Tuberculosis NewsNews on Tuberculosis continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Tuberculosis Lifelong Threat to People With HIV- August 5, 2008 Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in people with HIV, resulting in an estimated13 percent of AIDS deaths worldwide.http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/tuberculosis-lifelong-threat-to-people-wi... Growth hormone cuts abnormal fat in patients with HIV- August 5, 2008 Low doses of human growth hormone can reverse some of the abnormal fat distribution caused by HIV therapy, lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the treatment may produce an unnecessary risk for ...http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/growth-hormone-cuts-abnormal-fat-in-patie... Hawaii DoH Notified Of Multi-Drug-Resistant TB Cases- August 4, 2008 The government of Chuuk requested assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after their initial concerns of MDR TB cases and deaths.http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/hawaii-doh-notified-of-multi-drug-resista... Certain HIV Treatment Less Effective When Used With Anti-TB Therapy- August 3, 2008 Patients receiving rifampicin-based anti-tuberculosis therapy are more likely to experience virological failure when starting nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy, an HIV treatment that is widely used in ...http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/certain-hiv-treatment-less-effective-when... TB hampers HIV treatment - study- August 3, 2008 But another more expensive drug - efavirenz - did not seem to be affected by the TB treatment, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported.http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/tb-hampers-hiv-treatment-study?fromrss=1 Team targets Chuuk in tuberculosis battle- August 2, 2008 The state Health Department is taking action to try to protect Hawaii from exposure to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis after five recent cases resulting in four deaths in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/team-targets-chuuk-in-tuberculosis-battle... Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB- August 1, 2008 Standard methods of treating tuberculosis are failing in countries with high rates of multi-drug resistant forms of the disease, say researchers who analyzed World Health Organization data from 2003 to 2004 for ...http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/drug-resistance-is-slowing-global-fight-a... Officials warn of deadly TB: Four have died in Chuuk from drug-resistant strain- August 1, 2008 Four of five people afflicted with a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Federated State of Micronesia's Chuuk state have died over the last several months, Guam public health authorities confirmed ...http://www.topix.net/health/tuberculosis/2008/08/officials-warn-of-deadly-tb-four-have-die... |