Frozen Strawberries Recalled As Hepatitis A Outbreak Has Left 2 Hospitalized
This news isn’t “berry” good if you like strawberries. A hepatitis A outbreak has resulted in at least five people infected and two people hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This, in turn, has left those selling certain brands of frozen organic…#cdc #fda #bajacalifornia #mexico #sandiego #kirklandsignature4lb #costco #hawaii #scenicfruitcompany #gresham (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Frozen Strawberries Recalled As Hepatitis A Outbreak Has Left 2 Hospitalized
This includes frozen organic strawberries sold at Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood, PCC Community Markets, and Trader Joe's. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Food & Drink /food-drink pharma Source Type: news
U.S. Study Backs 'Helper' Virus Theory in Kids' Mystery Hepatitis Cases
(MedPage Today) -- Genotyping results from blood samples of U.S. children with severe acute hepatitis of unknown cause support prior research suggesting that adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) along with a "helper" virus may be to blame for last year... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 31, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
New Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 -- New research has provided answers to a mystery involving an outbreak of severe hepatitis in children last year.
A total of about 1,000 cases emerged around the world in spring 2022, after the easing of COVID-19... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Prediction of Advanced Liver Fibrosis in CHB Patients With NAFLD Prediction of Advanced Liver Fibrosis in CHB Patients With NAFLD
The authors developed a novel, non-invasive model for assessing advanced liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Does it perform better than existing models?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 31, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Mysterious hepatitis outbreak in kids in 2022 linked to common childhood respiratory virus, studies suggest
An outbreak of acute severe, unexplained hepatitis in previously healthy children in 2022 may be linked to adeno-associated virus 2, or AAV2, according to three independent studies published Thursday in the journal Nature. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Studies Link Common Childhood Viruses to Rare Hepatitis Cases
Infection with multiple common viruses may be responsible for the cases that puzzled doctors last year. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Hepatitis Children and Childhood Herpes Viruses Liver Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Source Type: news
HIV and hepatitis C virus monitoring needs to increase to achieve global elimination goals
Countries must intensify efforts to track HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, and to prioritise this group in prevention and elimination work, according to new University of Bristol-led research, published online in The Lancet Gastroenterology& Hepatology. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
Lab Notes: Arbutus begins human testing of potential hepatitis B cure
A roundup of recent Philadelphia-area life sciences news, including medical device makers Strados Labs and Helius Medical enter into product deals. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John George Source Type: news
Gilead's Dan O'Day had compensation of $21.6 million last year
The chairman and CEO of the HIV, hepatitis and cancer drug developer saw the smallest percentage uptick in annual compensation among the Foster City-based company's executive officers. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
News at a glance: Modernizing bed nets, IDing a Solar System visitor, and health lessons from Beethoven ’s hair
PUBLIC HEALTH
Next-gen bed nets get go-ahead
A new type of malaria-fighting bed net
received a major endorsement
from the World Health Organization (WHO) last week. The net combines two chemicals to more effectively kill the mosquitoes that transmit the parasite behind malaria, a disease that killed an estimated 619,000 people in 2022, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide-treated bed nets have helped drive malaria rates down dramatically. But in recent years, resistance to the insecticide used to treat nets, pyrethroid, has been spreading. That has contributed to ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 23, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
DNA From Beethoven ’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Beethoven, Ludwig van DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Hair Hepatitis Genetics and Heredity Liver Classical Music Poisoning and Poisons Lead Research Current Biology (Journal) Source Type: news
Beethoven ’s bad liver may not have been solely down to alcohol, say experts
Cambridge study reveals the great composer experienced a hepatitis B infection and was at high risk for liver diseaseWhen an autopsy was carried out after Ludwig van Beethoven ’s death in 1827, his liver was found to be “beset with nodules the size of a bean”. Now researchers say the cause may not have been alcohol consumption alone, with a genetic analysis revealing the great composer experienced a hepatitis B infection and was at high risk for liver disease – th e condition generally thought to have killed him.Tristan Begg, first author of the research from the University of Cambridge, said Beethoven had been ext...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Ludwig van Beethoven Science Music Health Alcoholism Culture Classical music Medical research Source Type: news
Testing to Sustain HCV Elimination in Those Who Inject Drugs Testing to Sustain HCV Elimination in Those Who Inject Drugs
This article describes four targeted testing strategies to better reach this high-risk population.Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Frozen strawberries linked to a Hepatitis outbreak have been recalled. The reason is gross
Organic frozen strawberries have been linked to an outbreak of Hepatitis A. • Hepatitis A can be spread by contaminated fecal matter and poor hygiene. • One expert told Insider that strawberries are especially vulnerable to contamination. A viral outbreak linked to the consumption of frozen…#hepatitisahepatitisa #frozenfoodmonth #scenicfruit #costco #traderjoe #hepatitisa #darindetwiler #foodsafetypast #cdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
