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Water Borne Diseases causing More Havoc in Mumbai

...iseases: Typhoid fever, cholera, leptospirosis and hepatitis A Vector-borne diseases: Malaria, dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever, yellow fever, and West Nile Fever The major risk factor for outbreaks associated with flooding is the contamination of drinking-water facilities, and even when this happens, ...

Liver Cancer Risk increased in Diabetics

...rly tripled the risk of liver cancer. What’s more, hepatitis C, which is a known risk factor for liver cancer, may be boosting the risk even further. It is believed that the rise in liver cancer seen in recent years in the United States might be related to the corresponding rise in the number of people with d...

AIDS Drug Found To Help Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

...rug that helps reduce the risk of reactivating the hepatitis B virus in women who are being treated with chemot... 12 percent // of breast cancer patients carry the hepatitis B virus and these patients are at risk of developing HBV reactivation during chemotherapy, which is ...

Severe sleep apnea can cause liver problems

...ated levels of the liver enzymes and may result in hepatitis or fibrosis of liver. On looking into the health records of 163 people with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, patients with severe condition of the syndrome were also insulin resistant. Results of the study show that people with severe sl...

Women may be more at risk of liver injury from alcohol

...severe, like fat buildup in liver cells, alcoholic hepatitis due to liver inflammation, cirrhosis of the liver etc. researchers used bacterial translocation and blood endotoxin levels in rats to decide on the degree of injury to the liver and intestines. Results of the study show that female rats that had al...

New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B

...nd oral solution for treating patient with chronic hepatitis B in adults.// The new medication Baraclude slow... improvement in comparison to lamivudine. Chronic hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver. The virus affects the liver and may cause long term damage like...

Research shows steady rise in allergic diseases

...actions. All samples also tested for H. Pylori and hepatitis A infections. The result showed significant increase in being affected by allergic diseases over the time. Scientists are of the opinion that each year about 4.5% of the males become positive to Phadiatop. Allergic diseases or atopy had not decre...

Liver Cancer Risk increased in Diabetics

...rly tripled the risk of liver cancer. What’s more, hepatitis C, which is a known risk factor for liver cancer, may be boosting the risk even further. It is believed that the rise in liver cancer seen in recent years in the United States might be related to the corresponding rise in the number of people with d...

Growing trend of delay in completing vaccination schedule

..., polio virus, MMR, Haemophilus influenzae type b; hepatitis B; and varicella) in US alone. This increases the risk of the virus attack and that of an epidemic. Only 18% of the children in US receive all the vaccinations at recommended intervals, or near enough of the time. The study brings into focus that e...

The Effectiveness Of Hepatitis B Vaccine Questioned

The hepatitis B virus causes inflammation of the liver and can c...iver scarring or cancer //. In most countries, the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for infants. Previous research has suggested the vaccine for hepatitis B pr...

Screening Of Blood Samples For Viruses

...nce of blood antibodies to diseases such as HIV or hepatitis C is the usual method of screening. However, this ...r nucleic acid testing (NAT) could identify HIV or hepatitis C RNA in donors who tested negative for viral antibodies.mResults showed five positives for hepatiti...

The Link Between Hepatitis B Vaccine And Multiple Sclerosis Questioned

...by Harvard researchers suggests a link between the hepatitis B vaccination and multiple sclerosis. In their stu...far outweigh the potential risk. Specifically, the hepatitis B vaccine is more than 95-percent effective in preventing chronic hepatitis B infection. It is also ...

Good News for HIV Patients Also Suffering From Hepatitis C Virus

...linical trial of people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C have some positive news to report. // According ...of thousands of Americans who are living with both hepatitis C and HIV....

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

... are common causes of hepatitis. Alcohol abuse and hepatitis are both causes of liver disease. Researchers theorized abuse or neglect during childhood would lead to risky behavior in adulthood and therefore, increase the risk of liver disease. Researchers surveyed more than 17,000 people about abuse, neglect...

The Possibility Of Fighting HIV with Another Virus Questioned

...ay the little-known virus GBV-C, also known as // hepatitis G , may hold a key to helping researchers devise n...is frequently found in people infected with HIV or hepatitis C. No disease has been associated with hepatitis G alone....

3 die, 500 sickened in nation's largest hepatitis A outbreak Associated Press

...t have fallen ill in the biggest known outbreak of hepatitis A in U.S.// history, making people so scared they are lining up by the thousands for vaccinations and no longer eating out. Health investigators are focusing on whether contaminated produce - perhaps scallions - caused the outbreak at the restauran...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

... common causes of hepatitis.// Alcohol abuse and hepatitis are both causes of liver disease. The researchers theorized abuse or neglect during childhood would lead to risky behavior in adulthood and therefore, increase the risk of liver disease. They draw their conclusions after a lengthy medical study invo...

Need for Hepatitis Booster Questioned

...itish researchers suggest booster vaccinations for hepatitis A may not really be necessary. Studies done indica...this strategy provide long-term protection against hepatitis A extending into adulthood but also it will result in substantial cost-savings through lower vaccina...

Kidney Failure after Non-Kidney Transplants

...with high blood pressure, diabetes, or preexisting hepatitis C were more likely to have renal failure. In this study, researchers say chronic kidney failure was associated with an increased risk of death by a factor of more than four. They say this alarming finding points to the need for doctors to educate pa...

Scientists crack dengue fever puzzle

...new virus. Normally infection with viruses such as hepatitis C or Epstein-Barr result in high levels of such T cells. The researchers think a second infection triggers the immune system to frantically hunt for the wrong subtype of the virus, causing painful inflammatory symptoms such as aching and fever. How...

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