New Delhi: At 27 percent, India carries the highest burden of tuberculosis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said in its latest report on the highly contagious bacterial disease. The …
PACHECO — Now that tuberculosis has been linked genetically to a gambling casino in Contra Costa County, health officials said the next step is to make sure that those who …
MARTINEZ — Health officials in Contra Costa County sounded a warning Thursday to anyone who has spent time in a Pacheco casino over the past five years that they were …
WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers voted overwhelmingly against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease at a Wednesday meeting prompted by years of patient efforts seeking access to the unproven …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country’s antitrust …
NEW DELHI: Prisoners in India are five times more at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) than the general population, a first-of-its-kind study to assess prevalence of the communicable disease in …