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TB is a leading killer of HIV-positive people: in 2016, 40% of HIV deaths were due to TB. (Photo: AP)

World Tuberculosis Day: 12 things you need to know

One of the leading causes of death worldwide, Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that affect lungs and is curable and preventable.

24 Mar 2018 8:28 AM

India is the second leading country to contribute to the related mortality rate. (Photo: Pixabay)

One in ten Indian females affected by TB related ailments

The effects can also be seen in post menopausal women where the condition may be prominent with symptoms of endometrial malignancy.

23 Mar 2018 1:27 PM

To eradicate TB by 2025, the central government’s TB control and management team

Soon, TB patients to get free drugs from private Chemists

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the process of establishing the central government’s move.

18 Mar 2018 6:04 AM

New campaign highlights link between tobacco and TB

The campaign shows that tobacco consumption and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke increases risk of TB and of dying from the disease.

16 Mar 2018 12:01 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event to launch Tuberculosis-Free India Campaign, to meet the goal of ending the epidemic by 2025, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also seen are Health Minister JP Nadda and Nigerian Health Minister Isaac Adewole. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi launches campaign for eradicate TB from India by 2025

The prime minister launched TB-free India Campaign to take activities under National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination forward

13 Mar 2018 2:32 PM

Tuberculosis infection is debilitating and requires long-term medications for at least 6 months.

Eliminating TB not easy

Tuberculosis has been an evolving challenge for the government, which hopes to eradicate the disease by 2025.

05 Mar 2018 12:19 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin C increases effect of TB drugs: Study

Here is what a new study has found.

04 Jan 2018 10:06 AM

Researchers find new ally against tuberculosis infections

Tuberculosis is the second biggest killer, globally.

29 Dec 2017 3:33 PM

Tuberculosis is considered to be the world's deadliest infectious disease. (Photo: Pexels)

'Effective tuberculosis vaccine in the offing'

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infection, with an estimated 1.7 million people worldwide dying from it every year.

27 Nov 2017 3:30 PM

The prolific 19th-century Polish-French pianist and composer died at the age of 39, of what had long been believed to be tuberculosis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pickled in ‘cognac’, Chopin’s heart gives up its secrets

Whether Chopin suffered from cystic fibrosis “is still debatable”.

26 Nov 2017 6:00 PM

In 2016, 10.4 million people fell ill with tuberculosis and it is in the top ten causes of death globally. (Photo: Representational Image)

Antacids may help fight tuberculosis, say experts

Research finds people who used lansoprazole, as opposed to similar drugs omeprazole or pantoprazole, are a third less likely to develop TB.

22 Nov 2017 12:01 PM

The drive was conducted in August and 374 health officials were roped in for it.

BMC conducts TB prevention drive

The health officials screened 788,000 people, out of which, 2,272 suspected cases were identified and 116 were found diagnosed with TB.

20 Sep 2017 3:14 AM

Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) has seen a dramatic drop in enrollment. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

TB cases rise in the Mumbai: NGO

The data procured by the NGO revealed that nearly 18 people are estimated to have died each day from the disease in 2016-17.

13 Jul 2017 1:12 AM

Patients suffering from tuberculosis may soon have a new and effective treatment option, suggests a recent study. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tuberculosis may soon get new treatment

Researchers have discovered a key metabolic mechanism in Mtb bacteria which could lead to new drugs for treating tuberculosis.

08 Jul 2017 5:33 PM

Vitamin A may be a powerful tool for preventing TB. (Photo: Pixabay)

Deficiency of Vitamin A ups tuberculosis risk by 10 times

A study found that the risk was 20 times higher among young people between the ages of 10 and 19.

14 Jun 2017 9:27 AM

Scientists are using the concept of deep learning in Artificial Intelligence to help treat patients based on previous data. (Photo: AFP)

Artificial Intelligence may help in diagnosing Tuberoculosis

The Artificial Intelligence models will help identify the disease through chest x-rays

25 Apr 2017 2:21 PM

Raising the issue on the World Tuberculosis Day, Meenakshi Lekhi said spitting in public places should be stopped at some point or the other. (Photo: PTI)

Bring law against spitting in public places, says BJP MP

During Zero Hour, she said open defecation and spitting were also among the reasons for tuberculosis.

24 Mar 2017 5:00 PM

India, Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and South Africa have 60% of the total number of cases. (Representational image)

Resistance risk for new TB drugs, claims study

TB kills more people every year than any other infectious disease, including AIDS, claims the report.

24 Mar 2017 12:23 AM

The first phase will focus on the efficacy study of rifampicin and piperine as compared to the standard rifampicin therapy in newly diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients as an adjuvant to the standard TB therapy. (Representational Image)

Trials to begin on TB vaccines

India aims to reduce TB mortality by 90 per cent by 2035.

14 Mar 2017 1:48 AM

Over 95 per cent of TB deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. (Photo: Pixabay)

Highest number of unreported TB cases found in India

Almost 4.3 million cases out of 10.4 million were unreported and manty of them even had multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

09 Mar 2017 9:38 AM

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