Lancet examines use of text messaging technology to increase TB treatment adherence
Disease control and technology specialists are examining the use of cellular phone text messaging to monitor tuberculosis patients in remote locations, the Lancet reports. 9 Jan 2009 08:44
Kenya: isolation wards vital in the fight against TB
Five months after a specialised facility for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients was established at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, the lack of isolation wards is raising concerns. 3 Nov 2008 11:06
Good news in the battle against TB
Lilly announces acquisition of compounds that could lead to new medicines to treat TB. 31 Oct 2008 10:11
Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant TB works, study finds
[Judith Montminy] Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) can be cured in HIV-negative patients through individualised outpatient treatment, even in countries with limited resources and a heavy burden of TB. 29 Oct 2008 06:56
TB vaccine trials kick off amid funding woes
Clinical trials of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine recently kicked off in Kenya, meanwhile international TB researchers and activists are worried by funding gaps that may worsen in the global financial crisis. 20 Oct 2008 08:56
XDR-TB can be managed with aggressive treatment
A highly aggressive treatment that reduces deaths and prevents further transmission of XDR-TB has been developed by scientists in Russia and the US. 26 Aug 2008 11:33
SA government investigating the quality of TB Drugs
The SA government has announced that an investigation is underway into the stability of two drugs received from a supplier for the management of tuberculosis. 12 Aug 2008 15:19
SA's TB treatment programs failing
TB cure rates in South Africa have remained stubbornly low - about 60 percent nationally, but less than 50 percent in many districts. A number of studies presented at the national TB conference in Durban this week looked at some of the reasons why South Africa's programme is failing. 7 Jul 2008 08:01
New target for the potential treatment of tuberculosis
Scientists have uncovered a new target for the potential treatment of tuberculosis (TB), finally resolving a long-running debate about how the bacterial cell wall is built. 4 Jul 2008 06:23
New rapid tests for drug-resistant TB in developing countries
The WHO has announced that rapid tests for drug-resistant TB will soon be available in resource-poor countries. 1 Jul 2008 08:49
Kenya: Displacement raises risk of drug-resistant TB
The threat of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been heightened by the displacement of an estimated 300,000 people in Kenya's recent political crisis, health workers have said. 3 Apr 2008 07:10
Drug resistant TB patients return to hospital
[Bathandwa Mbola] Most of the 31 Tuberculosis (TB) patients who had run away from a hospital in Port Elizabeth to be with their families over Easter have returned. 27 Mar 2008 13:29
Uganda: Only one third of TB patients cured
Becky Mugisha* had been ill with a hacking cough for three months before she was admitted into one of Kampala's busiest tuberculosis (TB) wards, but she recognised the symptoms long before that. It was her second bout with the disease. 25 Mar 2008 08:53
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