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Vitamin C leads to TB breakthrough

Scientists say they have managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C - an "unexpected" discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs.

TB remains leading killer

Tuberculosis (TB) is still the number one cause of death in South Africa, accounting for 12% of the deaths that occurred in 2010.

SADC countries to fight TB, HIV

Business and civil society must become involved in a push to reduce tuberculosis in the SADC region, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said.

NWest improves TB treatment outcome

The North West province has seen a 20% improvement in the number of tuberculosis patients cured in the past four years, the North West provincial government said.

Experts warn of untreatable TB risk

Disease experts have called for decisive leadership and more research funding to fend off the "very real" risk of an untreatable strain of tuberculosis (TB) emerging as more and more people develop resistance to existing drugs.

Massive funding boost needed to beat TB

The global fight against tuberculosis needs a massive financial boost as drug-resistant strains of the disease take hold, two international organisations warned on Monday.

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