biological mate
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Global Partners commit to step up the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): At the kick-off meeting of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, leaders, global health organizations, civil society groups and people affected by the diseases vowed collective action to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and acceler
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Vitamin D helps treat lethal drug-resistant TB: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): A new study now finds that Vitamin D speeds up the clearance of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from the lungs of people with multi-drug resistant TB.
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K'taka, Tamil Nadu record highest TB cases, Sikkim lowest
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Notwithstanding developing new modalities for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, thousands of people are still falling prey to this infectious disease, which adversely affects human lungs, and leading to death if not properly treated.
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Discovery helps fight against drug-resistant TB
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
A team of scientists has identified a naturally occurring antibiotic that may help in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
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