Nurses Demand Protection From TB Infection All Africa [IRIN]MBABANE, 26 April 2012 (PlusNews) - Hospitals are not protecting their workers from tuberculosis (TB) infection, say nurses in Swaziland, who recently staged a rare public demonstration to draw attention to how vulnerable they are to this highl...
Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis by Helen Bynum – review The Guardian | A biography of the disease is also a call to arms. By Richard Horton | A disease of poor, the underprivileged and the vulnerable … TB patients in Srinagar, Kashmir. Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA | Since 1971, Davos has been the playground of the ...
TB - Results From New Test Reveal Urgent Need to Scale Up Treatment All Africa [MSF]Geneva/Kuala Lumpur -Results from the largest multi-country implementation of the new rapid tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic test reveal an urgent need to address the growing global crisis of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), according to the international...
Dr-TB - Urgent Need to Respond to Growing Global Crisis All Africa [Health-e]Results from the largest multi-country implementation of the new rapid tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic test reveal an urgent need to address the growing global crisis of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), according to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctor...
TB outbreak in ND linked to homeless visitors San Francisco Chronicle | GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Health officials have linked an outbreak of tuberculosis in Grand Forks to homeless visitors who exposed a family who gave them shelter, and are continuing to test hundreds of people for the disease. | Officials have iden...
North Las Vegas Neighborhood News Review Journal | ALLIANCE OF HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS PLANS SPECIAL MEETING | The North Las Vegas Alliance of Homeowner Associations and Concerned Citizens has planned a special combined meeting with the Protectors of Tule Springs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the ...
Summerlin/Summerlin South Neighborhood News Review Journal | HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA PLANS TURKEY-THON | HELP of Southern Nevada is gearing up for the annual 97.1 The Point Turkey-Thon, a program that provides 1,200 local families with a Thanksgiving meal. Donation opportunities will be available at Albertso...
Southwest and Spring Valley Neighborhood News Review Journal | LAS VEGAS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PLANS STAR PARTY SATURDAY | The Las Vegas Astronomical Society invites the public to a sky-watching party scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, about 15 miles west of Las Vegas on state Ro...
Smoking causes asthma in second generation offspring PhysOrg | Asthma is a major public health problem. It is the most common chronic disease of childhood. While there are many factors which contribute to asthma maternal smoking during pregnancy is a well known, and avoidable, risk. | During pregnancy nicotine can affect a developing foetus' lungs, predisposing the infant to childhood asthma. Researchers fro...
