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A Centers for Disease Control report on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB), will help physicians estimate exposure risks and help determine proper preventive strategies. For example, the report offers a 'decision tree' to help physicians determine proper drug therapies, and this is especially useful when the bacterium has become resistant to common drug treatments. The report also identifies the factors contributing to varying degrees of risk for health professionals treating patients with the TB bacterium.
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The US Centers for Disease Control sent public health personnel to knock on doors and assess health needs in areas devastated by Hurricane Andrew. Drs. Lynn Quenemoen and Capri-Mara Fillmore surveyed residents of Florida and Louisiana areas to let relief agencies know which areas needed medicines, food, water, electricity and communications services. The investigators, who carried drinking water with them, informed victims about available sources of medical care and supplies.
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States will receive help in fighting and treating tuberculosis (TB) from a provision in the new federal budget that allows a $205 million expenditure for Medicaid coverage of TB drugs and services. The funds will cover treatments and therapy as well as nurse visits, X-rays and follow-up services. Coverage will begin on Jan 1, 1994 and will run for five years. New York state and California are in need of the extra funds because of their high incidence of TB cases.
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