Ninety percent of people exposed to TB will not contract the disease. The skin test fails to detect half of people with latent TB, and false-negatives are common in individuals with weakened immune systems. Usually anyone with a positive skin test...
Vegetarians who are careless about their diet are more likely to develop tuberculosis than meat and fish eaters, new research indicates. The chances of contracting the disease increase 8.5 times a ...
The BCG vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) isn't working. The disease is rampant in tropical countries where vaccination programmes have been intensive, making the World Health Organization's ambition ...
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The concern expressed by many parents about the safety of vaccination in the wake of the recent British country-wide mass vaccination campaign against measles and rubella has raised the perennial ...
Urban myth surrounds the origins of a variety of diseases, such as African monkeys and AIDS. The latest addition to the list is that 'exotic' dancers can spread TB. ...
Remicade was trumpeted as a wonder drug for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease when licensed for use six years ago.
Annual chest x-rays to screen for tuberculosis (TB) should be stopped even though the disease is once again on the rise. ...
Evidence remains confused as to whether the drug isoniazid, used as a preventative for those at risk of tuberculosis, can cause fatal liver damage. ...
Q I have Crohn’s disease and my GP has recently offered me a new drug called Remicade. Do you have any information on this drug? - RH, Elstead, Surrey
Randall Neustaedter OMD
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