Beware! You may be more vulnerable to hepatitis than you think (July 28 is World Hepatitis Day)
July 27th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Casual one-night stands and multiple partners could be the starting points of serious health concerns. Not just for HIV, which most people are now aware ... Read more...
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Hepatitis could kill 5 mn in Southeast Asia: WHO
July 24th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Tuesday said that over five million people are likely to lose life over the next decade due to viral hepatitis ... Read more...
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Fancy a tattoo? Beware of hepatitis virus (July 28 is World Hepatitis Day)
July 28th, 2011 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A pair of wings on the back, a butterfly on the ankle or simply a pair of initials on the hand - beautifully designed tattoos ... Read more...
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Anesthesia misuse could lead to hepatitis virus transmission
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HBC) can be transmitted during intravenous administration of anesthesia.In the study, doctors found that ... Read more...
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Blood racket: Contaminated blood could have caused Hepatitis
August 30th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) More than a week after police busted a massive racket in adulterated blood in Uttar Pradesh, another report on the quality of blood seized reveals that it was ... Read more...
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Medical teams sent to hepatitis-B hit Gujarat area: Congress
February 16th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 16 (IANS) The central government has despatched three medical teams to Gujarat's Modasa sub-district where 22 people have died of hepatitis-B and many others are suffering from the infection, state ... Read more...
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Oral treatment with antiviral drug combinations effective against chronic hepatitis
October 16th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 16 (ANI): A team of American researchers has successfully treated chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in woodchucks by orally administering them various combined and independent antiviral drug therapies.
The ... Read more...
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