Drug resistance represents a significant global challenge to tuberculosis control efforts. Approximately 50 million people worldwide are infected with drug-resistant tuberculosis strains, though not... Read More
BC Centre for Disease Control
The British Columbia Ministry of Health’s Pharmacare Division recently committed to 3 years of funding for implementing a community education program promoting the wise use of antibiotics. This... Read More
Lasers used to treat skin lesions, for skin resurfacing, and for hair removal emit an invisible beam that can be an instantaneous hazard to exposed eyes and skin. Such high-power lasers are finding... Read More
The standard test for latent tuberculous infection is the tuberculin skin test (TST) using purified protein derivative (PPD). It is among the oldest diagnostic tests in medicine, introduced in 1908... Read More
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a disease caused by the L1, L2, and L3 serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis; genital C. trachomatis infections are caused by serovars D through K. It is... Read More