Long before Madondile could accept that he had AIDS, with its heavy stigma of sin and death, he began seeking relief from tuberculosis. Treating one disease became the gateway to confronting -- and ultimately controlling -- the other. (Washington Post)

March 16, 2005

"One infant has died and dozens of New Yorkers have contracted tuberculosis from 2001 through 2004 by eating cheese made from raw milk that was contaminated with bacteria."

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August 07, 2004

Even New York City residents are not safe from ticks and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and should protect themselves.

Drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases have been linked to tuberculosis cases in California.

"Genes that take the brakes off the immune system may help explain why some people essentially cure themselves of liver-destroying hepatitis C, research suggests."

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