More drug-resistant TB seen in U.S.
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_on_he_me/tuberculosis_risk"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.5e64f3eaae7245dc9284dec5fdeff552.tuberculosis_risk_fx105.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ks6yc43a6toLU_bEPxI1Cw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Vivian Tieu, left, opens a letter from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, in Monrovia, Calif., informing Pich Chhieng , her father-in-law, that his greencard application interview has been scheduled. Chhieng, 61, was infected with the tuberculosis bacteria in his native Cambodia and carried it with him to this country. He took medication for eight months but abruptly stopped because he ran out of money and was feeling much better. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)" border="0" /></a>AP - The worst forms of the killer tuberculosis bug have been gaining ground in the United States, alarming public health officials over imported drug-resistant strains of a disease that is mostly under control in this country.</p><br clear="all"/>