Looking at the current state of TB knowlege and new cases we have come a long way, but dont think that this is over. Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) March 24, 2012

Tuberculosis (TB) is widely considered a public health concern and its treatment a public sector responsibility.

Scientists in the UK say they devised a new test that diagnoses the presence of the tuberculosis bacterium in just an hour.

GENEVA, Sept.

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of World TB Day, US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg helped public and private sector partners launch a new collaboration to significantly accelerate the development of combination treatments for tuberculosis -- and replace an almost 50-year-old drug regimen.