Scientists have developed a blood test for the effective and quick detection of tuberculosis.

The St George's Hospital and the Medical Research Council National Institute for Medical Research team claims that the test is 78% accurate

A report from a housing charity concludes that children who reside in congested housing run the risk of meningitis up to 10 more times.

Shelter has research into the consequence of poor housing on children

The World Health Organization on Wednesday said that a "virtually untreatable" strain of TB has been discovered. Dr. Paul Nunn of the WHO said that extreme drug resistant TB (XDR TB) has been seen worldwide, including in the U.S., Eastern Europe and Africa, although Western Europe has had no cases.

Nunn is blaming the failure to implement treatment strategies for the emergence of the new TB strain. TB experts have convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss how to address the problem

Health experts say a new strain of tuberculosis (TB) is "virtually untreatable" by modern medicine.

Scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) say the resistant strain has been found in "all regions of the world

Promising to combat the resurging spread of malaria in the region, health ministers from 11 South and Southeast Asian nations met to approve increased spending for malaria disease prevention.

One of the group's aims is to provide 80 percent of households with access to pesticide-treated mosquito nets by 2010