tuberculosis

According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis now kills more people worldwide than HIV/AIDS, and cases of the disease have increased in Texas.…

Ebola isn't the first dangerous microbe to spur calls for quarantine in American cities. But as New York City's experience with drug-resistant tuberculosis suggests, isolation isn't always best.

Tuberculosis remains in the headlines this week. Cases worldwide are on the rise and the World Health Organization says it could lead to pandemic levels…

The risk of developing tuberculosis soars when someone has diabetes. The threat of a double pandemic is a challenge for the medical profession, where different docs typically treat each disease.

We started our show this week reporting on the continuing spread of Ebola, but two other respiratory viruses also made health news headlines this week:…

He practiced to improve his own health. Then he spread the word about yoga to the world. His excellent English helped. So did his use of props like blocks and belts.

Over the past few decades, tuberculosis has evolved into dangerous forms that can't be killed by traditional antibiotics. But there's a new weapon in the pipeline to wipe out the deadly infection.

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/070807_full.mp3Topics for this week's show: Extreme Drug Resistant Tuberculosis; Essay: TB in Africa; Morgellon's…