Tuberculosis is prevalent in the US, but it's both preventable and curable. While early detection and treatment plans have ...

Evidence from randomized, controlled trials on tuberculosis preventive treatment in persons exposed to MDR tuberculosis is lacking. In this community-based, multisite, double-blind, cluster ...

A Washington woman who was arrested after she refused tuberculosis treatment has finally been cured. Local health officials obtained court orders to compel the patient to isolate and take ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease ... all people with untreated active TB die from the disease, whereas treatment reduces the death rate to 12 percent. One of the more colorful ...

Treatment is available for people with latent and active tuberculosis, according to the CDC. People with no TB symptoms can complete a three-month treatment plan that includes a combination of ...

Laryngeal tuberculosis is curable, provided you begin prompt antibiotic treatment and complete the full course of medication. Hoarseness is the most common symptom of LTB and occurs when the TB ...

Stop TB, the global consortium of government and patient groups that coordinates tuberculosis tracking and treatment, was terminated, had the termination rescinded, but still has received no funds.

Sydney researchers have found that Levofloxacin substantially reduces risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis ... in South Africa and involved the same treatment in children. Together, the two ...

There, he met Henry Reider — a vibrant, creative 17-year-old who was emaciated by tuberculosis that had grown resistant to standard treatment. The two struck up a long-distance friendship when ...