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'Game changer' tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 03:24 AM

A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday as a "game changer" in the fight against the global killer. Read more »

Blinded by TB drug: Ex-architect designs new lives amid tuberculosis horrors

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 08:56 PM

The first time that architect Eloisa "Louie" Zepeda felt there was something wrong with her body was when she was walking inside a mall in Cubao, Quezon City in late 2006.    Read more »

USAID launches 2 new projects to help PH fight vs tuberculosis

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 03:52 PM

The programs will also enhance tuberculosis prevention and treatment measures in local government units. Read more »

UN summit on TB seeks to put spotlight on killer disease

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 01:52 PM

UNITED NATIONS - It's the world's number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a focus of global attention and donor funding.  Read more »

TB, isa pa rin sa mga nangungunang nakamamatay na sakit sa Pinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 02:12 AM

Isa pa rin ang tuberculosis sa mga nangungunang nakamamatay na sakit sa Pilipinas. Read more »

8 inmates in Rizal jail diagnosed with tuberculosis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:34 PM

MANILA - Jail officials confirmed Tuesday that 8 inmates at Teresa District Jail in Rizal have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Read more »

Pilipinas, pangatlo sa may pinakamataas na kaso ng TB: WHO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 03:22 AM

Isa ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang may mataas na kaso ng tuberculosis, ayon sa World Health Organization. Read more »

Pasan ko si Nanay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:17 PM

Araw-araw ay pasan ni Melay ang kanyang ina na hindi makalakad dahil sa sakit.  Read more »

Pickled in 'cognac', Chopin's heart gives up its secrets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 09:22 PM

WARSAW, Poland - The heart of Frederic Chopin, among the world's most cherished musical virtuosos, may finally have given up the cause of his untimely death. Read more »

'Isang klase ng gamot sa tuberculosis, nakabubulag'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 06:18 PM

Panlalabo ng paningin hanggang pagkabulag ang side effect ng isang klase ng gamot para sa tuberculosis. Read more »

Kalahating milyong Pinoy, hindi alam na may TB sila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:41 PM

Mas agresibo na ang gagawing kampanya ng Department of Health para malabanan ang sakit na tuberculosis sa gitna ng pagdami ng bilang ng mga Pilipino na mayroon nito. Read more »

Cebu jail to conduct mandatory HIV, TB tests for inmates

Annie Perez and Edgar Escalante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 06:35 PM

An alarming rise in the number of HIV and tuberculosis cases among inmates of the Cebu City Jail has led to a resolution to conduct mandatory testing for the said diseases among incoming inmates of the jail facility. Read more »

PANOORIN: Paano maiiwasan ang sakit na TB?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 12:44 PM

Mahigit sa 300,000 Pilipino ang may sakit na tuberculosis, base sa datos ng National Tubercolosis Program. Read more »

Tuberculosis risk 23 times higher in Philippine detention facilities

Contributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Posted at Mar 23 06:34 PM

Every day, 38 Filipinos die from tuberculosis (TB), a highly contagious but preventable disease. According to the 2016 Global Tuberculosis Report, the Philippines ranked eighth among the 30 countries with the largest number of TB cases in the world. Read more »

Hepatitis outstrips AIDS, TB as killer: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 12:43 PM

PARIS - Virus-caused hepatitis has become a leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing more people in a year than AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, a report said Thursday. Read more »

Newborn disease outbreaks push S. Korea to stiffen care centre oversight

Jee Heun Kahng and Ju-min Park, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 09:44 AM

SEOUL - Like more than half of South Korean mothers, Kim Ju-yeon spent two weeks recuperating and relaxing in a health care centre with her newborn after she gave birth last June.   Read more »

TB among illnesses easiest to cure, says expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 06:39 PM

MANILA - A doctor said that people suffering from tuberculosis should not be depressed, as it is among the illnesses that are easiest to cure. Read more »