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 Tuberculosis: Old Disease, Continuing Threat |
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The "rest cure" – an extended stay in a sanatorium, or TB hospital, away from home and family – was the only hope for tuberculosis patients in the first half of the 20th century. Then came a cure for the dreaded lung disease: powerful antibiotics that made the sanatorium a thing of the past. But TB was far from eradicated, and new drug-resistant strains surfaced in the 1980s, threatening vulnerable groups such as the urban poor and northern aboriginals. Now, over half of new TB cases in Canada are found in newcomers, and Canadian scientists are at the forefront of new treatments for the disease. |
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 Quirks & Quarks explains how TB attacks the body, and discusses the key to stopping its spread. (Radio; runs 15:12) |
 Radio host Allan McFee sends messages from loved ones and plays songs for patients in sanatoria, or TB hospitals. (Radio; runs 4:33) |
 A retrofitted navy ship visits otherwise inaccessible towns on the Newfoundland coast to test for tuberculosis. (Radio; runs 9:57) |
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 Doctors are worried about the rapid spread of tuberculosis among immigrants, aboriginals and the poor in inner-city Vancouver. (TV; runs 2:12) |
 Thousands of Inuit went south for TB treatment and never returned. Now their families are finally learning what happened to them. (TV; runs 8:00) |
 The rate of tuberculosis in Black Lake, Saskatchewan is rising due to overcrowding and poor sanitation. (TV; runs 8:17) |
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 Public health nurses visit TB patients to ensure they follow a drug regimen of eight pills daily for up to a year. (TV; runs 6:32) |
 Animal tests by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have shown potential for a new human TB vaccine. (TV; runs 1:34) |
 A study says too many immigrants are coming into Canada with tuberculosis, and refugees with the disease aren't treated quickly enough. (TV; runs 5:18) |
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