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Old Ailment Coming Back To Haunt
by Abhinandan Thaman - February 1, 2012

When you thought it was all down and out its back again, more stronger than it was ever before. While this disease hunts people down government's health experts are worried that what this prospective epidemic be named.

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POSTED October 14, 2011 - 15:02 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Optimum vitamin D levels could fight off TB

Besides cutting one’s risk of brittle bones, Vitamin D plays a crucial role in the body's response to fight tuberculosis, experts have found.

According to the findings of a recent study, sufficient levels of Vitamin D activate the body’s immune system's response to tuberculosis.

Role of Vitamin D revealed

POSTED April 23, 2011 - 11:14 | POSTED BY Yashika kapoor

Indian immigrants responsible for TB prevalence in UK--Lancet report

The British journal 'Lancet' has once again blamed India for spreading tuberculosis (TB) in the United Kingdom.

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Reportedly, the latest published content in the ‘Lancet Infectious Diseases’ journal says that the just-arrived Indian immigrants are responsible for almost 50 percent of the TB cases in UK.

This is the same journal that had previously blamed New Delhi as the super bug carrier and had even named the infectious disease after the national capital of India.

According to the study, almost one amongst five immigrants from India and one out of three from sub-Saharan Africa carried tuberculosis to United Kingdom.

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