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Amy Winehouse diagnosed with emphysema

After collapsing in her London home last week, singer Amy Winehouse has been resting and undergoing tests in a London hospital. After a short-lived TB ... Read More »

Amy Winehouse brings attention to TB's rise in Britain

As you may already know (and probably not care about), drug-addicted singer Amy Winehouse was recently hospitalized after a fainting spell. The singer ... Read More »

CNN's top health stories of 2007

The year 2007 is coming to a close and it's time for the year-end wrap ups. There were a lot of important health stories in 2007 -- MRSA, food ... Read More »

Wanted: 23 escaped and infectious TB patients

By Friday of last week, 49 patients of Jose Pearson hospital in South Africa escaped medical confinement to spend Christmas with their families. But ... Read More »

Infectious diseases spread faster than ever, says WHO

It's amazing the amount of passengers on airlines these days. Even though we're more connected than ever, business airline travel has never been more ... Read More »

What your nails say about your health

Do your nails look a little worse for wear? They may need more than a manicure. Your fingernails and toenails can actually be a window into your ... Read More »

Fat people better protected from TB?

Normally linked to a variety of health problems such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular, obesity may actually be helpful in preventing ... Read More »

Everything you want (or didn't want) to know about TB

I can't imagine what it must be like to have been one of the passengers sitting near Andrew Speaker on one of his trans-Atlantic flights, worrying ... Read More »

Man with TB jailed in Arizona

In a locked down room in an Arizona hospital sits a man who's been imprisoned for nearly a year, and his sentence is indefinite...though he's not a ... Read More »

Yet another reason to quit smoking: TB

Okay, if you've got a running list, get it out and add this to your reasons to quit smoking: smoking has been linked to an increased risk for catching ... Read More »