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Recently released market study: PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus -...

Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus that results in acute or chronic presentation.

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Wed Jun 19, 2013

Examiner.com

Hepatitis A outbreak berries handed out to public in sample smoothies, desserts

Hepatitis A cases in Sacramento are in today's news, perhaps associated with a frozen berry blend sold at Costco, according to a June 19, 2013 Sacramento Bee news article by Bill Lindelof, " Sacramento County health officials investigate Hepatitis A outbreak ."

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Sacramento County, CA, Vaccinations

GastroHep.com

Aspartate aminotransferase to the platelet ratio index after treatment for hepatitis C

The latest issue of the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology investigates the durability of a sustained virological response and long-term changes in aspartate aminotransferase to the platelet ratio index after successful treatment with peginterferon/ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C Previous studies, mostly retrospective using ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Gastroenterology

Sys-Con Media

Simon & Luke and Gomez Iagmin File Fifth Hepatitis Lawsuit Against...

On he was seen at his local doctor's office, where blood tests were performed. He was instructed to return home to drink lots of fluids, maintain bed rest, and undergo scheduled blood testing.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Firefly, Action TV, Entertainment, Television

Forbes.com

A Public Health and Healthcare Spending Time Bomb: Hepatitis C

The relatively obscure liver inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus is a significant threat worldwide, and its prevalence is growing.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Liver Cancer

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

Hepatitis A outbreak creates fruit fears

After a Hepatitis A outbreak sickened over a hundred people in eight states, including Colorado, many are now concerned about the safety of the fruit they are consuming.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Medicine

NewsOn6 Tulsa

More Lawsuits Filed Against Tulsa Dentist Scott Harrington

One of Harrington's patients claims he is a regular Red Cross blood donor, and says he has a paper trail that proves he got hepatitis C from Harrington's office.

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Related Topix: Tulsa, OK, Medicine, Health

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Nation

Peshawar dialysis patients caught by hepatitis

According to an inquiry report issued following the directives of Peshawar High Court, patients were treated with infected instruments during their dialysis due to which they were stricken by hepatitis.

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News10.net

Sacramento health alert issued due to hepatitis A outbreak

The Sacramento County Division of Public Health and Environmental Management Department and the California Department of Public Health issued a health alert Tuesday in connection with an outbreak of hepatitis A believed to be associated with Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries purchased from Costco and possibly at other retail ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Sacramento County, CA, Sacramento, CA, Vaccinations

BioMed Central

Antithrombotic and antiplatelet activities of Soshiho-tang extract

Soshiho-tang is a traditional Korean, Chinese, and Japanese medicine, which has been used to treat various conditions, including hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and chronic and acute liver disease.

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Daily World

Toll at 118 in hepatitis A outbreak linked to berries

A nationwide outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen berries has sickened 118 people in eight states, sending 47 to the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harris Teeter, Grocery, Vaccinations

Proctor Journal

Health/Wellness

Many women know that getting a Pap test regularly from their health care provider is a good way to check for signs of cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women worldwide.

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Related Topix: Cervical Cancer, Medicine, Chronic Pain

NewsTarget.com

HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines do not prevent cervical cancer and liver disease

While pro-vaccinators continue to urge the use of vaccines to prevent disease, research does not support the theory that vaccines protect against illness.

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Related Topix: Health, Cervical Cancer, Vaccinations, Chickenpox, 9

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Freshnews

World Hepatitis Fund Launches

Today in New York the World Hepatitis Fund launched a bold new initiative to harness the power of social media to educate, diagnose and treat the nearly two hundred million people worldwide who have contracted Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C, also known as the silent killer is the leading cause of liver cancer and the need for liver transplantation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Liver Cancer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Big News Network.com

Health official reiterates hepatitis outbreak findings

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Freshnews

LabCorp Announces Availability of Newly Approved Viral Load Assay for Hepatitis C Virus

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings today announced that it is offering the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test, v2.0. With enhanced sensitivity, this quantitative viral load assay for Hepatitis C virus enables more accurate assessments of response to antiviral therapy.

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Related Topix: LabCorp, Medicine, Health, Biotech, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Healthcare Industry, Startups, Monogram Biosciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genetics

NewsOne

Your Smoothie & Hepatitis A: The Shocking Connection

According to CNN , hepatitis A outbreaks from Costco frozen fruit have grown from 34 cases to 87 cases in one week.

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Colorado State Publications Library

Health Warning: Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries purchased from Costco

The Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment has confirmed 12 cases of Hepatits A linked to Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries, sold at Costco stores.

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The Modesto Bee

Suit filed in Yolo County against frozen berry producer after hepatitis A infection

A lawsuit has been filed in Yolo County Superior Court against Townsend Farms, the Oregon producer of a frozen berry blend that has been subject to recall.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Yolo County, CA, Food and Drug Administration

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Some Evo's Coffee Lounge customers may have been exposed to hepatitis A

Evo's Coffee Lounge customers who consumed a "Radically Free" smoothie from the Ashland coffeehouse between May 17 and June 12 of this year may have been exposed to hepatitis A, Jackson County Health Department officials reported.

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Related Topix: Health, Ashland, OR, Jackson County, OR