THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS IN FRANCE

The fight against smoking in France.

If we compare the postuons of public authorities concerning the regulation of the use of tobacco worldwide, we fmd three situations. Some countries, usually those in which tobacco is not cultivated or processed, have adopted and enforced strict legislation in order to safeguard the health of their citizens, for example, Finland and Norway. Elsewhere, there are powerful commercial interests in t...

Autophagy in the fight against tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic infectious disease mainly caused by the tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the world's deadliest diseases that has afflicted humanity since ancient times. Although the number of people falling ill with TB each year is declining, its incidence in many developing countries is still a major cause of concern. Upon invading host cells by phagocytosis...

The Fight Against Tuberculosis in Vietnam

The Tuberculosis Centre of Research Excellence (TB-CRE) received $2.5 million of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) over a 5 year period (2013—2017). The TB-CRE is a multi-disciplinary centre that supports world-class research to improve coordination between and strengthen existing research initiatives in Australia on public health interventions, epidemiologic...

The Fight Against Tuberculosis: An Autobiography

549 accuracy of statement is also commendable for so concentrated a treatment. The book is about 30 pages longer than the first edition. Two significant new sections have been added: General Principles of Chemical Carcino-genesis and Some Objections to the Virus Theory. The major additional pages treat new studies on the causes of cancer. Those who are primarily concerned with the metabolism an...

The Fight against Tuberculosis in India: A New Weapon Needed