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Hepatitis C patients cured with antiviral medicines less likely to be hosp
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Michigan [US], February 20 (ANI): Hepatitis C is defined as an infection caused by a virus that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation. The virus is spread by contact with contaminated blood; for example, from sharing needles or from unsterile tattoo equipment. Recent research has ident
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Study reveals that hepatitis E virus defies alcohol-based hand disinfectan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hanover [Germany], February 2 (ANI): Hepatitis E is an inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV is the most common cause of acute virus-mediated hepatitis worldwide. Even though the infection can be prevented through appropriate hygiene measures, a
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Researchers develop new stratification tool for liver cancer risk after he
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): While Hepatitis C can be now cured with the help of modern drugs, some patients go on to develop liver cancer after that. A research team has now developed a new tool that can determine patients' cancer risk in a single examination.
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Reports of 12 suspected patients of Omicron variant of COVID-19 expected b
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that the genome sequencing reports of the 12 suspected patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will start coming by the weekend.
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Scientists find key to hepatitis C entry into cells, findings provide new
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, describe the structure of a key protein on the surface of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and how it interacts with its receptor foun
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World Hepatitis Day 2021: Raising awareness to encourage prevention, diagn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): World Hepatitis Day (WHD), which is celebrated annually on July 28, brings the world together under a single theme to raise awareness about the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change. In 2021 the theme is 'Hepatitis Can't Wait'.
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Lack of clean drinking water in Balochistan results in steep rise in hepat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan[Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Due to the lack of clean drinking water in Balochistan, the number of hepatitis cases has increased sharply in the region.
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Russian firm launches production of world's 1st combined HIV, Hepatitis, S
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
St. Petersberg [Russia], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): On Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Russian biotechnological company BioPalette launched the mass production of "MultiSCREEN," the world's first test system designed to simultaneously screen for the presence of such diseases as HIV, hepatitis B and
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Zydus Cadila seeks DCGI nod for using its hepatitis drug for COVID-19 trea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) [India], April 5 (ANI): Pharmaceutical Company Zydus Cadila on Monday informed that it has sought approval of the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) for using its hepatitis drug for the treatment of coronavirus.
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59 Hepatitis treatment centres established in three years duration in Punj
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 15 (ANI): In view of extending the medical benefits to high-risk groups, the Punjab government established 59 Hepatitis treatment centres in three years in the state under National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) to treat such patients acros
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Frailty associated with higher mortality for women awaiting liver transpla
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): Women awaiting liver transplants in the United States are known to be about one-third more likely than men to become too ill to undergo surgery or die before receiving a liver.
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Ontario should vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B, study suggests
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], October 26 (ANI): Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended, and the majority of those who test positive do not receive follow-up testing or interventions, leading to infections of newbo
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