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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 September 14, 2011 - 15:19 | POSTED BY Anter Prakash Singh

Alarming rise in TB in Europe and Asia -- WHO

The World Health Organization has drawn up a plan to deal with the rising number of cases of drug-resistant T.B. in the European countries. According to the UN agency, 9 countries with highest number of new tuberculosis patients are in Europe.

Recent estimates of the drug resistant TB cases, a survey conducted by the WHO, put the number at 81,000 per year in Europe with several countries still failing to diagnosis all cases.

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