http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on tuberculosis and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/ Mobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/mhealth-could-save-a-million-african-lives-by-2017-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisWed, 10 Apr 2013 06:55:42 GMTInternational bodies are offering true research opportunities, but African funding is needed to prepare the ground, writes Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/opinions/africa-analysis-continent-must-back-tb-research-drive-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 04 Apr 2013 15:03:08 GMTSix sessions have been dropped from the World Conference on Science Journalism programme due to a lack of money to help speakers attend.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/developing-world-sessions-purged-from-wcsj2013-programme.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 02 Apr 2013 15:09:22 GMTTB is linked with a deadly silicosis epidemic hidden for decades in rural South Africa. Gold mining firms must make amends, says Jaine Roberts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/opinions/gold-miners-with-work-related-tb-neglected-for-too-long.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 25 Mar 2013 11:30:20 GMTNew approaches are needed to reverse the trend of disappointing vaccines against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, argues biotech expert Thomas Egwang.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/opinions/failing-vaccine-strategies-need-to-be-revamped.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 05 Mar 2013 16:47:08 GMTGlobal drug markets are awash with low quality medicine, partly because of inadequate testing in poor countries, says a US report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/lack-of-access-to-technology-hampers-detection-of-substandard-drugs-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:25 GMTThe first new tuberculosis vaccine in almost a century did not increase protection against TB compared with existing vaccine, shows trial.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/leading-tb-vaccine-candidate-fails-to-protect-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 05 Feb 2013 17:45:21 GMTHigh infection rates discovered in central Ethiopian dairy farms could be harming production and putting local people at risk, says study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/bovine-tb-in-ethiopia-threatens-health-and-farm-incomes-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 04 Feb 2013 13:58:27 GMTThe government of Zimbabwe has earmarked substantial funding to kick-start a nanotechnology programme focused on TB and HIV/AIDS.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/zimbabwe-backs-nanotechnology-as-route-to-new-drugs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 11 Dec 2012 13:44:18 GMTAn 'electronic nose' that analyses exhaled air could change testing for TB infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/-electronic-nose-to-detect-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisTue, 20 Nov 2012 16:10:23 GMTA paper device that can detect drug-induced liver damage could change the way doctors treat TB and HIV patients in the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/paper-test-could-make-drug-treatment-safer.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisFri, 16 Nov 2012 17:22:14 GMTDespite the increase in Brazilian papers related to tuberculosis, the patent registry reveals low innovation in this area.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/-tb-innovation-left-behind-in-brazil-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 01 Nov 2012 09:02:10 GMTResearch capacity in infectious and non-infectious diseases, which affect millions of Africans, has been boosted by a multi-million dollar fund.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/african-health-research-network-gets-cash-injection.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 29 Oct 2012 16:52:04 GMTThe global mortality and incidence rates of tuberculosis are dropping, but slow response to drug resistance and funding gaps threaten progress.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/r-d-funding-needed-to-sustain-the-decline-of-tb-deaths-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 18 Oct 2012 16:07:10 GMTSouth Africa is set to open a 40,000 square feet research facility next month, to help tackle Africa's HIV and tuberculosis epidemics.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/south-africa-to-open-us-40-million-hiv-tb-facility.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 20 Sep 2012 16:50:27 GMTHealth research and innovation geared towards the needs of developing countries are the focus of AusAID's draft medical strategy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/ausaid-to-boost-funding-for-health-innovation-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 10 Sep 2012 17:42:54 GMTA new combination drug therapy, successful in phase II trials, could help eradicate TB and bring hope to people living with HIV/TB co-infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/combination-drug-therapy-could-end-tb-s-deadly-grip.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisWed, 25 Jul 2012 14:23:28 GMTThe WHO takes action on global vaccinations, disease control and child mortality, with the adoption of a ten-year plan.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/who-adopts-global-vaccine-action-plan-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 07 Jun 2012 18:07:27 GMTVietnam is seeking help from experts in Australia to reduce its levels of tuberculosis, one of the highest in Asia.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/vietnam-partners-with-australia-to-combat-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisThu, 17 May 2012 11:26:30 GMTSub-Saharan African researchers are working together in the search for an effective tuberculosis vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tuberculosis/news/sub-saharan-africans-join-forces-for-tb-vaccine-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_tuberculosisMon, 26 Mar 2012 17:11:17 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/