Uganda: Give More Attention to Hepatitis B Control
[Monitor] Although Hepatitis B does not cause the kind of panic cholera or typhoid would, it is one of the diseases that should not be taken lightly. Hepatitis B is a virus that attacks the liver. Symptoms may include feeling very tired, a mild fever, vomiting and yellowish eyes and skin (jaundice). Many will get it for a short time and then it will disappear on its own. But there are those for whom the virus causes a long-term infection and those are the ones in danger. This is because with chronic Hepatitis B, the (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 2, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
World Hepatitis Summit harnesses global momentum to eliminate viral hepatitis
Participants at the first-ever World Hepatitis Summit will urge countries to develop national programmes that can ultimately eliminate viral hepatitis as a problem of public health concern. “We know how to prevent viral hepatitis, we have a safe and effective vaccine for hepatitis B, and we now have medicines that can cure people with hepatitis C and control hepatitis B infection,” said Dr Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the WHO’s Global Hepatitis Programme. “Yet access to diagnosis and treatment is still lacking or inaccessible in many parts of the world. This summit is a wake-up call to build momentum to preve...
Source: WHO news - September 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, hepati Source Type: news
With An Isolated Ear Tag, Does the Baby Need to Have a Renal Ultrasound?
Discussion
In 1946, Dr. Edith Potter described renal agenesis along with flattened ears (i.e. Potter’s Syndrome). Isolated preauricular tags (IPT) have an incidence of ~5-10/1000 live births. These are the most common minor external ear abnormalities and are often noted incidentally on physical examination. Renal malformations have an incidence of ~1-3/100 live births. They can be seen together in a variety of genetic diseases including:
BOR syndrome – brachio-oto-renal abnormalities
CHARGE association
Diabetic embryopathy
Epstein Syndrome
Miller syndrome
Muckle-Wells syndrome
Nager syndrome
Oculoauriculoverte...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 17, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Case 3: Hyperbilirubinemia Without Jaundice in a Neonate
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - July 31, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sen, S. K., Mayor, R., Engle, W. D., Blumenschein, S. D., Brion, L. P. Tags: Pediatric Drug Labeling Update Articles Source Type: news
7 Numbers That Show The Fight Against Hepatitis Is Far From Over
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, a sorely-needed awareness campaign for diseases that affect more than 400 million people alive today. In the U.S., more people die from hepatitis C than they do from HIV/AIDS. And despite being preventable with vaccine, hepatitis B causes an estimated 1 million deaths every year and is the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide. Despite these shocking numbers, the virus is little understood and discussed, and that’s got to change, according to Dr. H. Nina Kim, director of the Madison HIV/Hepatitis Coinfection Clinic in Washington. “In some ways, the HIV epidemic is tie...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day (28 July) WHO highlights the urgent need for countries to enhance action to prevent viral hepatitis infection and to ensure that people who have been infected are diagnosed and offered treatment. This year, the Organization is focusing particularly on hepatitis B and C, which together cause approximately 80% of all liver cancer deaths and kill close to 1.4 million people every year. WHO is alerting people to the risks of contracting hepatitis from unsafe blood, unsafe injections, and sharing drug-injection equipment. Some 11 million people who inject drugs have hepatitis B or C infection. Children...
Source: WHO news - July 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cancer [subject], cervical cancer, hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, medicines [subject], pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug, pharmaceutical preparations, pharmacology, drug therapy, psychotropic drugs Source Type: news
How Effective is Inactivated Hepatitis A Vaccine?
Discussion
In 1997, 150 cases of Hepatitis A (HAV) were reported in Michigan from contaminated strawberries. The strawberries were produced in Mexico and distributed to the US Department of Agriculture sponsored school lunch programs in six states. Most of the containers were not served to students and the majority of cases occurred in Michigan only.
HAV is an RNA virus of the picornavirus family. The virus is spread mainly by fecal-oral contamination and contaminated food and water supplies. The incubation period is 15 to 50 days. The average is 28 days. Patients are most infectious during the one to two weeks before ons...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 6, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Report warns of threat to unborn babies from CMV virus
"Thousands of pregnant women are unwittingly passing on infections to their unborn babies that cause severe disabilities," is the headline in the Daily Mail after a new report highlighted the risks cytomegalovirus (CMV) can pose to pregnancies.
The paper says cytomegalovirus "can lie dormant in mother's body for years" and "is caught from other children through nappy changing and wiping mouths", so often older siblings can pass it on to unborn babies.
What is the basis for this report?
The story was prompted by the release of a report by the charity CMV Action. The charity aims to raise ...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child QA articles Source Type: news
Full circle: Transplant recipient returns as a transplant nurse
Laurie Lukianov has a more extensive medical history than most people would accumulate in several lifetimes. She spent most of her childhood in a hospital, and remarkably, that’s where the 26-year-old nursing student wants to spend her career.
“There is no question in my mind,” she says. “Since I was 3 years old, I wanted to be a nurse.”
Born with biliary atresia—a life-threatening liver condition in which the bile duct to the small intestine becomes blocked—Laurie underwent two liver transplants by age 13. Due to her long history of health problems, Laurie has had to overcome more obstacles than ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 10, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Emily Williams Tags: Our patients’ stories liver failure Liver transplant living donor Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) Source Type: news
Jaundice - red flag symptoms
Which signs and symptoms are red flags that jaundice may have a serious cause? (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - April 1, 2015 Category: Primary Care Tags: Red flag symptoms Source Type: news
Red flag symptoms: Jaundice
The red flag symptoms associated with serious causes of jaundice, with advice on distinguishing jaundice from pseudo-jaundice, identifying malignant or genetic causes, initial investigations and when to refer. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - April 1, 2015 Category: Primary Care Tags: Haematology Source Type: news
Love Your Liver And Turn Back The Years
Today, I want to talk to you about how important it is to be nice to your liver – especially if you want to keep your body younger than your years.
And I’m not talking about cutting out that nice bottle of Bordeaux you might share with a special dinner companion on a Saturday night or depriving yourself of that fine, 18-year-old single malt you love to savor every now then.
Of course, I recommend that you always drink responsibly. But if you really want to look after your liver, my advice is to drop excess fat.
In fact, at my wellness clinic, taking good care of your liver by staying lean is one of my key anti-agin...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - March 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition DNA fat loss supplements toxins Source Type: news
WHO issues its first hepatitis B treatment guidelines
WHO today issued its first-ever guidance for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection which is spread through blood and body fluids, attacking the liver and resulting in an estimated 650 000 deaths each year – most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Worldwide, some 240 million people have chronic hepatitis B virus with the highest rates of infection in Africa and Asia. People with chronic hepatitis B infection are at increased risk of dying from cirrhosis and liver cancer. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - March 12, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
No proof 'alcohol will make you more gorgeous'
Conclusion
This small study found a slight increase in the perceived attractiveness of people who had consumed (on average) one large glass of wine, compared with images of those who had consumed no alcohol. But what this finding adds to our knowledge of alcohol and risky sexual behaviour is unclear.
All kinds of factors might influence whether someone is considered attractive, including the mood and preferences of the onlooker, as well as the mood of those being photographed.
Also, the sample was drawn from a student population and the results might not be generalisable to other groups. It is also highly likely that the ...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Mental health Neurology Source Type: news
Brain Damage Rare When Newborn Jaundice Is Treated, Study Finds
Title: Brain Damage Rare When Newborn Jaundice Is Treated, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/5/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/6/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - January 6, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
