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India tops list of new TB cases in 2016: WHO

India was followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa.

31 Oct 2017 10:08 AM IST

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Vitamin C increases effect of TB drugs: Study

Here is what a new study has found.

4 Jan 2018 10:06 AM IST

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New smartphone app to boost efficacy of TB therapy

Tuberculosis requires measures to ensure that patients adhere to treatment.

27 April 2018 5:21 PM IST

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New blood test can tell if you are at TB risk

Preventative treatment is several weeks long and has potential side effect.

12 April 2018 9:28 AM IST

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Higher rifampin can be more effective to fight TB

High enough dose of daily rifampin may reduce the period of the treatment.

1 July 2018 2:31 PM IST

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24 per cent reduction in TB deaths in past 4 ys: BMC

The BMC said that it initiated the Mumbai Mission for TB control in 2013.

20 March 2019 3:39 AM IST

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India will be TB-free by 2025, promises PM Modi

Mr Modi pointed that TB was the most prevalent among communicable diseases in the country and the poor were the worst...

14 March 2018 12:37 AM IST

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Will set up TB research centre at JJ Hospital, says Sawant

Ms Gaikwad represents Dharavi assembly segment, which is consist of Dharavi slum area.

1 March 2018 2:17 AM IST

Metros

TB claims more lives than swine flu, say officials

Almost 1.9 lakh tuberculosis cases are diagnosed in state every year, said state official.

9 Dec 2018 1:39 AM IST

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India has most number of TB deaths among children: study

World Health Organization has been encouraging countries to report the number of TB cases they find in children by age...

21 Aug 2017 6:35 PM IST