1 A breakthrough in education reform in Seattle
UPDATED: Teachers ratify a contract that moves the district ahead in teacher accountability. Here's how this surprising outcome happened. Source: Crosscut
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2 Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours
A tuberculosis test, called Xpert® MTB/RIF, can successfully identify 98% of all culture-confirmed TB cases, including more than 90% of those with smear-negative disease, a study published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) reveals. The test is highly sensitive for tuberculosis as well as drug resistance to the powerful anti-TB drug rifampicin (RIF) in low resource settings, the authors ... Source: Medical News Today
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3 A breakthrough in education reform in Seattle
Teachers ratify a contract that vaults the district ahead in teacher accountability. Here's how this surprising outcome happened. Source: Crosscut
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4 New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. The test could revolutionize TB care and replace the 125-year-old process used ... Source: The Washington Times
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5 Goochland shool sports programs ask for funds
GHS and GMS request money for game officials, security staff Source: The Goochland Gazette
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6 Cepheid's TB, Drug-Resistance Assay Shines as POC Test in Developing World
A PCR-based molecular test for tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance developed by Cepheid and public sector partners has received a clinical vote of confidence for its ability to perform in remote and resource-poor regions of the world. Source: GenomeWeb News
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7 NEWS SCAN: Double-strain Salmonella outbreak, new TB test hailed, pneumococcal vaccine guidance
Outbreak involving 2 Salmonella strains detailed Scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today that a small outbreak of Salmonella infections that occurred last fall at a catered reception involved two subtypes of the bacterium. Source: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
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8 New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. Source: PhysOrg
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9 New TB Diagnostic Proves Effective, Expedient, Study Finds
A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much more specific, sensitive and rapid results than currently available TB diagnostics, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Source: National Institutes of Health
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10 New TB diagnostic proves effective, expedient, study finds
( NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ) A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much more specific, sensitive and rapid results than currently available TB diagnostics, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Source: EurekAlert!
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