An awareness campaign on tuberculosis, similar to polio, is necessary to curb the easily preventable disease, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said. Speaking at the launch of National Forum on Tuberculosis, Dikshit said: …
Zimbabwe wants Indian firms supplying it generic medicines to produce the drugs locally so that its pharmaceutical sector could grow, the country's health minister, Henry Madzorera, has said. ‘Going forward, we desire our …
There is no proposal to introduce TB drug Bedaquiline in the Indian market, parliament was told on Tuesday. "No application under the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules has been received by the Drug Controller General (of India) for the …
Mumbai’s Sewri hospital is Asia’s largest hospital for TB treatment but for the past three months it has become a deathbed for many as docs refuse to operate cases. A report in DNA says that almost 10 people die every day at …
‘I have constant flu like body aches, it seriously feels like I have the flu all of the time… I also have really bad body twitching, headaches and neck, shoulder pain, not to mention my hips! I feel like I am 80 years old not …
Mumbai seems to be battling HIV and TB really well. With the two diseases forming a deadly combo it was one of the leading causes of deaths in patients. The two diseases are finally coming under control in Mumbai. The city has …
Nelson Mandela was breathing without difficulty, South Africa's presidency said, as he spent his third day in the hospital due to a lung infection. The 94-year-old former South African president was comfortable and continuing to …
Former South African president Nelson Mandela was in good spirits while recovering from lung infection at a Pretorial hospital, the South African presidency said. The 94-year-old was admitted to hospital just before Wednesday …
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day.
When the chest pain and racking cough of tuberculosis patient Asha (31) refused to subside even after six months of treatment, the doctor got her sputum tested again - only to find that she …
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day and the day holds great significance in our country because we’re the most TB-afflicted country in the world. Our huge population along with poor healthcare services has made us very …
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day and how India fares against the disease plays a major role in containing it the world over. India accounts for 20% of the world’s TB cases and the disease infects 3 million people a year and …
Research institutes in the country are undertaking trials to test new drugs to treat tuberculosis including the drug-resistant variety, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday. Indian research institutions are …
Communicable diseases like tuberculosis a very troublesome for densely populated cities like Mumbai where there’s ample scope for pathogen to spread from person to person. After Mayor Sunil Prabhu directed the BMC health …
With news of the recent resolve by the government to add warning signs on medication, there is a wide spread sigh of relief amongst physicians, many lauding the government on its initiative. Doctors say that diseases that were …
