Just like Covid, TB must also be dealt with seriously is the call of medical fraternity.
24 Mar 2020 12:04 PM
Studies estimate that India loses up to 2.5 per cent of its GDP due to micronutrient (vitamins and minerals) deficiencies alone.
31 Oct 2019 12:10 AM
Vaccine shows promise for preventing active TB disease.
29 Oct 2019 3:30 PM
New study indicates that TB survivors are at higher risk of developing lung damage.
10 Aug 2019 7:41 PM
Studies reveal that Sun-exposed oyster mushrooms helpful for tuberculosis patients.
10 Jun 2019 12:59 PM
Populist arguments that migrants pose a health risk and a burden to health systems are myths used to drive anti-immigrant sentiment.
07 Dec 2018 10:35 AM
The door-to-door campaign will start from November 12 and end on November 24.
11 Nov 2018 1:25 AM
Rates of rifamycin resistance are steadily rising, which presents a major problem to doctors attempting to treat TB.
02 Nov 2018 2:40 PM
Tuberculosis, a severe infection caused by bacteria in the lungs, kills almost as many people each year as HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.
27 Oct 2018 9:46 AM
The World Health Organization says currently only 55 per cent of people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are successfully treated.
24 Oct 2018 10:36 AM
Following alert from PETA India, health ministry warns that tuberculosis can be spread to humans, including tourists taking elephant rides.
17 Sep 2018 11:56 AM
After declaring TB as a notifiable disease, the Centre has sent instructions to all states in 2012, asking them to keep records.
14 Aug 2018 1:55 AM
The firm denied the allegations and raised questions on the government’s authority to issue such notice
27 Jul 2018 5:10 AM
Group says Modi's TB-Free India by 2025 can't be achieved without dealing with TB-infected elephants near Jaipur.
18 Jun 2018 3:02 PM
DNAs of deadly strains of plague, dysentery and cholera were also decoded to better understand some of world’s most dangerous diseases.
07 Jun 2018 9:14 AM
The market is flooded with options to lose weight - crash diets, supplements, pills etc. - all promising a rapid weight transformation.
22 May 2018 6:14 PM
The concept, referred to as "disease tolerance," provided an opportunity to develop new strategies that mitigate the results of infection.
14 May 2018 8:15 AM
Study says rodents were able to do it by learning specific odour which is emitted by tuberculosis-infected mucus.
10 Apr 2018 2:35 PM
AAPI and USAID will launch their first pilot project in first four cities that is Mumbai, Indore, Rajkot and Chennai.
06 Apr 2018 1:55 AM
TB in children is a critical issue and it continues to be neglected.
24 Mar 2018 3:46 PM