Vital Statistics: TB Declines, but the Toll Is Still ‘Severe’

March 31st, 2008 at 3:53 pm (Medicine and Health, Tuberculosis)

The decline in the nation’s tuberculosis rate is slowing.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/health/01tbgraph.html?ex=1364788800&en=25deff08c772b0bf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,by NICHOLAS BAKALAR

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TB Patients Chafe Under Lockdown in South Africa

March 24th, 2008 at 8:36 pm (Medicine and Health, South Africa, Tuberculosis)

South Africa is grappling with how to balance the liberty of patients with a drug-resistant type of tuberculosis against the need to protect society.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/world/africa/25safrica.html?ex=1364097600&en=b545903b59589bef&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By CELIA W. DUGGER

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Progress Slows in Detection of New TB Cases

March 17th, 2008 at 7:00 pm (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Third World and Developing Countries, Tuberculosis, World Health Organization)

The World Health Organization said the findings were worrisome, threatening to increase the risks of transmitting drug-resistant strains.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/health/18tb.html?ex=1363492800&en=7f3427b3a6c3abc8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

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