TB Alliance advances two drugs in clinical trials.
The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance), a not-for-profit, product development partnership accelerating the discovery and development of new drugs to fight tuberculosis (TB), recently announced the advancement of two promising TB treatment candidates into the next phases of research in patients, marking pivotal milestones in the...

TB awareness program launched in Butuan.
BUTUAN CITY - Officials of the provincial government of Agusan del Norte and top regional and provincial health officials launched here the other day a tuberculosis (TB) awareness program. "Tuberculosis is still among the leading causes of death and everybody must know the prevention and right cure...

Was Stalin mad?
As the uncontested dictator of the Soviet Union for nearly 25 years, Joseph Stalin made no attempt to gain popular support among his nation, but enforced his interpretation of communist-socialist rule by means of unremitting oppression and terror. He caused severe suffering to vast numbers of his compatriots, and...

A society in transition.
Medical practice in Arabia and here in the United Arab Emirates provides interesting scenarios, and ones that are very different compared with South Africa. Whereas in South Africa HIV/AIDS is considered in most differential diagnoses, here it is diabetes that is the main topic of conversation. This is because...

The prevalence of hepatitis B co-infection in a South African urban government HIV clinic.
Objective. There are an estimated 350 million hepatitis B carriers worldwide. In South Africa the prevalence of mono-infection with hepatitis B has been estimated to range from 1% in urban areas to approximately 10% in rural areas. The exact prevalence of hepatitis B in the HIV-infected population has not...

Lady entrepreneur shows business acumen.
Macro Asia Pharma Inc. manufactures, repackages, sells, and distributes more than 200 phamaceutical vitamin, mineral and other healthcare products commonly found in the market. It also has several "blockbuster'' drugs going offpatent in the next five years which will give retailers more flexible arrangements in the choice of products...

Disease alert out in 4 provinces.
NEC Director Eric Tayag said that there is yet no disease outbreak in the area but the alert was issued to warn residents against drinking unsafe water to avoid water-borne diseases, including diarrhea and cholera. Tayag said health workers are monitoring the situation in evacuation centers to...

I've got needs!
On Wednesday, little Esmeralda's eczema took a turn for the worse. "It's infected," I told her mother, "so I'm prescribing this antibiotic syrup and topical cream. Here is my private extension. I need you to call me first thing Friday morning so I'll know how she's doing before the...

Mycobacterial infections causing cutaneous disease; or how is leprosy transmitted?
Armauer Hansen showed in 1873 that M. leprae was the pathogenic agent for leprosy. Leprosy was the first infectious disease in which the causal relationship between a microorganism and a disease was established. However, Koch's postulates have not been fulfilled for leprosy. Unlike most other infectious diseases...

The publication and reception of W. E. Henley's A Book of Verses: "the diversity of contemporary tongues".
Introduction OF ALL THE BOOKS published in London in 1888, none was more widely reviewed and variously received than W. E. Henley's A Book of Verses. Yet John Connell, in his prizewinning life of Henley, referred to but two notices. (1) And J. H. Buckley, in a...