Tuberculosis Rise in Africa Linked to HIV/AIDS
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The spread of HIV and AIDS across Africa is fueling the rise of another deadly disease that many thought was on the decline: tuberculosis.
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The number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many U.S. states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - The number of South  Africans carrying the virus that causes AIDS rose in 2003 but  the rate of infection especially among teenagers was  stabilizing, the government said in a report released Thursday.
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Two separate studies by U.S. researchers find that super drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis are at the tipping point of a global epidemic, and only small changes could help them spread quickly.
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Scientists have devised a blood test for tuberculosis which they hope will help doctors in the developing world.
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South African officials said the   spread of highly drug resistant tuberculosis to a Johannesburg   hospital was a "wake-up call" to intensify work on defenses   against the possibility of a deadly outbreak.
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking appears to be a risk factor for tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease, according to findings from a systematic review of the literature and pooled analysis of studies.
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AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said.
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A new, deadly strain of tuberculosis has killed 52 of 53 people infected in the last year in South Africa, the World Health Organization said Friday, calling for improved measures to treat and diagnose the virus.
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Tuberculosis, one of the oldest known infectious diseases, is now the leading cause of death for people with AIDS, causing concern that the deadly combination could become a health crisis in both the United States and abroad.
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AIDS may be killing elected  officials in some Southern African countries faster than they  can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and  governance in the region, a new study said.
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JOHANNESBURG, 1 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - Growing concern over the sustainability of government-sponsored HIV/AIDS treatment programmes in Southern Africa has prompted renewed calls for a change in sexual behaviour to curb the spread of the disease.
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NEW YORK  - Information gathered by the World Health Organization and other groups between 2000 and 2002 indicates the presence of strains of tuberculosis (TB) that are resistant to one or more standard drugs in virtually all of the countries surveyed, with particularly high levels in areas of the former Soviet Union and China.
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Health experts say combining TB and HIV testing and treatment could save the lives of up to 500,000 HIV positive Africans a year. The World Health Organization and UNAids issued the call to a health conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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As many as half a million lives  could be saved every year in Africa if governments combine  their approach to tackle a rampant AIDS epidemic with measures  to treat tuberculosis, health experts said on Tuesday.
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African leaders call for more funds to fight the world's deadliest diseases - Aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
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NEW YORK  - Tuberculosis infection is on the rise among internationally adopted children, a new study shows.