Tuberculosis

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Nutrition and Disease Debate Should Shift to Science

Previously filed under: Africa, Opinions and Editorials
Science needs to be injected into the controversy over use of nutritional supplements in tackling HIV and tuberculosis, says Wieland Gevers.

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Global Health

Previously filed under: Definitions
Learn about devastating diseases and chronic health problems that people face all over the world.

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Tuberculosis in South Africa - Is Forced Isolation the Cure?

Previously filed under: Africa, Health
Individuals infected with extremely drug resistant tuberculosis are not being isolated in many hospitals and anyone in contact with them is at risk.

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AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals

Previously filed under: Africa, Health
Scholars from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and Ease International examine how the UN Millennium Development Goals affect AIDS globally.

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Tuberculosis

Previously filed under: Health
With a third of the world's population infected, drug resistant strains evolving and a growing link to HIV, TB is clearly not a disease of the past.

Breaking News

Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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