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The Role of Monotherapy vs Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B
Medscape (subscription) - 1 hour ago
Despite vaccination programs and significant improvements in antiviral therapy, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious health concern both in ...

Hepatitis B: Indications for Therapy Initiation
Medscape (subscription) - 3 minutes ago
Affecting an estimated 400 million individuals worldwide, [1] hepatitis B is endemic in Asia, the South Pacific, Africa, South America, eastern Europe, ...

Hepatitis B: Advances in Screening, Diagnosis, and Clinical ...
Medscape (subscription) - 1 hour ago
Disclosure: Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF, has disclosed that he has received grants for educational activities and served on the speaker's bureaus of ...

interTrend Partners With The San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign to ...
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
Although the "B a Hero" campaign is aimed to raise awareness of hepatitis B across all markets, it especially tries to reach out to Asian Americans, ...

China's Hepatitis B Virus Drug Market Will Grow to $800 Million by ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 7 hours ago
According to the new Emerging Markets report entitled Hepatitis B Virus in China , the greatest contributor to the growth of the Chinese hepatitis B drug ...

NICE Issues Guidance On Treatments For Hepatitis B
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 7 hours ago
The guidance states: - Entecavir is recommended as an option for the treatment of people with chronic HBeAg-positive or HBeAg-negative hepatitis B in whom ...

Missing women in South Asia and China: Biology or discrimination?
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - 7 hours ago
A popular paper recently attributed unbalanced sex ratios at birth, particularly in China, to Hepatitis B. This column summarises a large body of evidence ...

Nurse charged with infecting patients
Bradenton Herald,  United States - 8 hours ago
Clark Harmonson, an El Paso attorney who has filed a civil lawsuit, said Jones contracted hepatitis C while working at the Beaumont Army Medical Center. ...

Clovis patients possibly exposed to hepatitis, HIV
Fresno Bee (subscription), CA - 13 hours ago
But the risk of getting hepatitis B and C is greater, Luchini said. "The hepatitis virus tends to stay alive for many more hours," he said. ...

Bowling alley food worker in NC has hepatitis
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - 16 hours ago
A case of hepatitis A has been diagnosed in a food worker at the Nags Head Bowling Center, the Dare County Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. ...

House passes anti-Hepatitis B bill
GMA news.tv, Philippines - 19 hours ago
She stressed the importance of providing sustainable immunization program for hepatitis-B and other vaccine-preventable diseases for all infants. ...

Warning about Innisfil Tattoo shop
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre, Canada - 2 hours ago
While health officials say the risk is very low, the use of non-sterile equipment could lead to the transmission of diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis ...
Adam and Eve clients asked to contact health unit Innisfil Scope
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Zille on the state of the city
Politicsweb, South Africa - 27 Aug 2008
In many cases water tests revealed ecoli and faecal coliform counts that exceed acceptable limits. This is largely due to rapid urban growth and decades of ...

15 month old baby gets liver transplant in Delhi hospital
Expressindia.com, India - 3 hours ago
Nihal was brought to Apollo Hospital in April 2007 in a deteriorating health condition as he was suffering from Idiopathic Neonatal Hepatitis. ...
Nation's First Child to Receive Heart-Double Lung-Liver Transplant ... MarketWatch
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15 month old baby gets liver transplant in Delhi hospital
Expressindia.com, India - 15 hours ago
Nihal was brought to Apollo Hospital in April 2007 in a deteriorating health condition as he was suffering from Idiopathic Neonatal Hepatitis. ...

Infected reveller's bite threat to cop
Sunderland Echo, UK - 16 hours ago
By Jane O'Neill A police officer faces an anxious wait to discover if he has been infected by a hepatitis sufferer who attacked him after getting drunk at a ...

Sinobiomed Retains CB Capital Partners as Financial Advisor to ...
FOXBusiness - 26 Aug 2008
Continuing penetration of Chinese market of Sinobiomed's commercialized products, which treat a wide range of diseases including hepatitis B and hepatitis ...

NanoBio on cutting edge of nano vaccines
MLive.com, MI - 26 Aug 2008
Phase I FDA trials on hepatitis B and flu vaccines are scheduled for next year. On Aug. 13, the company announced successful animal trials of its hepatitis ...

Calls for govt to introduce blanket hepatitis B vaccination
Pharma Times (subscription), UK - 26 Aug 2008
The UK government is being urged to vaccinate all children against hepatitis B and finally comply with World Health Organisation guidelines. ...

Half of GPs are "ignoring hepatitis B guidelines"
Management in Practice, UK - 26 Aug 2008
Half of GP practices are reportedly not following clinical guidelines on protecting children from hepatitis B. Now patient groups are calling on the ...
Calls for govt to introduce blanket hepatitis B vaccination Pharma Times (subscription)
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