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Experts say Toronto unprepared for TB
Submitted by paul on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 2:39pm.Health experts warn there could be an outbreak of tuberculosis in Toronto, which reportedly lacks a centralized system of TB clinics.The (Toronto) Star reported Sunday that about 400 of Canada's 1,600 active tuberculosis cases are in Toronto, a figure...
Smart Pill Box Developed to Combat Tuberculosis
Submitted by paul on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 3:14pm.A team of MIT professors and researchers have received a grant to continue developing the Ubox, an intelligent pill delivery system intended to increase medication compliance for rural patients suffering from TB. Though many of the world's worst disea...
20080115 BC CLONEDFOODS KILL TB national 50 words
Submitted by paul on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 3:29pm.EDITORS: Please kill CLONEDFOODS:TB (Hedges), which moved earlier today. An updated story will move later tonight. This is a mandatory kill. ---
CDC report on TB traveler urges more coordination
Submitted by paul on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 10:02am.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breaches in security that allowed a U.S. tuberculosis patient to defy health officials and fly to Europe and back in May can be at least partly fixed with faster communication and better training, according to a federal government report.
Donors to pledge 8 bln dollars to fight AIDS, TB, malaria
Submitted by paul on Wed, 09/26/2007 - 11:43am.No fewer than 30 donors are expected to make pledges of 8 billion U.S. dollars to the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. A press statement issued by the Global Fund said Wednesday in Kaduna in northern Nigeria that the donors are expected...
Gates Foundation goes after TB
Submitted by paul on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 2:48am.The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, based in Seattle, has announced $280 million in grants to fight a growing tuberculosis problem.
SeaChange Debuts Groundbreaking Broadcast Video Storage System with 72 TB in a Single Box
Submitted by paul on Thu, 09/06/2007 - 10:43am.This week at IBC 2007, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) is introducing another innovative new storage solution, this time addressing broadcasters' requirements for massive amounts of video storage to fit within a dramatically low-profile footprint...
Teen TB sufferer to be deported to Mexico
Submitted by paul on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 1:44pm.A 17-year-old Mexican day laborer jailed in Georgia for refusing tuberculosis treatment is an illegal immigrant who will be deported, U.S. officials said.



















