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China Research Team Develops TB/HIV Combination VaccineA team of China researchers has developed a new DNA vaccine that simultaneously protected against tuberculosis and HIV in animal tests. M. tuberculosis is the cause of death in about 25% of all AIDS deaths. The disease is latent in many people; ho...

[News] Tuberculosis linked to lung cancer mortality in the elderlyPrevious active tuberculosis leads to an increased mortality from lung cancer, independent from a host of other factors such as smoking history. A new study presented by Chi Chiu Leung (Department of Health, Hong Kong, China) at the American Thoraci...

(RED)RUSH TO ZERO Campaign To Engage Gamers, Music Fans, Consumers And Celebrities In The Push For An AIDS Free Generation By 2015NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (RED) today announced the first-ever (RED)RUSH TO ZERO campaign, taking place June 1-10, 2012, to raise funding and awareness to help deliver an AIDS Free Generation by 2015, a critical milestone in the fight against AIDS. The virtual elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV is part of the eight Millennium Development Goals, which ran...

Experts, advocates urge continued funding for research into HIV, TB vaccines"[P]articipants at a symposium held last week by the U.K. Consortium on AIDS and International Development warned that progress on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) vaccines could be jeopardized by the recent downturn in global health funding," BMJ reports.

OPS y Fondo Mundial contra SIDA, Tuberculosis y Malaria firman acuerdo en el marco de Asamblea ...La Organización Panamericana de la Salud y el Fondo Mundial de lucha contra SIDA,...

Health officials testing 35 babies for TB exposureHealth officials are testing 35 babies for tuberculosis after a person with an active case of the life-threatening disease visited neonatal-intensive care units at two Northern California hospitals.Few details have been released about the contagious...

Microfluidic chip can diagnose latent TBBiomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster and more reliable than current testing for the disease.

Adding Vitamin D To BCG Vaccine To Fight Bladder CancerThe tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urolog...

Vaccines are essential in campaigns against HIV and TB, say researchersMajor breakthroughs in the development of vaccines against HIV and tuberculosis over the past decade have resulted in a number of promising candidates entering late stage clinical trials. Yet...

New TB test promises to be cheap, fastBiomedical engineers at University of California, Davis have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster, and more reliable than current testing for the disease.

Experimental vaccine elicits robust response against both HIV and tuberculosisClinician researchers in China have developed a vaccine that acts simultaneously against HIV-1 and M. tuberculosis (Mtb). An estimated 14 million people worldwide are coinfected with the two pathogens. The research is published in the May 2012 issue...

Combination of vitamin D and BCG vaccine improves bladder cancer survivalThe tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urolog...

The Risk Of Lung Cancer Mortality In The Elderly Increased By TuberculosisTuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong. "There is a high incidence of both tuberculosis and lung cancer among the elderly in Hong Kong," said lead author Chi C...

New TB test promises to be cheap and fast(University of California - Davis) Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster and more reliable than current testing for the disease.

Research suggests why bovine TB continues to spread(University of Liverpool) Research at the University of Liverpool suggests that the failure of the current bovine tuberculosis eradication program could be partly due to a parasitic infection that hinders the tests used in cattle to diagnose bovine T...

Research reveals new clue in fight against TB in cattle(University of Nottingham) The failure of the current bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication program could be partly due to a parasitic worm that hinders the tests used to diagnose TB in cows, according to new research published this week.

Vitamin D + TB vaccine: Allies in fight against bladder cancer?The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urolog...

Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderlyTuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.

Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosisA tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devis...

Tuberculosis increases the risk of lung cancer mortality in the elderly(American Thoracic Society) Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.

Improved Tool In The Fight Against TuberculosisA tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devis...

Afghanistan breaks ground on $30M hospital for treatment of TB, AIDS, malaria"Afghanistan has begun work on a $30 million hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis [TB], a disease that health officials say kills more than 10,000 Afghans every year," VOA's "Breaking News" blog reports.

Potential public-private partnership aims to bring TB vaccine trials to mines of Southern AfricaGlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog reports on a potential public-private partnership that aims to bring tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trials to the gold mines of Southern Africa, where, "for every 100,000 workers ..., 3,000 have tuberculosis, and many have...

Tiny filter could fight against tuberculosisA tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devis...

Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, researcher findsA tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devis...

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