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Tuberculosis kills 1.4 million people per year, says WHO

Tuberculosis kills 1.4 million people per year, says WHO

Today is World Tuberculosis Day (March 24). According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis affected 8.7 million people in 2011 and it is predicted that by 2015, up to two million people will be infected with new resistant types of bacteria . The information was released in a note to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on March 18.

The emergence of variants of tuberculosis-resistant bacteria that are resistant to several drugs has made the infection one of the biggest health problems on the planet, according to WHO. Of all infectious diseases, only the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, causes more deaths than tuberculosis. In addition to the infected, there were 1.4 million deaths from the disease in 2011. The agency reports that cases of multiresistant strains were identified in 77 countries in 2011.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis manages to "dribble" two commonly used drugs. An even more severe form, known as extensively drug resistant tuberculosis, is able to survive even the most effective drugs. In India in 2012, doctors also reported cases of totally resistant tuberculosis, for which there is no effective drug.


Sleep apnea: what to do to sleep better and wake up willing

Sleep apnea: what to do to sleep better and wake up willing

Apnea is a sleep disorder: the disease causes people to stop breathing for a few seconds over and over again at night. Each episode of apnea lasts for at least 10 seconds and, depending on the severity of the problem, can reach up to 1 1/2 minutes, causing the individual to wake up to the sensation of suffocation.

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New treatment for reflux with radiofrequency: fast and uncut

New treatment for reflux with radiofrequency: fast and uncut

Radiofrequency antireflux therapy, also known as Stretta, is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that significantly reduces symptoms of reflux disease, allowing most patients to eliminate or decrease the use of medications such as omeprazole. It is an outpatient procedure, performed in less than 40 minutes, allowing patients to return to normal activities the next day.

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