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TB outbreak in California's Long Beach: 1 dead, 170 likely to be exposedTuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.10 May, 2024, 02.09 AM IST- 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 ...25 Mar, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
- 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...19 Sep, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
- World TB Day: Once regarded as a death sentence, tuberculosis is mostly curable today; six red flags to watch out forMen, the elderly are more vulnerable to TB.24 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
- 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...14 Mar, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
- Clinical trials of new BCG vaccine for TB to start soon, says former CSIR chiefAccording to the India TB Report 2022, the number of 'incident TB patients' (new and relapse cases) notified during 2021 stood at 19.3 lakh...06 Jan, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
- Not just coughing, research suggests tuberculosis bacteria can spread via breathing as wellLike Covid, people can carry tuberculosis without showing symptoms.21 Oct, 2021, 04.39 PM IST
- Consuming Vitamin C along with medication boosts efficacy of TB drugsThe combination of vitamin C with the first-line TB drugs, reduces the burden on organs faster.04 Jan, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
- 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.26 Mar, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
- 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 ...11 Jul, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
- Common antacid may treat tuberculosis: StudyTuberculosis continues to be a global pandemic, second only to AIDS as the greatest single-agent killer in the world.08 Jul, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
- 2.1 million cases of tuberculosis in India annuallyHealth MInister J.P. Nadda said that the vast majority of the population infected with the bacteria have "latent TB infection rather than T...24 Apr, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
- 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...20 Jan, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
- 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 ...15 Dec, 2014, 12.06 PM IST
- 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...14 Dec, 2014, 12.37 PM IST
- IMA doctors recommend completion of full Tuberculosis treatment to patientsCompletion of full course of Tuberculosis treatment and use of DOTS strategy is required to ensure full cure of the disease,says IMA doctor...22 Aug, 2014, 03.31 PM IST
- Peta pushes for ban on jumbo ridesLack of nutrition, ill-treatment at hands of owners and overwork are threatening the largest land animal in the world.03 Jul, 2008, 01.28 PM IST
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