Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan helps Salman Khan's ailing co-star Pooja Dadwal from 'Veergati'
Pooja had worked in films such as 'Veergati, 'Inteqam' and 'Dabdaba'.
Mar 22, 2018, 10:54 AM IST
REACH Media Awards 2017-18 announced, outstanding reporting on TB hailed
In an event, co-hosted by REACH, USAID and Lilly Global Health in partnership with the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis, exceptional journalism in reporting about the disease was acknowledged.
Mar 16, 2018, 22:48 PM IST
WHO member-countries commit to end TB by 2030
Member-countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region, including India, on Wednesday committed to intensifying efforts to eradicate tuberculosis by 2030.
Mar 15, 2018, 10:42 AM IST
Deshhit: Know top 20 desh hit news
This segment of Zee News brings to you latest information on top 20 stories of the day. Watch this video for more information.
Mar 13, 2018, 21:38 PM IST
5W1H: Prime Minister Modi's new campaign to eradicate TB from India by 2025
This segment of Zee News brings to you information about TB Summit. Prime Minister Modi's new campaign to eradicate TB from India by 2025. Watch this video to know more.
Mar 13, 2018, 19:06 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to eradicate TB from India by 2025
In 2016, TB was responsible for 1.7 million deaths despite most cases being curable, while over 10 million people contract TB every year.
Mar 13, 2018, 12:27 PM IST
Two new vaccines may be effective in preventing TB: Study
According to the Global TB Report 2017, released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), India continues to have the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world.
Feb 21, 2018, 17:18 PM IST
Onion type may hold key to combat drug-resistant TB: Study
Researchers synthesised the chemical compounds present in these plants in order to better understand and optimise their antibacterial potential.
Jan 24, 2018, 18:51 PM IST
Vitamin C can enhance tuberculosis treatment
The study conducted on mice and on tissue cultures suggest that giving Vitamin C -- a powerful antioxidant that reduces oxidative stress to the body and also lowers cancer risk -- with TB drugs could reduce the unusually long time it takes these drugs to eradicate this pathogen.
Researchers find new ally against Tuberculosis infections
The substance is effective even in low concentrations and when combined with known antibiotics their effectiveness is improved by up to 100-fold.
Dec 29, 2017, 12:33 PM IST
Effective tuberculosis vaccine in the offing?
The airborne disease is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, but despite 20 years of intense global efforts no effective vaccine has been developed.
Nov 27, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
Gastric acid drug lansoprazole may also treat tuberculosis
People who use lansoprazole to prevent conditions of acidity in the stomach are a third less likely to develop tuberculosis, a new study found.
Nov 23, 2017, 19:06 PM IST
An end to TB: Tuberculosis may be eradicated by 2030, says WHO
Delegates from 114 countries have agreed to take urgent action to end TB.
Over 15,000 fresh cases of TB detected: Health Minister JP Nadda
TB is an infectious, airborne disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is also one of the top ten causes of death worldwide.
Nov 17, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
Govt announces steps to check under-reporting of TB cases
The aim is to check under-reporting of tuberculosis, which has been flagged as a major area of concern by UN health agency WHO.
Nov 04, 2017, 17:00 PM IST
India witnessed highest number of TB cases, deaths in 2016: WHO
TB is an infectious, airborne disease mainly affecting the lungs and is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Oct 31, 2017, 12:39 PM IST
Malnutrition, alcoholism behind rise of TB in South India
Malnutrition and alcoholism are the key drivers of tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in southern India, a research based on Puducherry and Tamil Nadu has revealed.
Aug 24, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
India has most number of TB deaths among children: Study
Tuberculosis (TB) is thought to have affected more than one million children under 15 worldwide in 2015. Diagnosis of TB in children can be challenging, partly due to insensitive tests and non-specific symptoms.
Aug 21, 2017, 19:53 PM IST
Patients suffering from tuberculosis may soon have new treatment
Researchers of the Cornell University discovered a key metabolic mechanism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria which could lead to new drugs for treating tuberculosis.
Jul 08, 2017, 23:57 PM IST
Novel mechanism may help treat tuberculosis
Using a genetic screen, Brian VanderVen, Assistant Professor at the Cornell University in the US and colleagues studied genes involved in cholesterol metabolism.
Jul 08, 2017, 13:42 PM IST
