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GENETIC TESTING: In genetic profiling, a DNA is extracted from the blood sample and then tested.

GENETIC TESTING: In genetic profiling, a DNA is extracted from the blood sample and then tested.

Genetic tests can tell if your medicines will suit you

Genetic tests that will allow doctors to make treatments specific to patients are now available in India. These tests are being used in the prescription of drugs for the treatment of cancer and even tuberculosis.

HEALTH SCARE: The infected woman is 30 years old and is being treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

TB scare on India-US flight

US authorities are trying to track down 44 passengers who sat next to an infected woman from India.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tb-scare-on-indiaus-flight/55667-17.html

Airborne germs latest travel concern

It's a top complaint among air travelers - the air circulating on planes is unhealthy.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/airborne-germs-latest-travel-concern/42104-17.html

UNITED WE STAND: An army of housewives are making a huge difference in the battle against tuberculosis.

Bangladesh's warriors fight TB

An army of housewives are making a huge difference in the battle against tuberculosis in the nation.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bangladeshs-warriors-fight-tb/42062-2.html

COMBATTING TB: A dose of vitamin D may help ward off tuberculosis, researchers say.

Vitamin D may help fight tuberculosis

A dose of vitamin D may help inhibit the growth of bacteria causing tuberculosis, researchers say.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vitamin-d-may-help-fight-tuberculosis/40532-17.html

FACING RISK: Workings in mines have exposed the villagers of Majhera to tuberculosis.

Is India still worst hit by TB?

The Majhera village in Madhya Pradesh is being called the village of widows, as 90 men have died due to TB.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/is-india-still-worst-hit-by-tb/36849-17.html

ANTI-TB: Ban

Ban urges action against tuberculosis

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged governments to join the anti-tuberculosis global plan.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ban-urges-action-against-tuberculosis/36847-17.html

TB SCARE: TB is still a major cause of death worldwide, but on the threshold of decline, says the WHO.

TB still threat to the world, says WHO

TB is still a major cause of death worldwide, but the global epidemic is on the threshold of decline, says the WHO.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tb-still-threat-to-the-world-says-who/36721-17.html

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