Statement Regarding the Resurgence of Tuberculosis

Resurgence of paediatric tuberculosis in London.

There is estimated to be over a million new cases of paediatric tuberculosis (TB) globally every year. Children usually acquire TB infection from smear positive adult family contacts, a high proportion going on to develop disease. Childhood disease reflects recent infection, and therefore paediatric TB represents continuing transmission in the population. In England and Wales, TB notifications ...

Resurgence of tuberculosis and the impact of HIV infection.

Tuberculosis is increasing in many countries. In some areas the major influences on tuberculosis trends are the traditional ones: poverty, failures in the treatment system, and immigration. In others, and increasingly, the HIV epidemic is having a huge impact. HIV infection increases the risk of tuberculosis approximately 7-fold, though this may vary with the stage of the HIV epidemic, the prev...

Consensus statement regarding the HIV "window period".

On 16 November, 1994, the combined National HIV Epidemiology and Laboratory Consensus Meeting (40 to 50 participants) considered the scientific evidence for defining the period of time following exposure and infection with HIV and the generation of detectable antibodies by the infected person, i.e., the so-called "window period". The following is the consensus statement that was reached followi...

The American Academy of Periodontology statement regarding gingival curettage.

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Google’s Search Practices

The Federal Trade Commission has today completed a wide-ranging investigation of alleged anticompetitive conduct by Google Inc. (“Google”). We issue this Statement to explain the Commission’s unanimous decision to close the portion of its investigation relating to allegations that Google unfairly preferences its own content on the Google search results page and selectively demotes its competito...