Tuberculosis is an infectious, communicable disease caused by a germ. It primarily attacks the lungs, but can affect other parts of the body such as the bones, kidneys and brain. Usually TB gives no early warning signals.
Symptoms may not be noticed at first or even at all. However, if left untreated, and your [...]

Despite the dramatic decline in the number of reported cases of tuberculosis (TB) in New York City, many New Yorkers remain at high risk for developing active tuberculosis disease, once infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Groups at especially high risk include contacts of persons with active tuberculosis, HIV-infected persons, individuals with certain predisposing medical conditions, and [...]

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Culture-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults Summary Radiographic Evidence of Prior Tuberculosis: Introduction and Background Inactive Tuberculosis
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Organization and Supervision of Treatment
Renal Insufficiency and End-stage Renal
Role of the Health Department Disease
Promoting Adherence Hepatic Disease
Other Associated Disorders
Drugs in Current Use
First-Line Drugs Management of Relapse, Treatment Failure,
Second-Line Drugs and Drug Resistance Relapse
Principles of Antituberculosis Chemotherapy
Treatment Failure
Combination Chemotherapy [...]

Pulmonary tuberculosis is disease that involves the lung parenchyma, and is often infectious (i.e., contagious [determined by sputum smear examination for acid-fast bacilli and mycobacterial culture]). Laryngeal tuberculosis is rare but highly infectious. Because the emphasis for pre-immigration medical evaluation is on infectiousness, for the purpose of this document, pulmonary tuberculosis refers to both disease [...]

Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease usually affecting the lungs (pulmonary TB). Other parts of the body can also be affected, for example lymph nodes, kidneys, bones, joints, etc. (extrapulmonary TB). Approximately 1,300 cases are reported each year in New York State. Tuberculosis can affect anyone of any age. People with weakened immune systems are at [...]

Within the context of all concerns women 45 and older may have, the risk of bone loss causes relatively less concern once they reach 65; relative concern is the highest among women 55 to 64 years old. Nearly all women 45 and older have heard of osteoporosis. Compared to women 55 to 64, twice as [...]

The report on bone health was requested by the United States Congress and comes at a critical time. The bone health status of Americans is in jeopardy. Today, 10 million individuals over age 50 have osteoporosis, and 34 million more Americans are at risk for developing osteoporosis. If action is not taken now, by 2020, [...]

Family physicians will frequently encounter patients with osteoporosis, a condition that is often asymptomatic until a fracture occurs. Treatment of the fracture can be initiated without further diagnostic testing. Thereafter, treatment of osteoporosis includes (1) prevention of further bone loss through weight-bearing exercise, tobacco and alcohol avoidance, hormone replacement therapy in women, and raloxifene and [...]

Despite the fact that osteoporosis is common in older persons (nearly 50% of women and 30-45% of men over the age of 50 are osteopenic or osteoporotic), many patients are not assessed or treated for osteoporosis or falls and fracture reduction [1]. A white woman over the age of 50 has a 50% lifetime risk [...]

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue predisposing to an increased risk of fracture. Although there are currently no practical methods to assess overall bone strength, bone mineral density [BMD] correlates closely with skeletal load-bearing capacity and fracture risk. The World Health Organization [WHO], therefore, [...]

Osteoporosis is a medical condition characterized by a reduction in bone mass resulting in weakening of the bone and increased risk of fracture particularly of the vertebra, hip, and wrist. It is estimated in the United States that it affects 10 million individuals and another 18 million individuals are at risk. Of these over 80 [...]

Parathyroid hormone regulates the turnover of calcium and phosphate in your body. Forteo is the synthetic chemical part of this hormone. It stimulates bone growth. However, it is good mostly for postmenopausal women who are at great risk for severe fractures. The problem is that in animals high doses of Forteo may cause cancer of [...]