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10/27/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why are 5,000 people dying globally every day from a curable disease?

Tuberculosis, or TB, is one of the top 10 causes of death around the world. In 2016, 10.4 million people were diagnosed with TB and 1.7 million died. At least 95 percent of these deaths were among people whose immune systems were damaged by HIV, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). However, experts are worried […]

07/17/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Study: Herbal plants found to treat tuberculosis naturally

A major issue facing the medical community today is the rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, which hampers current efforts to end the deadly disease globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that while the incidences of tuberculosis have been decreasing by around two percent each year, all effort must be made in exploring every option to […]

05/16/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Ratting them out: Rats are better at detecting tuberculosis in children than standard tests

Tuberculosis ranks among the top ten causes of death around the world, mainly in low-income countries. One problem that makes it difficult to treat is the inability to detect it in the first place; the current methods used to find the disease leave a lot to be desired. Cheap smear tests are generally used in […]

01/15/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

A plant from the coffee family, Indian madder, found to help protect the lungs against tuberculosis

A study discovered that the ethanolic leaf extracts of the plant Rubia cordifolia or Indian madder contain anti-mycobacterial, cytotoxic, and antioxidant activities, which can be used in fighting against mycobacterial tuberculosis infection. A team of researchers from the University of Limpopo in South Africa analyzed the protective effects of Rubia cordifolia, more commonly known as Indian […]

04/08/2017 / By D. Samuelson

SHOCKING: Woman’s x-ray reveals a pool of cooking oil in her lung

As reported by Daily Mail, when an unnamed 86 year-old woman in Florida went to the hospital with “burning in her stomach and upper chest,” she wasn’t thinking about an unusual medical procedure she had received at least sixty years prior to her emergency room visit. At first, the doctors figured she was simply suffering from acid reflux, but decided to take […]

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