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Warning on global TB threat, funding gapDeadly strains of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to multiple drugs are spreading around the world, and authorities urgently need another $1.6 billion a year to tackle them, global health officials said on Monday. &nbs More… |
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Revived search for TB vaccine may be about to pay offAfter nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year. Global health experts are eagerly awaiting clinical trial More… |
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US new drug approvals hit 16-year highUS regulators approved 39 new drugs in 2012, the most in 16 years, suggesting that pharmaceutical makers are poised for growth after losing billions of dollars in recent years to generic drug makers because of patent expirations. More… |
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World TB cases decline for first time everThe number of people getting sick with tuberculosis declined last year for the first time, while the death toll reached its lowest level in a decade, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. In 2010, 8.8 million people fell ill with More… |
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‘Dangerous TB spreading fast’ in EuropeMultidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) are spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and will kill thousands unless health authorities halt the pandemic, the World Health Organisation(WHO) said on Wednesday. More… |
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TB blood tests faulty, must be stopped: WHOThe World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Wednesday for an immediate halt to the use of blood tests to detect active tuberculosis, saying they were faulty and leave millions of people at risk. Production of the test kits, WHO officials More… |
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Diabetics at 'higher risk of TB infection'People with diabetes face a much higher risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) than non-diabetics, according to results of a study published in the May issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. The study, done in medically-und More… |
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Smokers ‘twice as likely to develop active TB’Smokers are twice as likely to develop active tuberculosis compared to people who have never smoked, a study in Taiwan has found, prompting calls for policymakers to be tougher on smoking. The study tracked nearly 18,000 people in Taiwan r More… |
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Drug resistant TB a time bomb warns WHOHealth officials gathered in Beijing on Wednesday warned against deadly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, which are spreading fastest in developing countries that lack the infrastructure to tackle the disease. Over half of new cases More… |
'Pre-antibiotic era' warningThe World Health Organisation said it is seeking $2.15 billion in its fight against drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, amid warnings of a 'return to the pre-antibiotic era' if they spread unchecked. Between 400,000 and 450,000 people More… |
