Tag: Tuberculosis

New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries

Nov 1, 2012

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mwkruse

in Health and Medicine, Poverty, Science

Reuters: New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries (Reuters) – Scientists have come up with a test for the virus that causes AIDS that is ten times more sensitive and a fraction of the cost of existing methods, offering the promise of better diagnosis and treatment in the developing world. The test uses…
WHO: Progress in Fighting TB Slows

Mar 18, 2008

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mwkruse

in China, Demography, Europe, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, India, Poverty

New York Times: WHO: Progress in Fighting TB Slows LONDON (AP) — The fight against the global tuberculosis epidemic has slowed to a crawl, the World Health Organization said in a report Monday. The worldwide rate of TB infection has been declining for several years. But between 2005 and 2006, the rate of new cases…