There's No Hepatitis C Vaccine, But You Can Still Prevent Infection
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 -- Hepatitis C can ruin your liver, and there ' s no vaccine to prevent it, but you can take steps to lower your chances of infection.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 2 million U.S. adults... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Is There a Cure for Hepatitis C Infection?
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 -- Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can damage your liver over time, but is there a cure for this insidious disease?
Over 2 million adults in the United States are infected with hepatitis C, according to the U.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Hepatitis D Virus Hijacks Host Replication Machinery
To replicate, viruses need to make multiple copies of their genome. Almost all encode a protein that does this for them. Hepatitis D virus doesn't. How does it replicate? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Acute lead poisoning mimicking posterior reversible encephalopathy - Malherbe J, Chaba A, Birsen R, Vigneron C.
A man in his 50s without any significant medical history was admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) for coma following seizures. His relatives reported recent abdominal pain and hepatitis. Symptoms progressively increased within the last few weeks with asth... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
HCV Treatment and Risk of Parkinson's Disease in the DAA Era HCV Treatment and Risk of Parkinson's Disease in the DAA Era
This study found that T2DM and cirrhosis were risk factors for Parkinson ' s disease and secondary parkinsonism in patients with HCV. Does treatment with DAAs significantly impact the risk?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - June 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Your Guide to Hepatitis C Medications
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 -- Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can scar your liver, cause your liver to fail and raise your risk for liver cancer, but there are a multitude of medications that can treat it.
According to the U.S. Department... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nigeria: Hepatitis B Is a Life-Threatening Liver Infection - Our Machine Learning Tool Could Help With Early Detection
[The Conversation Africa] More than 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most don't know they are infected, so they don't get medical care. Clinical care improves the patient's outcome and can prevent them from infecting others. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liver Function Tests Can ID Occult Disorders in Systemic Sclerosis
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 -- Liver function test (LFT) screening can identify occult hepatitis, cholestasis, and cholestatic hepatitis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to a study published online May 2 in Open Access Rheumatology:... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
40% of Food Illness Outbreaks Are Linked to Sick Restaurant Workers
Sick restaurant and food-store workers were linked to four in 10 U.S. foodborne disease outbreaks in recent years, yet few establishments had comprehensive policies in place to prevent contamination, a government analysis found.
Food workers’ illnesses may have played a role in some 200 outbreaks from 2017 through 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Ailing workers touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands alone was linked to 14% of cases. Other, unspecified types of contact by food workers suspected of harboring infections were linked to more than 100 cases.
Roughly one in six A...
Source: TIME: Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ilena Peng/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
George Maharis, ‘Route 66’ Star, Dead At 94
Actor George Maharis, who rose to fame in 1960 in the action/adventure series Route 66, died Wednesday in Beverly Hills, California after contracting hepatitis. He was 94. “George is well known for his stardom in Route 66, stage productions, singing, artist, and above all a great guy who would do…#georgemaharis #route66 #beverlyhills #marcbahan #astoria #queens #actorsstudio #broadway #zoostory #nakedcity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis A: outbreak information, UKHSA (updated 25th May 2023)
Information about the risks, symptoms and how to seek treatment for hepatitis A.
25 May 2023Added video on hepatitis A risks, symptoms and vaccination.
19 May 2022Added links to translated versions. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does The Hepatitis D Genome Encode Proteins From Both The “Plus” And “Minus” Strands?
Hepatitis D Virus encodes two known proteins. Both are produced from genes in the "minus" strand; might the "plus" strand also encode proteins? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Why Hasn ’t The United States Eliminated Hepatitis C When Egypt Did So? Why Are The United States’ Plans To Eliminate Hepatitis C 10 Times More Expensive Per Person And Take 10 Times Longer?
In the previous story, we saw how Egypt ’s 100 Million Healthy Lives program achieved country wide elimination by demonstrating the will and organization to do so, as w... (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
U.S. HIV Rates Are Dropping. But the Progress Is Not Equal
Health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reporting encouraging news about HIV. From 2017 to 2019, the estimated number of new infections in the U.S. dropped by 12%, from 36,500 to 32,100. The decline appears to be fueled in large part by fewer cases among young gay and bisexual men.
New HIV infections have been declining yearly since 2016 as a result of more widespread testing and increased access to treatments, as well as more education and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, which can protect sexually active people at higher risk from getting infected. Among youn...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Strategies to Increase PCP Capacity for Hepatitis C Care Strategies to Increase PCP Capacity for Hepatitis C Care
The authors report on the development and implementation of a multi-faceted program utilizing both hub-and-spoke and telementoring strategies to support PCP education and training in HCV care.Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
