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Spit for money: South Africa's illegal trade in TB-infected saliva - The Guardian 17th September 2009
South Africans in an impoverished township are profiting from an illegal trade in a precious new currency ‑ saliva.
Tuberculosis sufferers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, were found to be selling samples of their sputum to healthy people to pass off as their own in a scam to gain medical grants.
WHO warns against homeopathy use - BBC Health News 20th August 2009
People with conditions such as HIV, TB and malaria should not rely on homeopathic treatments, the World Health Organization has warned.
It was responding to calls from young researchers who fear the promotion of homeopathy in the developing world could put people's lives at risk.
Richard Smith: TB kills millions, but it is often dismissed as a historical curiosity - The Observer 30th March 2009
It kills millions, especially among the poor and marginalised. But tuberculosis is often dismissed as a historical curiosity
Cases of tuberculosis rise in the UK - The Telegraph 25th March 2009
Provisional statistics released by the Health Protection Agency to coincide with World TB Day revealed that cases of the infection rose by 2 per cent from 2007 to 2008.
The number of people infected by the illness increased from 8,496 to 8,679, according to the figures.
HIV-TB 'double trouble' warning - BBC Health News 24th March 2009
One in four TB deaths is HIV-related, twice as many as previously recognised, experts say.
Co-infection remains a major challenge and more efforts are needed to spot and treat the two conditions in tandem, says the World Health Organization.
Central Asia voices: Life with TB - BBC Health News 24th March 2009
Tuberculosis is a major concern in Central Asia, and many people die from the disease. The situation is further aggravated by the spread of HIV and poverty.
The British Red Cross has been running successful TB treatment projects in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. On World TB Day, five patients at the projects share their experiences.
UV light 'could curb TB spread' - BBC Health News 17th March 2009
Installing ultraviolet lights could reduce the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in hospital wards and waiting rooms by 70%, research suggests.
The move could potentially save many lives globally, particularly where hospital patients are crowded together.
Cash pumped into care services - Lancashire Telegraph 27th February 2009
CASH to the tune of £60,000 has been pumped into tuberculosis services in North Lancashire.
The service provides care for TB sufferers and screening services and the extra funding will mean the number of staff will be doubled and will allow for a new base to be set up in Lancaster.
Life in Tajikistan's 'death valley' - BBC Health News 9th January 2008
Tuberculosis has been the blight of 36-year-old Mirzo Nosirov's life.
"The last to die were my daughter and my brother," he says. "I buried them on the same day."
Call to step up deer cull in fight against TB - The Guardian 27th November 2008
The government is encouraging landowners to increase the culling of wild deer where there are high levels of TB, to minimise the risk of the disease spreading further in cattle.
Letter: New danger of TB - The Guardian 21st November 2008
While we are delighted at the recent stem cell research breakthrough of UK scientists and congratulate them on their success (Transplant first a giant leap for surgery, November 19), Claudia Castillo was the victim of a neglected disease: TB caused Claudia's windpipe to disintegrate.
Doctor, doctor: Dr Tom Smith answers your medical questions - The Guardian 15th November 2008
In February I gave birth to my first baby. Since then my hair has become increasingly greasy and now won't go more than two days without needing a wash. Why is this?
Life in the shadow of deadly new TB - BBC Health News 14th November 2008
Zelda Hansen, a wife and mother of three, is being held like a prisoner in South Africa. But she hasn't committed any crime. Zelda suffers from a deadly new form of tuberculosis that has devastated the lives of countless African families.
"It's like a prison. I'm found guilty for something I can't explain," Zelda told the BBC, whose cameras were allowed into her hospital for the first time.
Warning issued over TB threat - Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News 6th November 2008
HEALTH bosses are warning Halton residents to be on the lookout for symptoms of tuberculosis despite a cut in the number of cases across the borough.
Figures released as part of the Health Protection Agency’s annual TB report show that Halton cases have halved between 2006-7.
Earliest case of TB found in 9,000-year-old Neolithic skeleton - The Times 15th October 2008
The earliest known cases of human tuberculosis have been found in millennia-old bones that were buried off the coast of Haifa, Israel.
New research by scientists from institutions including University College London (UCL) and Tel Aviv University shows that the infection is 3,000 years older than was previously imagined and that TB in people evolved before bovine TB.
Dozens of children treated for TB after outbreak at exclusive 'Knightsbridge' nursery - Daily Mail 15th October 2008
More than 30 children are being treated for TB at a private nursery in one of London most exclusive areas.
An adult diagnosed with tuberculosis in the summer is believed to have spread the bacteria to 33 children after coming into contact with them at the Knightsbridge Kindergarten.
Ancient bone discovery shows tuberculosis is 9,000 years old - Daily Mail 15th October 2008
Scientists have discovered tuberculosis in 9,000 year-old human bones found submerged off Israel's coast - evidence the disease is at least 3,000 years older than previously thought, researchers have said.
The findings demonstrate how tuberculosis has evolved over thousands of years and scientists hope the discovery will provide them with a better understanding of ways it may change in the future.
Nursery children treated for TB - BBC Health News 15th October 2008
Thirty-three children at a central London nursery are being treated for tuberculosis, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said.
Students and staff were screened after an adult linked to the Knightsbridge Kindergarten in Eaton Square was diagnosed with the disease in July.
Earliest confirmed TB case found - BBC Health News 14th October 2008
The 9,000-year-old remains of a mother and her baby discovered off the coast of Israel provide the earliest concrete evidence of human TB, say researchers.
The bones were excavated from Alit-Yam, an ancient Neolithic village near Haifa, which has been submerged in the Mediterranean for thousands of years.
Protein key in new uni TB vaccine - BBC Health News 8th October 2008
Ground-breaking research by scientists in Wales and Russia is being used to develop a new vaccine for tuberculosis.
Aberystwyth University and the Russian Academy of Sciences have been working in partnership for a decade.
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