Tuberculosis

                   
wsvn.com: House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight wsvn.com

Congress OKs $48B for AIDS Fight

cnn.com     23 hrs ago   114 related          

— The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone. The 303-115...                

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Polish gov't says no to DNA testing on Chopin's heart to explore mystery of his death

iht.com     yesterday   23 related          

Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849. The Culture Ministry has rejected a request by scientists hoping to...                

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£2 million worth of vaccine 'wasted' , Department of Health admits

telegraph.co.uk     20 hrs ago   5 related          

More than £2 million worth of vaccines were wasted last year because they were allowed to go off, official figures show. By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Almost 500,000 doses of various jabs expired before they could be...                

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South Africa: TB Pamphlets to Be Distributed in Taverns

allafrica.com     yesterday   2 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Gabi Khumalo Bloemfontein Informative posters and pamphlets are to be distributed in taverns in informal settlements in the Free State to increase the understanding of Tuberculosis (TB). This was...                

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Bovine TB buyout program will remove 6,800 cattle

kare11.com     yesterday   4 related          

ST. PAUL -- The state Board of Animal Health says 6,800 cattle will be slaughtered or removed from a region in northwest Minnesota that has been infected with bovine tuberculosis. The agency says it received 45 buyout contracts...                

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Congress triples amount for AIDS relief in Africa

thenewstribune.com     yesterday   2 related          

WASHINGTON – The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.                

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ONE - Applauds Sununu for Critical Support to Fight Preventable Diseases

nhinsider.com     yesterday          

WASHINGTON, D.C …. America is on track to save millions of lives around the world, thanks in large part to the work of New Hampshire Senator John Sununu. Last week Sununu helped to lead a...                

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TB Prevention, Treatment Should Be Integrated Into HIV Treatment Programs, JAMA Study Says

medicalnewstoday.com     yesterday   2 related          

Tuberculosis prevention and treatment activities should be integrated into HIV treatment programs in resource-limited settings where TB mortality is widespread and where multi-drug resistant TB is emerging to reduce deaths...                

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Deadly strains take heavy toll

epherald.co.za     yesterday   1 related          

Derrick Spies DEATH is a sad reality at Port Elizabeth‘s Jose Pearson tuberculosis hospital, with an average of four patients succumbing to the deadly strains of the disease every week. “On average 60 per cent of the patients...                

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Emergent, Oxford form joint venture

lsj.com     yesterday   23 related          

Evening update Jeremy W. Steele • jwsteele@lsj.com • July 24, 2008 • From LSJ.com ROCKVILLE, Md. - Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has formed a joint venture with the University of Oxford to develop a tuberculosis vaccine. The...                

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