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names Economic Person of the Year
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... CCTV Economic Person of the Year are Wang Xin, Chairman of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited and Lei Chuang, a Hepatitis B virus carrier who was the first in China to successfully obtain a health certificate that allows him to work in the catering ... Comment?
Adults Ignoring Preventable Disease Vaccines
... only 25% of those who qualify for the pneumonia vaccine get it. Only about a third of those who should get the Hepatitis B shot receive one. Friedman said, "they didn't know they need the vaccine, or their physician hadn't recommended it.' A CDC ... Comment?
Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic
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... tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation are definite causes of cancer, alongside tobacco, the hepatitis B virus and chimney sweeping, among others. The research was published online in the medical journal Lancet Oncology on ... Comment?
Majority of national team coaches are not qualified: Report
... in question who forced her way in the team did not turn up for fresh trials,' the report reveals. A few cases of Hepatitis B & C and tuberculosis were also observed while undergoing the medical scrutiny of all the camp trainees. The committee also ... Comment?
Long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antiviral treatment in Hepatitis C
The latest issue of the Journal of Viral Hepatitis investigates long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antiviral treatment in hepatitis C. Professor Uwe Siebert and colleagues from Austria systematically reviewed the evidence for long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Comment?
Cannabis won't treat Hepatitis C
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... for five conditions including cluster-type migraine headaches, Blepharospasm (eyelid twitch), Bipolar II Disorder, Hepatitis C and Ankylosing Spondylitis (an inflammatory disease of the spine and neck). Hepatitis C was not accepted for consideration ... Comment?
... Post recently cut its. Article saying that. --" " Anytime the welfare leader Thursday agreed to portrait road hepatitis C who works. Sort of." " In the Hillary you're talking about what in the hell does have to do with government take over health." ... Comment?
Tanning businesses red hot over proposed tax
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... moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation to the top of the cancer risk category, along with chimney sweeping, Hepatitis B and tobacco. Dr. Neil Fenske, director of dermatology for the University of South Florida, cited recent studies suggesting ... Comment?
North West on Hepatitis C health alert
HEPATITIS C remains rife in the North-West. Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency show that out of the 8,000 people in England diagnosed with the disease last year, 1,679 came from the North-West. Despite being a lower figure than in 2007, when 1,743 cases were reported, it still means the region has consistently recorded the highest ... Comment?
Harvard Researchers Discover Native Flu-Fighting Proteins
... at Brigham and Women's Hospital. The researchers, who had already used this same process in studies of HIV and the hepatitis C virus, hoped to find that some of the treated cells could not be infected with the influenza virus, which would suggest ... Comment?
Pharmacists warn of liver danger from painkiller gel
... injury and menstruation, could raise the level of liver enzymes to an extent that it would cause jaundice and hepatitis, the Practising Pharmacists Association of Hong Kong said yesterday, quoting a recent report from the US Food and Drug ... Comment?
Translation revelation
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... Giessen in Germany, the researchers discovered that the liver-specific miR-122 could stimulate translation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) mRNAs. In this case, miR-122 interacted with two target sites to enhance the association of the viral RNA with the ... Comment?
Factors associated with seroprevalence of hepatitis C among dentists at a large Brazilian city
... Results The seroprevalence of anti-HCV was 0.9% (95% IC 0.5-1.7%). The factors associated to the prevalence of hepatitis C were history of blood transfusion (p=0.002) and having undergone a test for hepatitis C (p=0.015). Conclusions The ... Comment?
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals...
... viral and other infectious diseases. The company is engaged in the discovery and development of treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. ... Comment?
Achillion, pSivida: Early Volume Plays
... 18%, to $3.75 in the premarket session. Late Tuesday, the company announced positive results from a trial of its hepatitis C drug. It's the second time in the last week that Achillion has been among the most active stocks during Nasdaq's premarket. ... Comment?
How to avoid cancer-causing chemicals
... on tobacco use, improving diet and exercise, and employing vaccines against infections that cause cancer, such as hepatitis B and the human papillomavirus (HPV). Despite the stew of chemicals we encounter on a daily basis, there are ways to protect ... Comment?
Natural Treatments for Liver Disease
... B.S. in this very field. Yvonne also loves to share alternative medicine tips with people. Natural Remedies for Hepatitis & Associated Liver Disease Hepatitis is a leading cause of complication in the Unites States, this is an overview of the herbal ... Comment?
Tripep: Tripepa s New Rights Offering Oversubscribed
... is focusing on the following research projects; wound healing therapy ChronSeal and a therapeutic vaccine against Hepatitis C, named ChronVac-C , plus the RAS technology platform. The Tripep share is admitted to trade on First North. Remium AB is ... Comment?
Woman overcomes hardships by giving out Christmas angels
... only to face another challenge. The blood transfusion that saved her life as an infant also infected her with Hepatitis C and AIDS. "I had like a grudge against myself, I felt like the only person in the world with AIDS," said Stephanie. Stephanie ... Comment?
Unsterilised surgical equipment 'causing diseases'
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Our correspondent Islamabad Unhygienic conditions and use of unsterilised surgical equipment at dental treatment centres causes AIDS, hepatitis B and C, said Dental Surgeon Dr. Comment?