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Preschools may get right to bar unvaccinated children
Opponents of vaccinations say they can be unsafe and cause serious side-effects, weaken the immune system, and can cause autism.
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Sofosbuvir for Hep C genotype 2 or 3 in patients without treatment options
This week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine investigates the use of sofosbuvir for Hepatitis C genotype 2 or 3 in patients without treatment options.
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Pharmaceutical advances offer new options for health outcomes
Research presented at Digestive Disease Week explores pharmaceutical advances for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea and hepatitis C. An international study holds promising results for patients suffering from IBS-D. In the phase II study, researchers found that the drug ibodutant significantly improved symptoms in more than 50 percent ... (more)
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GBI Research estimated the travel vaccines market in the top seven markets to be worth $1,343m in 2012, having grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 11% from 2007.
Get Vaccinated, Cobb Health Officials Say
Cobb & Douglas Public Health officials are encouraging parents and caregivers to get Hepatitis A and B vaccines for their children.
R.I. health director urges baby boomers to get Hepatitis C test
Rhode Island's health department is encouraging baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, saying adults born between 1945 and 1965 are five times more likely to contract the disease.
KCMO Health Department to Hold Special Hepatitis C Testing Clinic
Hepatitis C is a liver disease that is spread when blood from an infected person enters another person's body.
MKSAP: 45-year-old man with fever and abdominal pain
A 45-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for a 2-day history of fever and abdominal pain.
HIV Is No Barrier To Successful Liver Transplant For Cancer Treatment
As people infected with HIV live longer with antiretroviral drug therapy, more of them are developing hepatocellular carcinoma , which is particularly aggressive among this population.
Rhode Island Department of Health News
HEALTH Encourages Hepatitis C Testing for All Baby Boomers
In recognition of National Hepatitis C Testing Day on Sunday, May 19, the Rhode Island Department of Health encourages all Rhode Islanders born between 1945 and 1965 to be tested for Hepatitis C at least once, or more often if they have known risk factors.
Desai clinic recognized as 'model unit' prior to hepatitis c outbreak
In an attempt to clear up the perception that Dr. Dipak Desai operated filthy endoscopy clinics where medication was misused and feces remained on the walls after colonoscopies, defense lawyers revealed Friday that the Shadow Lane facility received a prestigious national rating in October 2007.
Hep C rising in baby boomers, but can they be treated?
When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.
Hepatitis C is a specific type of hepatitis disease caused by a virus, spread by contact with infected blood.
Stop paid blood donor clinics in Toronto, victims say
Victims of the tainted blood scandal and their families are urging the Ontario and federal governments to stop proposed blood-plasma clinics from operating in the province.
Get Vaccinated, Cobb Health Officials Say
Cobb Public Health officials are encouraging parents and caregivers to get Hepatitis A and B vaccines for their children.
Late HBsAg seroreversion of mutated hepatitis B virus after bone marrow transplantation
About ninety percent of immunocompetent adults recover from hepatitis B virus infection within 6 months after transmission.
Tulsa Health Department announces 5th round of results
The Oklahoma State Department of Health and Tulsa Health Department announced the fifth round of test results from patients of W. Scott Harrington's dental surgical practice.
Predictors of the change in bilirubin levels over twelve weeks of treatment with atazanavir
To determine the factors associated with change in bilirubin concentration 12 weeks after the initiation of an atazanavir -containing antiretroviral regimen.