Tuberculosis
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Health ministry recommends COVID tests for all tuberculosis patients and vice versa
India | Aug 26, 2020, 11:10 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 13, 2020, 04:57 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 14, 2020, 03:31 PM ISTScientists 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.
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Beat Tuberculosis through yogasanas that will strengthen your lungs, shared by Swami Ramdev
Health | Jun 29, 2020, 04:59 PM ISTBoth coronavirus and Tuberculosis attack the lungs. Learn from yoga guru Swami Ramdev how you can beat these diseases easily with the help of various yogasanas and pranayam.
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Beat COVID-19 or Tuberculosis, yogasanas by Swami Ramdev that will strengthen your lungs
Lifestyle | Jun 29, 2020, 12:41 PM ISTAll kinds of diseases be it COVID-19 or Tuberculosis can be fought with the help of various yogasanas and pranayam. Learn from Swami Ramdev how to perform each of them correctly.
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Swami Ramdev shares 'magical' ingredients that will increase your immunity
Lifestyle | Jul 15, 2020, 06:51 PM ISTBe it Tuberculosis or COVID-19, Swami Ramdev says it is important to increase your immunity in order to fight these diseases. And to do the same, he shares certain ingredients that will make your body strong.
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Swami Ramdev says Tuberculosis can be fought through pranayam
Lifestyle | Jul 15, 2020, 06:55 PM ISTPranayam is the sure shot way to treat any disease, says Swami Ramdev, In today's special segment, the yoga guru shares tips on how one can treat and prevent tuberculosis.
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Swami Ramdev says if a person is coughing for months, he is suffering from Tuberculosis
Lifestyle | Jul 15, 2020, 06:55 PM ISTSwami Ramdev in today's special segment opened up on the symptoms of tuberculosis and shares yogasanas, pranayam and home remedies for its treatment.
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Yoga is the one-stop solution to all diseases, says Swami Ramdev
Lifestyle | Jul 15, 2020, 06:55 PM ISTSwami Ramdev, ever since the COVID-19 lockdown has been sharing the importance of yoga and pranayam. Yet again he did the same and called the practice a one-stop solution to all your porblems.
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COVID-19 could lead to 95,000 tuberculosis deaths in India: Study
India | Jun 25, 2020, 12:48 PM ISTA recent study published in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic could result in 95,000 people dying of tuberculosis in India.
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Scientists looking at tuberculosis, polio vaccines to ward off coronavirus: Report
Science | Jun 12, 2020, 12:47 PM ISTResearchers in the US are looking at the possibility of using tuberculosis and polio vaccines in providing protection from the deadly coronavirus, according to a media report.
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India has largest number of multidrug-resistant TB cases: Govt
India | Dec 06, 2019, 07:26 PM ISTResistance can also occur if the treatment is discontinued before the prescribed time, Choubey explained. To address the issue, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) conducts Information, Education and communication (IEC) activities to increase awareness in the public.
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Deaths due to TB down by 19 pc from 2010-2018: Harsh Vardhan
India | Nov 30, 2019, 06:47 AM ISTThe government is committed to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target i.e. 80 per cent reduction in incidence and 90 per cent reduction in mortality (base line 2015), he said.
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TB vaccine Phase IIbtrial results encouraging: GSK
India | Oct 29, 2019, 07:39 PM ISTThese Phase IIb results demonstrate an overall vaccine efficacy of 50 per cent during the three years after vaccination. The candidate vaccine of GSK has an acceptable safety and reactogenicity profile, a press release said here.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath and UP lawmakers to adopt a TB patient each
India | Sep 25, 2019, 11:07 AM ISTUP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh has urged all UP ministers and legislators to adopt a TB patient each and help in achieving the target announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a TB free India by 2025.
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UP Governor adopts girl child suffering from TB
India | Aug 26, 2019, 12:44 PM ISTPatel said it would be the responsibility of the staff concerned to ensure that these children get nutritious food, medicines and proper education. All the children are from an area near the Raj Bhawan and this will make their monitoring easy.
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Bihar woman who tried to sell her children for treatment, dies
India | Aug 21, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTThe woman suffering from tuberculosis, who tried to sell her children for treatment died today. According to Yogendra Singh, District Magistrate Nalanda the woman was provided with all kind of medical assistance but the doctors were not able to save her.
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Amitabh Bachchan opens up about his health, says, ‘75 per cent of my liver is gone’
Celebrities | Aug 20, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTMegastar Amitabh Bachchan says he does not mind calling himself a tuberculosis survivor. He is associated with various health campaigns like Polio, Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis and diabetes, urged people to get tested and diagnosed.
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Medical student commits suicide in Banaras Hindu University
Jun 23, 2019, 06:55 PM ISTA student at the Institute of Medical Science Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU) allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her hostel room at the varsity campus in Varanasi on Sunday afternoon.
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TB can cause infertility in women, warn health experts
Health | Mar 24, 2019, 08:54 AM ISTUsually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria, TB is the top infectious killer worldwide, claiming around 4,400 lives a day.