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... Silicosis and Silica News- Return to Menu Treatment Helps In Preventing Tuberculosis Among Those At High Risk By: JAMA on Aug 28 2005 Treatment of Tuberculosis The drug isoniazid reduced the incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected miners ...
Score: 51 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news080.htm
... Silicosis and Silica News- Return to Menu TB: Anyone can get it The tuberculosis epidemic is poorly controlled in South Africa, with local disease rates up to 60 times higher here than in the USA and ...
Score: 48 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news091.htm
... Silicosis and Lung Cancer Other Silicosis Related Diseases Tuberculosis Victims of silicosis are known to be susceptible to tuberculosis. The reason for this is debated by scientists but it appears likely that silicosis weakens the defense system of ...
Score: 33 - 5 Feb 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/silica-diseases.htm
... Return to Menu Treatment helps in preventing TB among those at high risk The drug isoniazid reduced the incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected miners in South Africa, a population at high risk of TB, according to a study ...
Score: 33 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news064.htm
... Exposure, and Silica Diseases Describes Chronic, Complicated, Accelerated, and Acute Silicosis Types Silicosis Related Diseases- Tuberculosis, Lung Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthiritis COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms and Diagnosis for Silicosis and Silica ...
Score: 32 - 5 Feb 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/silicosis-sitemap.htm
... becomes a significant health hazard. Respirable quartz is associated with the development of silicosis, lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis and other airway diseases. When Man and Nature Collide: Protect the environment to protect health Since Soviet ...
Score: 30 - 30 Jun 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/silicosis-silica-news.htm
... Silicosis and Silica Disease News Eight stone-crushing unit workers get tuberculosis Express News Service Vadodara, August 30: Eight workers of a stone crushing unit on Godhra-Ahmedabad Road were found to be suffering from tuberculosis. On Saturday ...
Score: 27 - 28 Feb 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news011.htm
... months ago.’ ’ While there is a dearth of field workers and radiologists in the district, the tuberculosis department is mulling to take services of gram mitras in spreading awareness about silicosis in Dahod which mostly comprises ...
Score: 24 - 30 Jun 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news097.htm
... like stone cutting and brick making, which makes the persons working in these industries more prone to diseases like Tuberculosis and Silicosis. The growth in the number of people consuming tobacco is also adding to the problem. ...
Score: 21 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news047.htm
... cases are seeking compensation for gold miners affected by silicosis and phthisis, which is a combination of silicosis and tuberculosis, and to establish a fund to monitor and treat occupational respiratory disease in former gold miners. The ...
Score: 18 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news004.htm
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