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‘Sentinel Project provides guidance on preventive treatment for children with MDR-TB infection’
The Hindu
Mercedes C Becerra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is a TB specialist with Partners In Health and has worked on the implementation and evaluation of drug-resistant TB tre...
TB at Jackson High is a distrubing sign
The Florida Times Union
For now, it looks like Andrew Jackson High School doesn’t have to worry about a tuberculosis outbreak. | Earlier this month, that wasn’t the case. | Two students at the school tested positive for the contagious disease, which usually infects the ...
Actions Speak Louder: Tracking Global Progress Toward the Beginning of the End of AIDS
Huffington Post
From President Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall" to President Kennedy's "We choose to go to the moon in this decade," our history is marked by speeches that have had a bold and lasting impact on the world. These particular quotations are ...
Life-Saving TB Drug Costs R676 Per Pill!
All Africa
[GroundUp]Over 15,000 people were diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa last year. The risk of death for people with ordinary treatable TB is high. But it is much higher for patients whose illness cannot be treated using the...
First dedicated TB drug store in Mumbai opens at Sewri hospital
DNA India
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened the first dedicated store for tuberculosis (TB) drugs in the city. | The medicine shop has been set up at a cost of about Rs10 lakh at the tuberculosis hospital in Sewri. | The facility will eas...
Tuberculosis found at William Fleming High School
The Roanoke Times
A William Fleming High School student has been diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis , a bacterial infection that can spread through the air. | School system officials announced Monday that the health department contacted the division late Fr...
Mac Pro, Gold Earbuds, Other Ridiculously Cool Items Raise $26 Million To Fight AIDS
Huffington Post
Art, science and design collided for a cause this weekend at Sotheby's in New York. | An event at the renowned art auction house Saturday featured futuristic gadgets, movie memorabilia and more, raising $26.2 million for the Global Fund, which fights...
Philippines Second Wave: Typhoon TB
Huffington Post
Two weeks ago, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall, devastated the Philippines, killing more than 5,000 and displacing four million people. As emergency food, water and medical supplies are finally beginning to make ...
Rick Scott, Pam Bondi Sued In Public Records Withholding
Huffington Post
Tallahassee, Fla., attorney Steven Andrews filed a new lawsuit against Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday, alleging that the Republican governor's administration failed to release public records, according to The Associated Press. | Andrews, a frequen...
Community meeting set for tonight on TB case at Roanoke high school 
The Roanoke Times
William Fleming High School has an active case of tuberculosis, or TB, a bacterial infection that can spread through the air, according to information posted on the school system’s website. | School system officials plan to hold a community meeting...



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