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Experts On What’s Stopping India To Become TB Free
India has the highest Tuberculosis burden in the world. Of the 10 million TB cases reported worldwide, over 2 million are from India. Maximum drug-resistant TB patients are also found in India. The government aims to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, ahead of the WHO targets. Experts, however, opine that the target is devoid of any understanding ...
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9 Women Survivors On What Living With Tuberculosis Means
From being snubbed, misdiagnosed, repeatedly diagnosed and asked to stay quiet, these nine women had a hard time swallowing the harsh realities that came their way along with tuberculosis. After braving all odds to defeat TB, these women have dared to come out in open, to tell their tales of triumph over the disease and what it means to be living w...
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In This Village, Every Third Home Has A 'TB Widow', Say Activists
Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh: Bhago, 55, a Sahariya tribal from Madhya Pradesh, is waiting for the year to end. The year has only brought her misery as she lost her three-year-old granddaughter and elder son to Tuberculosis. Her other two sons and daughter-in-law have also been diagnosed with TB. In these trying times, she has become the main breadwinn...
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Success Of TB Treatment Could Be Lower Than Reported: Study
By Shreya Shah Only 73 per cent of one kind of tuberculosis or TB cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, much lower than the government-reported 84 per cent success rate, according to a new study published in the US and UK-based health journal Plos Medicine. Untreated or partially-treated TB patients may infect others, at least...
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Humble Haldi Can Help Fight Deadly Tuberculosis
Turmeric, an essential ingredient that spices up a curry, may help fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, new research has found.
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While on treatment for tuberculosis
It is essential to complete the TB treatment because the TB bacteria grow slowly in the body.
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Experts On What’s Stopping India To Become TB Free
India has the highest Tuberculosis burden in the world. Of the 10 million TB cases reported worldwide, over 2 million are from India. Maximum drug-resistant TB patients are also found in India. The government aims to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, ahead of the WHO targets. Experts, however, opine that the target is devoid of any understanding ...
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9 Women Survivors On What Living With Tuberculosis Means
From being snubbed, misdiagnosed, repeatedly diagnosed and asked to stay quiet, these nine women had a hard time swallowing the harsh realities that came their way along with tuberculosis. After braving all odds to defeat TB, these women have dared to come out in open, to tell their tales of triumph over the disease and what it means to be living w...
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In This Village, Every Third Home Has A 'TB Widow', Say Activists
Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh: Bhago, 55, a Sahariya tribal from Madhya Pradesh, is waiting for the year to end. The year has only brought her misery as she lost her three-year-old granddaughter and elder son to Tuberculosis. Her other two sons and daughter-in-law have also been diagnosed with TB. In these trying times, she has become the main breadwinn...
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Success Of TB Treatment Could Be Lower Than Reported: Study
By Shreya Shah Only 73 per cent of one kind of tuberculosis or TB cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, much lower than the government-reported 84 per cent success rate, according to a new study published in the US and UK-based health journal Plos Medicine. Untreated or partially-treated TB patients may infect others, at least...
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Humble Haldi Can Help Fight Deadly Tuberculosis
Turmeric, an essential ingredient that spices up a curry, may help fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, new research has found.
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While on treatment for tuberculosis
It is essential to complete the TB treatment because the TB bacteria grow slowly in the body.
