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13/10/16

Latent TB high in India's healthcare workers

Research reveals that more than 4-in-10 health workers in India afflicted with latent tuberculosis.

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Latent TB high in India's healthcare workers

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15/04/16

Giant rats sniff out TB in Mozambique and Tanzania

A project in Mozambique and Tanzania uses giant rats to detect TB at a faster rate than conventional methods.

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24/03/16

Innovative training for nurses on front-line of TB care

On World TB Day, Gini Williams discusses the value of nursing training designed and run by nurses.

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22/01/16

Overlooked disease believed to kill throughout tropics

Melioidosis, a bacterial disease, is common in South-East Asia, but likely to exist much more widely, paper finds.

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Overlooked disease believed to kill throughout tropics

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14/01/16

Device focuses on speedier tuberculosis diagnosis

Automated gadget magnifies and photographs samples and uses software to identify bacteria.

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04/01/16

First children’s TB drug hits market

Children with tuberculosis will no longer have to rely on crushing adult tablets for treatment.

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05/11/15

Words hurt: The deadly language of disease

How we perceive and describe disease shapes our attitude to treatment — we need new terms to end stigma.

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Words hurt: The deadly language of disease

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13/10/15

Kenyan uncovers antituberculosis plants

See how a programme for new PhD holders has led to discoveries about natural cough remedies.

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25/02/15

Tuberculosis drug candidate begins clinical safety trial

TBA-354 is the first TB drug since 2009 to begin such trials, says TB Alliance, with the pipeline largely empty.

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16/07/14

South Africa’s shrinking options for drug-resistant TB

This audio slideshow explores how doctors are running out of effective drugs to tackle the tuberculosis epidemic.

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South Africa’s shrinking options for drug-resistant TB

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26/06/14

Science advice to governments steps up a gear at ESOF2014

A global meeting and new networks of science advisors indicate their importance, hears Euroscience Open Forum 2014.

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16/06/14

Test could ease diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

Research offers hope of much more accurate detection, but it may take time to create a simple test.

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Test could ease diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

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Latent TB noted in nearly half of India’s health workers

Latent TB noted in nearly half of India’s health workers

Sinergia entre VIH y TB bajo la lupa

Children getting their own anti-TB drugs soon

Pharmacists key to tackling India’s growing TB burden

Taking next-gen TB testing to Nepal’s vulnerable

Giant rats helping control TB in Mozambique, Tanzania

Making anti-TB drug within reach

Overlooked disease believed to kill throughout tropics

Dispositivo agilizaría diagnóstico de tuberculosis

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