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Not scrolling on your phone, but getting your hands dirty with soil can make you happier, say Harvard and gardening expertsDigging into your garden might be the secret to a happier mind. Experts reveal that beneficial microbes in healthy soil, like Mycobacterium...
Tuberculosis rates spike in northern Saskatchewan, NDP alleges government withheld case informationSaskatchewan faces high tuberculosis rates, particularly in northern Indigenous communities, with infections significantly exceeding nation...
Hope at last: Scientists develop first vaccine in 100 years for world’s deadliest diseaseScientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a next-generation vaccine to combat tuberculosis (TB), one of the ...
TB outbreak in California's Long Beach: 1 dead, 170 likely to be exposedTuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials of TB jabThe only vaccine in use today--BCG (Bacillus Calmette and Guerin)--is an attenuated variant of the bovine TB pathogen. This is more than a ...
Danaher cuts TB diagnosis test cartridge by 20% for high-burden countriesDanaher Corporation announced that it will reduce the price of its Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra diagnostic test cartridges for tuberculosi...
SII manufactured BCG vaccine gets export nod to treat bladder cancerThe Serum Institute of India has been granted permission to export its BCG vaccine to Canada for the treatment of bladder cancer, following...
Cepheid opens manufacturing site in Bengaluru to make TB testing cartridgesThe Cepheid manufacturing project was initiated in 2018 to support the Indian market. The local manufacturing of components will make Cephe...
World Leprosy Day: It is curable; loss of eyebrows or eyelashes, numbness in hands or feet are common signsIf treated in early stages, the disease can prevent deformities.
Masks for Covid-19 pandemic may end up eliminating tuberculosis by 2025 target“If masks become routine in India, just like they are in Japan, then we could well meet our target of eliminating TB by 2025,” said pulmono...
PM Modi to launch COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata on MondayThe virtual launch event will be attended by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and the chief ministers of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Ut...
14 vaccine candidates from India look promising: Dr Renu Swarup, Department of BiotechnologyHuman trials for at least 3-4 candidates are likely to begin in the next 2-6 months. Biotechnology Industry Research Investment Council (BI...
COVID-19: AIIMS Bhopal claims good results in drug trialThe trials of the drug Mycobacterium W (Mw) were conducted on COVID-19 patients at AIIMS Bhopal for the last few days, the official said.
Simple blood test may predict risk of developing TBOne-third of the world's population is thought to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
Early HIV treatment may save patients diagnosed with tuberculosisStarting anti-HIV treatment within two weeks of the diagnosis of tuberculosis improved survival among patients with both infections, a new ...
Deadly TB strain emerged in China over 6,000 years agoAnd it did so around 6,600 years ago which coincides with archaeological evidence for the beginnings of rice farming in China's upper Yangt...
A biosensor to peer into insides of HIV-infected cellA new biosensor can measure what is going on within HIV-infected cells in real-time & provide insight on the interactions between the AIDS ...
A biosensor to peer into insides of HIV-infected cellThis technology can offer insights which can help in controlling the AIDS infection besides insight on the interactions between HIV-1 and T...
Lupin gets USFDA nod for generic version of Mycobutin CapsulesThe approval from the US Food and Drug Administration is for Rifabutin Capsules USP, in strength of 150 mg, said Lupin in a statement.
- Peta pushes for ban on jumbo rides
Lack of nutrition, ill-treatment at hands of owners and overwork are threatening the largest land animal in the world.