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Certain mutations in the DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with the development of liver cancer and may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of the disease, according to a large meta-analysis in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published online July 2.
CNN (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with saline solution, authorities say.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, officials said.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Margaret A. Bengs If you're a teen in California, want to know about your "right to privacy" and "reproductive health care"? Do you need your parents' permission to get birth control pills? Can you get a pregnancy test without your parents knowing? These are the messages the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California is giving teens on its Web site - assuring them of...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight. These findings are in a new study in the July issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Diets high in protein and cholesterol are associated with a higher risk of hospitalization or death due to cirrhosis or liver cancer, while diets high in carbohydrates are associated with a lower risk. These findings are in the July issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
Physorg (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
(AP) -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
DENVER - A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.Kristen Diane Parker faces criminal charges for allegedly making the swaps while working at Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center in Colorado Springs and Rose Medical Center in Denver.Authorities...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
DENVER -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
ATLANTA, July 2 (UPI) -- Routine vaccination of U.S. children for hepatitis has almost doubled since 2006, federal health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report said the report is the first look at U.S. hepatitis A coverage since the 2006 recommendation that all children ages 12-23 months be immunized against hepatitis A. Before...
ENTmoney.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Legendary producer Quincy Jones the master mind behind behind Thriller (100 million copies sold world wide) keeps it all the way real in interview with MenStyle.com when asked questions about Michael Jackson. You will be shocked at the answers to some of the questions; here are a few excerpts from the interview: Q: Did you believe him about the disease? A: I don't believe in any of that bullshit,...
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bikal | 06/04/2009
WHAT does Pam Anderson have in common with Mickey Mantle, Benito Mussolini, Allen Ginsberg and Linda Lovelace? They all suffered from hepatitis C. Chris Kennedy Lawford, who's been cured of this disease, wrote a book to help others, "Healing Hepatitis C," which he'll Detail
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