Tuberculosis: The bacillus takes refuge in adipose cells
A team from the Institut Pasteur has recently shown that the tuberculosis bacillus hides from the immune system in its host's fat cells. This formidable pathogen is protected against even the most powerful antibiotics in these cells, in which it may remain dormant for years. This discovery, published in PLoS ONE, sheds new light on possible strategies for fighting tuberculosis. Attempts to eradic...Refugee Clinic In Delhi To Receive Donation From Australia
The Australian government will donate $35,700 to a clinic here that supports refugee women from Afghanistan and Myanmar.// The donation, in Australian dollars, was announced Thursday by Australia's visiting Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone. "The donation again demonstrates the Australian government's global commitment to helping vulnerable refugee women," she said....UNICEF To Help For The Betterment Of Refugee Kids in Chhattisgarh
UNICEF has offered to help the children of refugees settled in the makeshift relief camps of the Maoist-hit Dantewada district in the restive eastern state of Chhattisgarh.// UNICEF will specifically look into the health and educational problems of thousands of children settled in these camps. According to official sources, UNICEF assistance came in when Cecilio Adrona, t...Six Reang Refugees Affected By AIDS
At least six Reang refugees staying in camps in North Tripura district have been suffering from AIDS and 12 others found HIV positive, official sources today here said. // This was found in a survey at the refugee camps in Kanchanpur subdivision by the state health department. The department collected blood samples of 120 inmates of which six were found affected by AIDS and...Detention, Uncertainty take their Toll on the Mental Health of Refugees
Refugees residing on temporary protection visas (TPVs) are more likely to suffer severe, persistent and wide-ranging mental health problems than those with permanent protection visas (PPVs) // , specialist trauma psychologists and psychiatrists have revealed. Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are much more severe for TPV holders than for PPV holders, mental...Tuberculosis: The Bacillus Takes Refuge in Adipose Cells
A team from the Institute Pasteur has recently shown that the tuberculosis bacillus hides from the immune system in its host's fat cells. //This formidable pathogen is protected against even the most powerful antibiotics in these cells, in which it may remain dormant for years. This discovery, published in PLoS ONE, sheds new light on possible strategies for fighting tuberculosis. Att...