Aadhaar mandatory for tuberculosis patients seeking benefits under govt's TB control scheme
The health ministry has asked people without Aadhaar card to get themselves enroled by August 31, 2017.
Jun 21, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
Vitamin A deficiency may up risk of tuberculosis
The study has found that people with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis (TB) may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease than others with high levels of the nutrient.
Jun 13, 2017, 23:36 PM IST
Government rolls out fruit-flavoured TB tablets for children
The move is aimed at improving the treatment of tuberculosis and child survival rate.
May 23, 2017, 00:43 AM IST
India ranks 154th out of 195 countries on healthcare index, lags behind Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
India came at 154th position in the ranking of healthcare quality in 195 countries, whereas some countries like South Korea, Peru and China have seen greatest improvements in healthcare access and quality since 1990.
May 19, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
Now, replace bitter TB tablets with strawberry, orange-flavoured pills
Dr Jagdish Pradash, Director General of Health Services said, by June, the initiative will be rolled out in 17 more states and by the year-end, these flavoured drugs will reach every child of the country.
May 17, 2017, 22:29 PM IST
India's tuberculosis challenge: Drug-resistant TB could make up 1 in 10 cases of disease by 2040
Drug-resistant TB could make up one in ten cases of the disease in the country by 2040.
May 10, 2017, 09:05 AM IST
Artificial Intelligence may help diagnose Tuberculosis
Researchers are training artificial intelligence models to identify Tuberculosis (TB) on chest X-rays, which may help screening and evaluation efforts in TB-prevalent areas with limited access to radiologists.
Apr 26, 2017, 22:40 PM IST
Scientists develop new rapid blood test to accelerate TB diagnosis!
Making matters worse, TB bacteria can lurk dormant in a person's lung tissue, often for decades, before spontaneously producing full-blown TB disease that can then spread to others.
Mar 28, 2017, 13:45 PM IST
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan voices support for tuberculosis-free India
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has voiced his support for tuberculosis-free India by becoming the ambassador for the nation-wide campaign.
Mar 25, 2017, 15:40 PM IST
China reports 900,000 new TB cases every year
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said that by the end of 2016, 65 out of every 100,000 people were infected with tuberculosis, a figure that experts consider high despite having dropped by 14 per cent in the last six years.
Mar 24, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: President Pranab Mukherjee urges stakeholders to redouble efforts to eliminate TB
Happy to learn that World Tuberculosis Day is being observed on March 24, Mukherjee tweeted.
Mar 24, 2017, 12:08 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Things you need to know about this infectious disease
Here are some key facts to know about this contagious disease, caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mar 24, 2017, 10:21 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Risk factors and prevention of the disease
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious, airborne disease that mainly affects your lungs.
Mar 23, 2017, 23:51 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Rise of multidrug-resistant TB threatens India
India is also among the six countries that account for 60 per cent of the total TB cases globally.
Mar 23, 2017, 19:32 PM IST
Ignorance, poor reach major problems in TB treatment: Experts
India accounts for one fourth of the global TB burden with 2.2 million out of 9.6 million total cases.
Mar 23, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
India bears about 25 percent of global TB cases: Study
A new research has found that India bears the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB), around 25 percent of global cases.
Mar 23, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
India signs WHO's 'call for action', pledging to end TB in South East Asian region by 2030
In 2015, TB caused nearly 8,00,000 deaths in the region, while an estimated 4.74 million new cases were reported.
Mar 16, 2017, 17:33 PM IST
Half of 4.3 million TB cases were not documented in India, Indonesia, Nigeria: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that almost half of the estimated 4.3 million cases of tuberculosis cases worldwide were not documented in 2015 by the health authorities in India, Indonesia and Nigeria.
Mar 08, 2017, 23:17 PM IST
Drug resistant TB now passé? Scientists find antibacterial soil compound that may lead to new medicine!
In 2015 an estimated 480,000 cases were unresponsive to the two major drugs used to treat TB. It is estimated more than 250,000 TB deaths were from drug-resistant infections.
Mar 02, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh to have tuberculosis completely under control by 2023, says Health Minister
He said India contributed over 25 per cent of total cases of TB in the world. The 28 lakh cases and 4.8 lakh deaths every year in India tells the story of disease burden.
Feb 27, 2017, 00:17 AM IST
