8 States Cut From System That Tracks Rate of H.I.V. Aug 23, 2008
Terry Butler, a spokeswoman for the National Center for H.I.V., S.T.D. and TB Prevention at the centers, said that the total money for the system which is awarded to applicants on a competitive basis would remain the same, but that the remaining 25 participating states and cities would receive more. Ms. Butler said those participants had the most reliable systems and could help the centers produce the best estimates. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Southerland a flawed NFL prospect? Aug 22, 2008
Never mind that he s the consummate football player ... There are plenty football players that had flaws, Jerry Rice anyone ... Look at the link above on TB run and he more or less picked him. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Some Seniors Forego Medicine Because Of Insurance Gap Aug 22, 2008
Those who take medicine for heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux disease quit at the highest rate, 20 percent. The Kaiser Family Foundation conducted the study with researchers at Georgetown University and the University of Chicago. (KWTX.com, TX)
Lack Of Tuberculosis Trials In Children Unacceptable, Experts Argue Aug 21, 2008
20, 2008) Ensuring the involvement of children in the evaluation of tuberculosis treatment is critical as we move forward in developing effective responses to active and drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB), argues a new essay in the journal PLoS Medicine ... But nearly 40 years after the development of short-course treatments in adults, there are still major uncertainties about dosing for children of common TB drugs ... Burman and colleagues outline several traditional barriers to the involvement... (Science Daily)
Do Eagles have any shot vs. Georgia? Aug 21, 2008
Of course, they re in Division I-AA (I don t care, that s what it is to me, not Football Championship Subdivision ) ... They run a derivative of West Virginia s 3-3-5 defense and Hatcher has been running a Hal Mumme-style spread offense for years, way before the spread became vogue offense in college football ... BTW, I do respect and like GSU s football program. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Richt on A.J.: 'We'll get him in the game' Aug 20, 2008
That said, it s still just football and there s nothing stopping offensive coordinator Mike Bobo from just calling specific plays for Green on occasion ... You have to check out the song and accompanying video written by college football enthusiast ... If you don t like watching GOOD SEC COLLEGE FOOTBALL go back to OHIO and take your Big 10 network with you, you want see any of us trying to stop you. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Aug 20, 2008
The money will go to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to fund current clinical trials and research new ideas. "It's unacceptable that TB continues to kill someone every 15 seconds," Richard Klausner of the Gates Foundation said ... Dr Marcos Espinal, executive secretary of the Stop TB Partnership, which is hosted by the WHO, welcomed Thursday's announcement. (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
Accra, Aug. 19, GNA - The Director-General of the Ghana Health Aug 20, 2008
She called for the political will to carry out tobacco programmes and the collaboration of tobacco control with existing programmes such as TB, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. "Let us dedicate time to get the result; don't expect instant success.". Ms. Sophia Twum Barima, Communication Officer of the WHO, commended Ghana for winning the WHO Award on Tobacco Control and named the winner as Comfort Opoku Ware of the Ghana Tourist Board. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Problem Mexican Peppers Popped Up Long Before Salmonella Outbreak Aug 20, 2008
(August 19, 2008)--Contrary to government claims, problem peppers and chilies were turning up at the U.S.-Mexican border long before the recent salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country. The Food and Drug Administration insisted as recently as last week that it was surprised by the outbreak, saying Mexican peppers had not been a problem, but an analysis of FDA records by The Associated Press shows that border inspectors repeatedly turned back shipments of peppers that... (KWTX.com, TX)
Doh! Braves' homers lacking Aug 19, 2008
Hits fastballs, breaking balls, etc ... Oh Yea, After watching the Brewers game on TBS Yesterday, Is there anyone other than myself who wishes that the Braves F.O. should ve went hard after Mike Cameron last offseason ... LOOKS LIKE WE NEED A FIRSTBASEMAN IN 2009, ONE THAT CAN HIT ABOVE THE MENDOZA LINE. IS TERRY TEACHING KOTCHMAN EVERYTHING HE TAUGHT ANDRUW & FRENCHIE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
New Method To Overcome Multiple Drug Resistant Diseases Aug 19, 2008
21, 2007) A newly released study suggests that the majority of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) among patients undergoing treatment for the disease may be due to new infections, not acquired. (July 3, 2007) Existing methods of detecting drug-resistant forms of HIV are expensive, time consuming and often fail to identify small populations of drug-resistant HIV. Now, researchers have developed a drug. (Science Daily (press release))
Two HIV/TB global leaders announce merger talks Aug 18, 2008
Formal merger negotiations were announced between two global leaders on HIV and TB: Health opment Networks (HDN) and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance - at the XVII International AIDS Conference which concluded in Mexico on 8_August 2008 ... It will also accelerate HDN's global implementation of the National Partnership Platform strategy, which will strengthen and promote the inclusion of community voices and views within HIV and TB programming ... Nadine France, Executive Director of HDN... (Health Newstrack)
Synthetic Biology Is Bearing Fruit: Blockers Against Blockers Aug 17, 2008
Not so long ago, even in Switzerland, people were falling ill with tuberculosis (TB) ... It produces a protein, EthR, that blocks the production of the enzyme EthA, thus preventing EthA converting Ethionamid from an inactive precursor into a substance that kills the TB pathogen ... (June 10, 1998) In a study with major implications for improving tuberculosis (TB) treatment, researchers have identified the exact part of the disease-causing microbe that is targeted by isoniazid, the most widely. (Science Daily)
Restaurant / Food Service General Manager Aug 16, 2008
Contact Information Contact: Not Available Email: Not Available Phone: Not Available Fax: Not Available Ref ID: TB POC. Restaurant / Food Service General Manager. (Florida Today)
Questions Remain As Salmonella Outbreak Winds Down Aug 16, 2008
(August 15, 2008)The salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds in Texas and around the country is winding down, but federal health officials still dont know why the few tainted Mexican peppers health investigators found could explain the widespread illness that has affected 1,400 people. The FDA's Dr. David Acheson says the outbreak isn't over yet. (KWTX.com, TX)
FDA: Chemical Found In Plastic Bottles Is Safe Aug 16, 2008
FDA: Chemical Found In Plastic Bottles Is Safe. Staph Infection Information Resources. (KWTX.com, TX)
Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Found In California Aug 15, 2008
14, 2008) In the first statewide study of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) in the United States, California officials have identified 18 cases of the dangerous and difficult-to-treat disease between 1993 and 2006, and 77 cases that were one step away from XDR TB. ... California reports almost 3,000 cases of tuberculosis annually, the largest number of TB cases of any U.S. state ... California has also led the nation since 2002 in the number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis... (Science Daily)
Beef Recall Expanded Aug 15, 2008
36 million pounds of beef is now included in the recall that was announced last Friday after the Omaha company's meat was linked to an E. coli outbreak. The initial recall involved about 1. (KWTX.com, TX)
UGA's Evans competitive as ever Aug 14, 2008
And that extends especially to football and basketball ... If you haven t noticed, the Gators have won some basketball and football national championships lately ... Evans is obviously pleased with the progress Georgia has made in football under coach Mark Richt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bird flu alert Aug 14, 2008
The government and The Jakarta Post should concentrate on diseases and conditions that cause scores more deaths than bird flu, such as TB, malaria and malnutrition. IAN HAMILTON Jakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Putting sufferers behind bars is no way to solve TB problem Aug 14, 2008
Recently the Cape high court granted an application by the health MEC of the Western Cape in effect to imprison four people with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital in Ysterplaat, Cape Town ... The judgment orders that they "adhere to the rules of behaviour for XDR-TB patients" at the hospital and it empowers the sheriff to call the police to help force them back into hospital if necessary ... The facts of this type of drug resistant TB are simple and... (Business Report, South Africa)
Firing wildly, and . . . Tech's best five? Aug 13, 2008
why does nt Kennesaw State University have a football team ... From a football perspective, the fading away of an us vs. them mentally within both the players and coaches ranks, to the positive results being reported from a significant improvement in player conditioning and attitudes, it is dramatic how big a culutural/mental toughness change that is taking place on the The Flats ... Braine did not do a good job with the finances, but he did hire many good coaches who are still on campus and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Study: People Can Be Overweight And Healthy Aug 13, 2008
Study: People Can Be Overweight And Healthy. Staph Infection Information Resources. (KWTX.com, TX)
State Expects Flat Growth In CHIP Aug 13, 2008
Staph Infection Information Resources. Hospital Information Resources. (KWTX.com, TX)
Survivor: Sylvia slips Aug 13, 2008
Boo must have given him TB. Alex, whos not a real doctor but does play one on TV, diagnosed Gary with a possible broken rib. (iAfrica.com)
Probe into S Africa drugs recall Aug 13, 2008
TB infections can develop in HIV-positive patients ... Initial tests showed that the withdrawn TB drugs lost their potency over a period of time ... People may carry the TB infection for many years but only develop the disease when they develop HIV, which suppresses the immune system. (BBC News -- Africa)
South Africa: Health Dept Withdraws Two TB Drugs Aug 12, 2008
com: South Africa: Health Department Withdraws Two TB Drugs Pending Further Quality Tests (Page 1 of 1) ... South Africa: Health Department Withdraws Two TB Drugs Pending Further Quality Tests ... The health department has withdrawn two tuberculosis (TB) drug products that were more than four months old. (allAfrica.com)
Local briefs Aug 12, 2008
Staff will provide immunizations, TB tests and a limited number of physical examinations for Fresno Unified students only. The Healthy Smiles dental van also will be available Wednesday, Friday and Aug. 22 to provide dental screenings for students entering kindergarten. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Manto targets TB drugs Aug 12, 2008
A probe has been launched into the stability of two drugs received from a supplier for the management of tuberculosis (TB), Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Monday ... The Health Minister said all TB fixed-drug-combinations on tender were also being tested. (iAfrica.com)
Govt to improve AIDS, TB control programme Aug 12, 2008
According to official estimates, nearly six per cent of HIV patients in the state are also infected with TB. In fact, TB alone accounts for most deaths of HIV patients in the country. Coincidence of AIDS with TB is a crucial issue and we have been working on improving coordination between the departments to help us tackle it in a better manner, said Dr R N D Purohit, director, State Aids Control Society ... The Central government too has been working to implement a framework for HIV-TB... (Times of India)
TB thrives in crowded houses Aug 11, 2008
The University of Otago (Wellington) study, comprising 1,898 cases between 2000 and 2005, found that TB is still an important infectious disease. TB affects a third of the world population, 10 percent of whom will progress to active disease ... "While the focus of TB control is on prompt case detection and effective treatment, better housing conditions and reduced levels of crowding also have a role in controlling the spread of this disease," said study co-author Michael Baker. (India Times, India)
Drinking rates down Aug 11, 2008
Success on drug-resistant TB Drug-resistant tuberculosis comes in two forms: bad and worse ... Those whose disease does not respond to those two first-line drugs or to three classes of second-line drugs have what is called extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR-TB. Their chances of cure are even lower ... "It's essential that the world know that XDR-TB is not a death sentence," lead author Carole D. Mitnick of Harvard Medical School said in a statement. (Boston Globe)
Briefs (Aug. 14) Aug 11, 2008
TB skin tests will be given on Mondays; patients can return Thursday to have the test read. Keep Well Clinics will also be held in the Chambers Community Room on Linden Street on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m.-noon; and at the Seabed s Way Community Room on Captain Robert Cook Road, on the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m.-noon. (Needham Tab, MA)
Where were these Braves all season? Aug 11, 2008
Pac Man though is a bad nickname these days because of a certain football playing felon ... NY (Bronx), Anaheim, Boston, St. Louis, Chicago (any), Philly, TB, Detroit, Milwaukee or LA (Dodgers), would he still be playing everyday ... I also saw some show this morning that Pat Summerall was doing that Prattville s high school football team is ranked in the top 5 in the country. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
NRHM has taken healthcare to remote areas: Parijat Aug 11, 2008
He said that two each vehicles in each district of the state equipped with ultra sound, X-ray machines, TB, Malaria testing facilities are imparting healthcare services currently in the state. The state does not have adequate number of hospitals but community health centres are being opened to cover villages at various places, he said. (KanglaOnline)
Minnesota asks for split-state TB status (2) Aug 10, 2008
Minnesota asks for split-state TB status ... The USDA officially downgraded Minnesota's Bovine TB status from Modified Accredited Advanced to Modified Accredited on Wednesday, April 9 ... The Board of Animal Health would like Minnesota's other 83 counties to return to TB Free Status by the fall of 2008. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Alaska cases of infectious diseases drop Aug 10, 2008
Last year saw Alaska partly recover from a 2006 tuberculosis outbreak, which resulted in 70 TB cases statewide, mostly in the Anchorage area. There were only 51 TB cases statewide in 2007. (Anchorage Daily News)
Human rights at the core of AIDS control, conference told Aug 10, 2008
"It is clear that we have moved on from the fruitless debate between prevention and treatment that has plagued us in the past," said Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, arguing that they are complementary. But he cautioned that wide-scale prevention, treatment and progress against the disease will not occur unless "human rights remain at the core of everything we do.". (Globe and Mail)
Few HIV patients tested for tuberculosis: report Aug 9, 2008
The low TB screening rate is "unacceptable," researchers from the Advocacy to Control TB Internationally (ACTION) coalition said during a press conference at the International AIDS Conference underway here. "A mere one percent of people living with HIV/AIDS are reported to have been screened for TB," said Dr. Jim Yong Kim, chief of the division of social medicine and health inequalities at Harvard Medical School ... "One of the great tragedies of this epidemic is that people who are living with... (Reuters)
Comprehensive Treatment Of Extensively Drug-resistant TB Works, Study Finds Aug 9, 2008
8, 2008) The death sentence that too often accompanies a diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) can be commuted if an individualized outpatient therapy program is followed even in countries with limited resources and a heavy burden of TB. ... A study conducted in Peru between 1999 and 2002 shows that more than 60 percent of XDR-TB patients not co-infected with HIV were cured after receiving the bulk of their personalized treatment at home or in community-based settings ...... (Science Daily)
Persons Tested for HIV --- United States, 2006 Aug 8, 2008
Reported by: D Duran, MPH, J Beltrami, MD, R Stein, PhD, A Voetsch, PhD, B Branson, MD, Div of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention ... This report is based, in part, on contributions by F Belcher, P Topete, J Anderson, R Zuwallack, K Hannah, K Omland, Macro International, Inc., Calverton, Maryland; and L Lin, A Drake, Div of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC.. (Food Consumer)
WHAT'S SHE UP TO? Aug 8, 2008
And who sat back and reaped the benefits of the media swiftboating of Hillary over things that had NOTHING to do with who was best qualified to be President ... If VP, she would be only a heartbeat away from becoming President ... Everyone calls Obama followers crazy, but you nutballs take the cake, delivery truck and bakery. (The Drudge Report)
Treatment Outcomes Highlight Dangers Of Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Aug 8, 2008
7, 2008) In a retrospective study of 174 tuberculosis patients treated at National Jewish Health (formerly National Jewish Medical and Research Center), patients with extensively-drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) were almost eight times as likely to die as patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ... The study, published in the August 17, 2008, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, highlights the need for optimal management of multi-drug resistant cases to prevent the... (Science Daily)
We can't ignore the AIDS plight of the disabled Aug 8, 2008
Rather, it is a series of cascading, overlapping outbreaks of disease sweeping over communities the way waves pound relentlessly at a shore. Those hardest hit are the most vulnerable, the marginalized and the disenfranchised: girls and women in countries where they have few rights; men who have sex with men where that is taboo; sex workers; intravenous drug users; members of minority groups such as aboriginals. (Globe and Mail)
Hard-to-Treat TB Cured with Aggressive Therapy Aug 8, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even in poor countries, tuberculosis resistant to numerous drugs -- known as extensively drug-resistant TB or XDR-TB -- can be cured with aggressive treatment, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine. "It's essential that the world know that XDR-TB is not a death sentence," lead author Dr. Carole D. Mitnick states in a Harvard Medical School news release ... First identified in 2006, XDR-TB is defined as "tuberculosis strains with resistance to at... (MEDLINEplus)
Prostate Cancer Screening Not Recommended For Men Over 75 Aug 7, 2008
Prostate Cancer Screening Not Recommended For Men Over 75. Staph Infection Information Resources. (KWTX.com, TX)
Bogor's candidates start campaign Aug 7, 2008
The five pairs running are: Iyus Djuher and Mohamad Rusdi AS, both Bogor regency councilors; Maman Daning and Muhammad Nurdin, head of Citeureup subdistrict; TB Soenmandjaja, a lecturer at Ibnu Khaldun University, and entrepreneur Ace Supeli; Fitri Putra Nugraha, a councilor and son of the incumbent regent Agus Utara Effendi, with Endang Kosasih, a member of the People's Consultative Assembly; and Rachmat Yasin, the speaker of the Bogor Council, with councilor Karyawan Fathurachman. Iyus-Rusdi... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa Aug 7, 2008
" Last year only 89 deaths were recorded. But the disease can never be fully eradicated without neighbouring countries also jacking up their malaria control programmes. This led to the creation of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative, backed by the Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, Malaria and TB, which has led to an 83% and 67% drop in malaria cases in Swaziland and Mozambique respectively. South Africa is also providing resources and technical training to Zimbabwe's southern Matabeleland... (Yahoo News -- Malaria)
Strategies To Control TB Outdated, Inadequate, Analysis Shows Aug 6, 2008
5, 2008) The standard regimens to treat tuberculosis (TB) are inadequate in countries with high rates of multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB. In countries with high rates of MDR-TB, patients are nearly twice as likely to fail their initial treatment than those in countries with low rates, according to a new analysis of World Health Organization (WHO) data. This finding suggests strongly that current TB treatment regimens need to updated and revised to address the shifting landscape of public health in... (Science Daily)
Tough, sullen stretch for Braves Aug 6, 2008
In the post-TBS era, I have felt a bit disconnected from Braves Nation ... So many of my happiest sport memories involves Skip, Pete, TBS and the Braves ... AnotherNCBrave I wish I had gotten XM instead of Sirius, especially after the Braves got whacked off of TBS.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
12 Days of ACC Football - Duke Aug 6, 2008
At Duke, the cloud over its football program has been in its win-loss record, recording just 17 wins in the last 10 seasons ... Not much is expected from outsiders looking in, but there is some new excitement and energy about Duke Football ... Duke also returns three starters on its offensive line and its leading rusher in TB Requan Boyette (432). (Theacc.com)
E Cape MEC cracks whip Aug 6, 2008
The main areas where delivery needed to be speeded up were in solving the shortage of doctors and nurses and improving treatment of TB, especially XDR TB, and HIV, she said. "The MEC announced that she will appoint technical support teams that will work with CEOs in various hospitals to unblock critical challenges," said Kupelo. (iAfrica.com)
An old scourge persists in N.C. Aug 6, 2008
Immigrants face a growing TB risk ... TB is a common illness of poverty, passed among people crowded in dark, unventilated rooms, and among people whose immune systems are weakened by malnutrition and other diseases ... In a study released in July, researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the nation's health system is failing to adequately control TB in immigrants. (News & Observer)
Africa: Progress But End of Aids 'Not in Sight' Aug 5, 2008
Patients who were co-infected with HIV and TB fared better if their cocktail of HIV drugs included efavirenz instead of nevirapine as they were better able to suppress the virus and had fewer side effects than those receiving a nevirapine-based combination ... While the study, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association , does not have immediate implications for SA, which already provides efavirenz to patients infected with TB and HIV, it raises difficult questions for... (allAfrica.com)
RICHT: 'IT'S EMBARRASSING' Aug 5, 2008
The entry titled "Richt ready to just talk football," and any of the comments about it ... Richt ready to just talk football ... Athens The coach of the first Georgia team ever to be voted preseason No. 1 sat before the assembled media on the first day of practice, and of the first 20 questions directed toward Mark Richt, four had to do with football. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Jharkhand govt to set up three medical colleges Aug 5, 2008
A TB hospital will be set up at Itki while a hospital for leprosy patients will come up in Brambe. Jharkhand, which has three government medical colleges in Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur, needs more such institutions, the minister said. (Economic Times)
Tuberculosis Treatment Inadequate in Some "Hot Zones" Aug 5, 2008
MedlinePlus: TB treatment inadequate in some "hot zones" ... TB treatment inadequate in some "hot zones" ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In certain "hot zones" where multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is prevalent, patients treated with standard TB drugs have high rates of failure and relapse, new research indicates. (MEDLINEplus)
TB hampers HIV treatment - study Aug 4, 2008
Patients being treated for tuberculosis (TB) may not get the full benefits from HIV therapy, researchers say. Nevirapine - a cheap antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV in developing countries - did not work as well in patients also on TB treatment ... But another more expensive drug - efavirenz - did not seem to be affected by the TB treatment, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported. (BBC News)
Aids - Updates and Analysis Aug 4, 2008
The program was first passed in 2003, after several years of mobilization by activists in Africa, the United States, and worldwide, that also led to the founding of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Malaria, and TB, in 2002. In 2001, USAID administrator Andrew Natsios that antiretroviral treatment programs for Africans were impractical, because Africans "couldn't tell time" (). (allAfrica.com)
The Future Arrives Aug 4, 2008
Stanford Cardinal Football, Basketball, and Recruiting ... Given the opportunity to request a couple of the players after Friday night's first practice, we talked with a couple of key freshmen we believe are going to have a tremendous impact on the Stanford football program in the years to come ... The first thing that struck me was that this is one excited young man, one who is clearly thrilled to be at and honored to be on the Cardinal football team. (TheBootleg.com)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Aug 4, 2008
The money will go to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to fund current clinical trials and research new ideas. "It's unacceptable that TB continues to kill someone every 15 seconds," Richard Klausner of the Gates Foundation said ... Dr Marcos Espinal, executive secretary of the Stop TB Partnership, which is hosted by the WHO, welcomed Thursday's announcement. (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
Declare Tuberculosis an emergency disease in Ghana Aug 4, 2008
"Member States of the African Union committed themselves in 2005 to the achievement of universal access to treatment and care of TB while up till now the 2001 Abuja pledge by Heads of States to allocate at least 15 per cent of their countries annual budget to the improvement of the health sector has not been met". Mr. Imoro Abudu, Programme Manager of Afro Global Alliance said this at a TB Voice Network Advocacy and Sensitization workshop for Assembly Members and community leaders in Accra ...... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
CDC finds thousands more HIV cases in U.S. Aug 3, 2008
About 56,000 people became infected with HIV in the past year, which translates to about 40 percent more cases than officials had estimated, said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. Previous CDC estimates suggested about 40,000 new people were infected each year. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Team targets Chuuk in tuberculosis battle Aug 3, 2008
Team targets Chuuk in TB battle ... Such tuberculosis cases are resistant to Isoniazid and rifampin, two major drugs used to treat active TB. Other medications require much longer treatment, 18 to 24 months, and are much more costly, Wing said ... Hawaii has one of the highest TB rates in the nation, reporting 115 active cases in 2006, or 8. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
HIV alarm bell for USA Aug 3, 2008
"This new picture reveals that the HIV epidemic is and has been worse than previously known and underscores the challenges in confronting this disease," Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/Aids, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. The CDC said new technology allowed it to establish a more precise estimate of the epidemic. (iAfrica.com)
