Tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS: News

See also: Tuberculosis & HIV

WHO: Blood Tests for Tuberculosis Are Unreliable (July 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South African Babies Hold TB Vaccine Hopes (March 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AstraZeneca Joins Rival to Develop New TB Treatment (March 15, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Africa: Treating TB Means Months of Pills, Intense Monitoring (November 8, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UK Tuberculosis Rates Highest in 30 Years (November 4, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Watchdogs Sound Alarm Over TB/HIV Deaths (July 27, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Watchdogs Sound Alarm Over TB/HIV Deaths (July 22, 2010)
From Agence France-Presse
No More People Living With HIV Dying From TB (July 22, 2010)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In Florida, a Lifeline to Patients With TB (June 18, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Mining May Be Driving TB Epidemic: Study (June 4, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lancet Series Article Calls for Changes to Approach to Fighting HIV-Associated TB (May 28, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lancet Special Series Examines TB Worldwide (May 19, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Only North American MDR-TB Drug Maker Closing After Five Years (April 27, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
World TB Day Coverage: Lesotho, Armenia, Drug Resistance, HIV Coinfection (March 25, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Executive Director Calls for "Serious Attention to TB" on World TB Day (March 24, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Multidrug-Resistant TB a Serious Global Threat: WHO (March 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South African TB Nurses' Experiences of Provider-Initiated HIV Counseling and Testing in the Eastern Cape Province: a Qualitative Study (February 24, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tools for TB Advocacy (Winter 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Most Drug-Resistant TB Cases Go Untested -- Global Fund Expert (August 12, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
N.Y. Times Examines Pilot Program to Fight Drug-Resistant TB in S. African Communities (July 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Tuberculosis Vaccine May Be Fatal for Babies With HIV, WHO Warns (July 2, 2009)
In The New York Times
Some Call for More Action at Conclusion of Pacific Health Summit (June 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Unique Collaboration Between TB Alliance and Tibotec to Accelerate Tuberculosis Drug Development (June 17, 2009)
Collaboration will focus on the development of TMC207 and the discovery of new drugs to treat tuberculosis.
From Tibotec, Inc.
South Africa Leads Hunt for Killer TB Vaccine (June 11, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Deaths Linked to HIV and TB Prompt Stepped Up Response (May 29, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
China: Hard-to-Cure TB Poses New Global Health Threat (March 30, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Cepheid Unveils Fast TB Test to Aid Developing Countries (March 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statement of Christine F. Sizemore, Ph.D., Barbara E. Laughon, Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., on World TB Day (March 24, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
As TB Rates Go Down, Drug Resistance Causes Worry (March 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
China: Health Ministers to Gather in Beijing to Combat TB (March 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Trends in Tuberculosis -- United States, 2008 (March 20, 2009)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plan to Combat Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Recommendations of the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force (February 13, 2009)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Action Needed Against TB/HIV and the MDR- and XDR-TB Crisis (Winter 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Global Tuberculosis/HIV Advocates Demand Political Commitment (September/October 2004)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Treatment Advocates Strategize at Second International TB/HIV Workshop (August 2004)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Tuberculosis Prevention, Treatment Pivotal to Global AIDS Battle, WHO Says (March 18, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Doctors Fear Untreatable Russia Tuberculosis Boom (January 27, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Greece Reports Eight Terminal Cases of Multidrug-Resistant TB in HIV Patients (August 27, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Virginia: Health Officials Investigating TB Positives at Women's Prison (August 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dozens of Work-Release Inmates Test Positive for TB After One Develops Active Case (August 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Avoid Rifampin/Pyrazinamide Treatment in TB Patients, CDC Says (August 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS Report Focuses on HIV, TB in Prisons (August 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arkansas Health Board Approves Testing Some Foreign Students for TB (July 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Free Anti-Tuberculosis Medicines Should Be Made Widely Available to HIV-Positive People, WHO Report Says (July 16, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Toronto: City Creating "Perfect Conditions" for TB -- Health Group (July 1, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plans to Expand Tuberculosis Facilities at U.S. Hospitals Are Dropped (May 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arkansas: Rule Would Require TB Test for Foreign College Students (May 19, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Delay Deportation Until TB Therapy Complete: Report (May 16, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuberculosis: First Revised Guidelines Issued Since 1994 (April 11, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fourteen at D.C. School Test Positive for Exposure to TB (March 26, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Iraq: Soldiers at Risk for Contracting TB (March 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hawaii: Officials Concerned About Drug-Resistant TB Strain (March 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
University of Washington Study Shows How TB Moves Through the Body (March 14, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois: Mobile Clinic to Fight TB in Cook County (December 2, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sheriff Wants TB Patients Out of South Carolina Motel (October 24, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
London: Warning Over Soaring TB Cases; Adviser Wants Sanatoriums to Treat Victims (October 24, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Officials Pave Way for World Health Organization TB Loan (October 23, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
North Dakota May Start Testing Foreign Students for Tuberculosis (October 2, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
TB Testing Attracts Hundreds in Alabama Town Where Infected Shrimper Lived (September 19, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Company Withdraws TB Vaccine From the Market in Britain (August 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indiana Man Refuses TB Treatment; Detained in Home (August 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Netherlands to Give 4 Million Euros to Ethiopia for Fight Against Tuberculosis (August 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
$1.3 Million Grant for Texas to Participate in Tuberculosis Study (June 4, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New TB Vaccine Will Begin Tests by End of Year; New Strains Resist Old Drugs (June 4, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Treatment Programs Often Overestimate Tuberculosis Drug Doses (May 22, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada: Campuses Test Positive for Tuberculosis: Outbreak Affects 40 at McGill, Université de Montréal; Toronto Also on Alert at Children's Hospital (April 23, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Greater Efforts Urged to Combat Tuberculosis in South Africa (March 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Experts Warn Russia's Fight Against Tuberculosis Is Far From Over (March 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuberculosis Case Confirmed at College of Charleston, South Carolina (March 15, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Britain Hit by Drug-Resistant TB (July 25, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From BBC News