http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TuberculosisFind stories, videos, and photos about Tuberculosis from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:10:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/CRIME/04/30/tb.lawsuit/tztop.tblawsuit.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tuberculosis14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Tuberculosis from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/30/tb.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/30/tb.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Atlanta, Georgia, lawyer, whose well-publicized bout with tuberculosis caused an international health scare, is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for invasion of privacy.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/13/tb.chicago.hospitals.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/13/tb.chicago.hospitals.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextPublic health officials in Chicago said Monday that they have tested at least 10 family members of the medical intern linked to a tuberculosis scare in the city.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/10/hospitals.tb.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/10/hospitals.tb.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTextPublic health officials in and around Chicago, Illinois, announced Friday they are offering testing to hundreds of patients and staff members at three area hospitals who may have been exposed to tuberculosis by a doctor who was recently diagnosed with an active case of the disease.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267824,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267824,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe dismissed volunteer alleges Nadya Suleman is more interested in media than motherhoodThu, 26 Mar 2009 19:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/who.tb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/who.tb/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore people dying from tuberculosis are infected with HIV than has been previously identified, the World Health Organization says.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/tb.pandemic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/tb.pandemic/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany people think of tuberculosis as being a disease from the past. The truth is far from it: Tuberculosis is mutating into dangerous new strains for which there is no known cure.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/14/tb.killer.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/14/tb.killer.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTextCommonly thought of as a Victorian disease, tuberculosis, or TB, remains a persistent global health problem. It is a common disease of the lung that is airborne and highly contagious.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/14/tb.hot.spots/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/14/tb.hot.spots/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe global health community has been battling tuberculosis for more than a century, yet it remains a persistent problem.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:04:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851375,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851375,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUsing naturally occurring antibacterial compounds found in soil, Rutgers University researchers say they may have discovered a new antibiotic drugFri, 17 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPublic health officials in Canada announced Thursday that they were looking for 27 people who may have contracted tuberculosis from an infectious passenger during a bus trip in late AugustThu, 02 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIs the global health community in denial about the severity of the TB problem?Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20225673,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20225673,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe charitable foundation will be named after the couple's daughter ZaharaMon, 15 Sep 2008 12:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825895,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825895,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some immigrants have disturbingly high rates of the disease, according to a study Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825048,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825048,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosisMon, 21 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20207934,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20207934,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDespite reports in the U.K. press, the singer does not have TB, says her repFri, 20 Jun 2008 20:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1688486,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1688486,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTests of hundreds of airline passengers show that no one caught tuberculosis while flying earlier this year with an infected man who caused an international health scareWed, 28 Nov 2007 13:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/06/biztravel.healthrisks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/09/06/biztravel.healthrisks/index.html#cnnSTCTextHaving traveled about 2 million miles for business during his career, Mark Hill, chief marketing officer for a fine art reproduction company, lists three downsides to flying so much: all the waiting and security hassles; discomfort; and winding up on the same plane with somebody who has a drug-resistant, sometimes fatal, form of tuberculosis.Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/26/tb.speaker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/26/tb.speaker/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Georgia lawyer whose travel to attend his wedding in Greece set off international health alarms because he has a difficult-to-treat form of tuberculosis was released Thursday from the Denver, Colorado, hospital where he had undergone treatment.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/12/tb.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/12/tb.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight people who shared a flight with tuberculosis-infected traveler Andrew Speaker on May 24 filed suit Thursday against him in a Canadian court.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/19/tb.speaker.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/19/tb.speaker.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Atlanta lawyer whose tuberculosis diagnosis caused an international health scare is in good condition Thursday, two days after surgery to remove part of his lungs.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/17/speaker.surgery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/17/speaker.surgery/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Atlanta lawyer with tuberculosis who caused an international health scare after traveling to Europe and back underwent surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of one of his lungs.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/17/gupta.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/17/gupta.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore the surgery even began, hospital officials spent a lot of time preparing us for the idea that this operation was not only risky for the patient, but also everyone else in the room. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/03/tb.speaker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/03/tb.speaker/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Georgia lawyer whose travels while suffering from tuberculosis drew international attention has a more treatable form of the disease than the extensively drug-resistant form previously diagnosed, doctors at a Denver, Colorado, hospital announced Tuesday.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/14/tb.surgery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/14/tb.surgery/index.htmlAndrew Speaker and his physicians have decided that the 31-year-old lawyer who is infected with drug-resistant tuberculosis should undergo surgery to remove infected and damaged lung tissue.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/07/tb.borders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/07/tb.borders/index.htmlThe tuberculosis patient who set off an international health scare by flying to Europe then Canada before driving back to the U.S. told lawmakers Wednesday that doctors told him he was not contagious.Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1628274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1628274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis has a relatively low chance of spreading the disease, possibly allowing him to leave his isolation room for a short time, hospital officials said TuesdaWed, 06 Jun 2007 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/05/tb.borders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/05/tb.borders/index.htmlBorder officers will no longer have the discretion to ignore directives barring someone from entering the country after a man crossed the border with a rare form of tuberculosis last month, a Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1626552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1626552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis had health officials around the world scrambling Wednesday to find about 80 passengers who sat within five rows of him on two trans-Atlantic flightsTue, 05 Jun 2007 19:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1627159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1627159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIssues of privacy -- and bureaucracy -- have hampered health officials trying to avert an outbreak of the diseaseTue, 05 Jun 2007 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/04/tb.groom/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/04/tb.groom/index.htmlThe first two tests of sputum of the 31-year-old lawyer who has extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis have come back negative, the National Jewish Medical and Research Center said Monday.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:06:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041095,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041095,00.htmlAndrew Speaker, the Atlanta lawyer who is carrying a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, has apologized to those he may have infected after he took two international flights during his wedding and honeymoon.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1626903,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1626903,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA tuberculosis patient with a rare and dangerous form of the disease arrived at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center for treatment ThursdayFri, 01 Jun 2007 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/01/tb.flight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/01/tb.flight/index.htmlRejecting earlier claims made by a local Greek official, tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker said he did marry his fiancee in a small Greek town during his trans-Atlantic trip.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/31/tb.flight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/31/tb.flight/index.htmlA senior House member wants to know how a dangerously infected man managed to get through U.S. Customs and Border Protection even though his passport had been flagged in their computer system.Thu, 31 May 2007 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/30/tb.flight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/30/tb.flight/index.htmlA man infected with the extensively drug-resistant form of TB known as XDR TB knew he was not supposed to travel overseas but did so anyway, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Julie Gerberding told CNN's "American Morning" on Wednesday.Wed, 30 May 2007 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/29/xdr.tb.glance/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/29/xdr.tb.glance/index.htmlThe highly dangerous form of tuberculosis that has infected a man now in quarantine resists almost all drugs used to treat TB, leaving only less effective options.Wed, 30 May 2007 00:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/29/tb.flight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/29/tb.flight/index.htmlFederal health authorities said Tuesday that they are looking for people who may have been exposed to a rare and potentially fatal form of tuberculosis from an infected passenger during two trans-Atlantic flights this month.Tue, 29 May 2007 17:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/14/profile.olson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/14/profile.olson/index.htmlDr. David Olson has had patients in a remote region between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He has treated people in the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia near the Black Sea and in a gulag prison hospital in Siberia. He has had patients in a northwest Uganda town called Arua.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/07/katrina.water/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/07/katrina.water/index.htmlThe EPA said Wednesday that initial findings from New Orleans floodwater sampling indicate high levels of E. coli and coliform bacteria as well as lead.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/26/africa.tb.reut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/08/26/africa.tb.reut/index.htmlAfrican health ministers have declared a tuberculosis emergency to muster greater political commitment to stop one of the continent's top killers, the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77891/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77891/index.htmA decision to require tuberculosis tests for U.S. Postal Service job applicants in the Washington area has raised . . . concerns about how to curb the growing number of local TB cases without stepp...Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDT