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  World TB Day 2023: Warning signs you should pay attention to

  Health | March 24, 2023 15:48 IST

  World TB Day 2023: In addition to damaging the lungs, TB can also affect other important bodily functions. However, the disease can be treated effectively, especially if diagnosed early.

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  PM Modi to visit Varanasi on March 24, to lay foundation of projects worth Rs 1780 cr

  India | March 22, 2023 18:26 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on March 24 on a day long visit, where he will address the One World TB Summit and dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 1,780 crore.

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  Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID, says a research

  Health | February 03, 2023 12:37 IST

  The BCG vaccine has the additional advantage of inducing a defence through the innate immune system that is broader than just against Tuberculosis.

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  Body's response to different strains of TB could affect transmission

  Health | April 17, 2022 22:05 IST

  Tuberculosis or TB is one of the top 10 causes of death across the globe. In India too, lakhs of patients are suffering from TB.

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  India may come up with vaccine against tuberculosis by 2024, says Indian scientist

  India | April 01, 2022 23:32 IST

  Dr. Suchit Kamble, a scientist at the ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) in Pune, informed us that the trials are underway to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two TB vaccine candidates -- VPM1002 and Immunovac -- in preventing tuberculosis in healthy household contacts of newly-diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary TB patients.

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  World Tuberculosis Day 2022: Ways to prevent transmission of this airborne disease

  Health | March 24, 2022 7:34 IST

  Tuberculosis or TB is one of the top 10 causes of deaths across the globe. In India too, lakhs of patients are suffering from TB. World Tuberculosis Day focuses on building awareness about TB through prevention and cure with an extended aim to make the world TB Free.

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  World Tuberculosis Day 2022: Ayurvedic remedies to help deal with this deadly disease of the lungs

  Health | March 24, 2022 6:32 IST

  Tuberculosis is caused due to under-nourishment, HIV, alcohol, smoking and diabetes. This ailment disproportionately affects the financially marginalised sections of the society, and the stigma associated with this disease lead to underreporting and underdiagnosis.

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  World TB Day: With 2025 in sight, govt to launch door-to-door TB screening on war footing

  India | March 24, 2022 12:14 IST

  The Modi government is set to launch a special door-to-door TB screening initiative on war footing, as only three years remain of its 2025 target to eradicate the deadly disease.

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  President Kovind inaugurates TB Seal Campaign at Rashtrapati Bhavan

  India | October 02, 2021 16:39 IST

  "President Kovind inaugurates 72nd TB Seal Campaign of Tuberculosis Association of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan," tweeted the Prez of India.

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  USAID chips in to power India's goal to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025

  India | September 01, 2021 8:37 IST

  Amid this background of this scourge in the country, USAID chipped in with its Breaking the Barriers programme, a community engagement initiative, aimed at reducing morbidity due to TB and aligning it with GoI goals.

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  COVID-19 can make more susceptible to developing active tuberculosis: Health Ministry

  India | July 18, 2021 7:18 IST

  The ministry said SARS-CoV-2 infection can make an individual more susceptible to developing active TB disease, as it is an "opportunistic infection like black fungus".

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  US announces USD 57mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries

  World | June 05, 2021 8:02 IST

  The USAID said alongside COVID-19, TB is the leading infectious disease killer, particularly in low and middle-income countries, sickening 10 million people and taking 1.4 million lives every year.

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  Swami Ramdev recommends this Yogasan to get rid of TB in the intestine

  Lifestyle | March 25, 2021 13:47 IST

  TB in the intestine is a serious disease. For this, taking turmeric and shilajit in milk will be effective. Apart from this, the consumption of mukta shakti bhasma will also be helpful, says Swami Ramdev.

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  Swami Ramdev shares how to get rid of TB through soil treatment

  Lifestyle | March 25, 2021 13:46 IST

  According to Swami Ramdev, antibiotics are given in allopathy to get rid of TB problem. But in Ayurveda, it can be cured through soil therapy.

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  Do this yogasana to get relief from TB problem

  Lifestyle | March 25, 2021 13:46 IST

  Along with Yogasan, Ayurvedic remedies can also be adopted to get rid of the problems of TB. According to Swami Ramdev, the lungs need to be kept healthy to ward off TB.

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  Yoga and Ayurvedic remedies from Swami Ramdev for TB

  Lifestyle | March 25, 2021 13:47 IST

  The problem of TB has become quite common these days, the number of TB patients has seen a steady increase during the Corona period. In such a situation, it is necessary to know how to get rid of this disease.

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  'We aim to eliminate Tuberculosis from the country by 2025' : PM Modi

  News | February 23, 2021 11:56 IST

  We aim to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025. Wearing masks, early diagnosis and treatment are also important in its prevention: PM Narendra Modi

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  Health ministry recommends COVID tests for all tuberculosis patients and vice versa

  India | August 26, 2020 23:10 IST

  The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said and highlighted that there has been an overall decline in tuberculosis notification by 26 per cent during January to June, as compared to the previous year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  TB vaccination linked with significantly improved COVID-19 outcomes: Study

  Health | August 13, 2020 16:57 IST

  The study, published in the journal Vaccines, found that BCG regimes are associated with better COVID-19 outcomes, both in reducing infection rates and death rates per million, especially for people aged 24 or younger who had received the vaccination in the last 15 years.  

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  COVID-19 pandemic may lead to surge in HIV, TB, malaria deaths: Lancet study

  Science | July 14, 2020 15:31 IST

  Scientists have predicted a surge in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria deaths in low- and middle-income countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but add that this toll can be reduced by prioritising the most critical services, such as timely diagnosis and treatment for these diseases.