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Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent health problem in developing countries. For people who have a healthy immune system, the risk of TB 10 per cent only in a lifetime. But if a person’s immune system is bad then the risk will be greater.

Knowing the symptoms of TB early in yourself is important. Sometimes the TB virus will not show any symptoms until the condition of the immune system weakens. Symptoms of TB can be seen only when the infection is active. Then the symptoms will develop over time. (more…)

A simple breath test could be used to diagnose lung infections like tuberculosis in a matter of minutes, according to researchers.

They were able to identify different types of bacteria through rat breath. The new method which is still in development is sometimes able to shorten the time of detection of lung infection from weeks to just a few seconds. (more…)

Doctors warned pregnant women and new mothers in six months that they had a higher risk of tuberculosis (TB). They have a 70 times higher risk of having tuberculosis than women in the normal population.

Researchers from the Health Protection Agency warns that doctors noticed symptoms of TB because if left untreatedm it can be fatal. (more…)

Back in the 1950′s and 60′s most people didn’t rate diabetes as a major problem. Back then, all the focus was on dealing with more prominent diseases such as polio and tuberculosis. If diabetes was thought about, it was more in the context of cutting out sugar in your coffee, rather than as a serious threat to your eyesight or your life.

That’s all changing. It’s not too much to say that diabetes is now reaching epidemic levels in most of the western world. According to the American Diabetes Association there are over 20 million diabetics in the United States alone, with a staggering one third undiagnosed. It’s also going to get a lot worse with another 41 million Americans already showing pre-diabetic signs. (more…)

Gambian pouched rats differ from other rats because of its weight can reach 10-15 pounds. It also has a special ability to detect tuberculosis bacilli (TB), which is believed to be even more accurate than examination with a microscope.

By using the ability of Gambia pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus), examination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis examination can be done more cheaply. Anyone can capture and keep it because these animals live wildly and spread in some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. (more…)