Infectious diseases killed nearly 1,700 Chinese in July
August 7th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Infectious diseases killed a total of 1,669 people in China last month, with AIDS accounting for 70 percent of the deaths, the health ministry said Tuesday.As ... 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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US AIDS cases stable at 50,000 per year
August 5th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS/EFE) The number of new AIDS cases in the US remained stable at about 50,000 per year between 2006 and 2009, said authorities."More than 30 years into ... Read more...
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Viral hepatitis a silent killer: WHO
July 27th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) On the eve of the first World Hepatitis Day Thursday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday said that viral hepatitis kills more people than any ... Read more...
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First vaccine for viral hepatitis C may soon become a reality
April 2nd, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Early data from phase I trials of an HCV vaccine show encouraging results, with high immunogenicity and good safety profile.In the first study, a therapeutic T-cell vaccine, based ... Read more...
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Cholesterol regulator plays key role in development of liver fibrosis
March 31st, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 31 (ANI): Scientists have found that a key regulator of cholesterol and fat metabolism in the liver also plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis - the ... Read more...
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1,600 Chinese die of infectious diseases
September 10th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) Around 1,600 people died of infectious diseases in China in August, the ministry of health said Friday.
A total of 1,535 people died due to diseases like viral hepatitis, ... Read more...
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1,600 Chinese died of infectious diseases in June
July 10th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) Over 1,600 people in China died of infectious diseases out of a total of 806,110 cases reported in June, the ministry of health said Friday.
Of these cases, only ... Read more...
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients at greater risk
January 28th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - where the liver has trouble breaking down fats causing a build up in the organ tissue - suffer a higher ... Read more...
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Pollution increases risk of liver disease
June 1st, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 1 (IANS) Environmental pollution is likely to increase the risk of liver disease among the adult population, something which was unknown earlier, says a new study.
This work ... Read more...
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Environmental pollution raises liver disease risk
May 30th, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Environmental pollution increases the risk of liver disease, says a new US study.The research is the first to show that there is a previously unrecognized role for environmental ... Read more...
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Indian men living in UK and Wales at greater risk of drink-related death
March 20th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): Men born in India, but living in England and Wales, are twice as likely to die alcohol-related deaths as the rest of the population, according to a ... Read more...
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‘Only 30 percent of AIDS patients receive treatment’
March 3rd, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) With over 33.2 million people living with AIDS virus in the world, only 30 percent of them receive treatment, Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi said Tuesday.
Barre-Sinoussi, ... Read more...
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Diabetics with fatty liver at higher risk of diabetes-related kidney disease
May 30th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Type 2 diabetes patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at an increased risk of developing diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a new study.NAFLD is ... Read more...
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Diabetes, kidney ailment linked to fatty liver
May 30th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 30 (IANS) Patients with type 2 diabetes might be at risk of chronic kidney disease, if they also have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study. In such ... Read more...
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Leading researcher rules out short-term vaccine against AIDS
May 29th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): A leading French scientist has ruled out any hope of developing a short-term vaccine against HIV/AIDS in the short term.The development of a preventive or therapeutic ... Read more...
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Miracle cure for liver fibrosis on the anvil
December 27th, 2007 - 12:12 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 27 (ANI): A study on mice has shown that fibrosis in the liver can not only be stopped but also reverse some of the cell damage that has already occurred, ... Read more...
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