New Strategies to Manage Patients With Viral Hepatitis
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The world&#39;s leading hepatitis experts, along with more than 850 physicians, will be meeting in Paris on September 10 and 11 for the first International Conference on the Management of Patients with Viral Hepatitis.
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Hepatitis C among young drug users in London is reaching epidemic levels while HIV cases are &quot;worryingly high&quot;, researchers have warned.
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KELOWNA, BC (CP) - Health officials in the BC Interior issued a public warning Wednesday after a restaurant worker was diagnosed with hepatitis A. Health officials say hundreds of people may have to be vaccinated
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Two international studies of a new drug, telbivudine, have produced potentially good news for hepatitis B patients, showing that it suppresses the virus that damages the liver faster and better than other treatments.
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CHICAGO -- For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
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BUCHAREST, Feb 19 (IPS) - About two million of Romaniaâs 22 million people   are carrying some form of hepatitis, in the  highest infection  rates in Europe.
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NEW YORK  - A sustained response to  successful treatment with interferon for hepatitis C virus  (HCV) infection can persist for up to 12 years, according to a  report in the November issue of the Journal of Medical  Virology.
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A hepatitis B shot may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis within three years of vaccination, according to a new study whose authors fear the work will provoke a new &quot;mess&quot; of controversy.
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A simple blood test could remove the need for painful invasive tests to detect liver disease, its developers say.
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NEW YORK  - Heavy alcohol use, diabetes,  and viral hepatitis combine synergistically to raise the risk  of developing liver cancer, according to a new report.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Chinese researchers have identified a liver cancer marker in blood that may help identify patients with early-stage liver cancer and predict how well they&#39;ll do after treatment.
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Generic medications used to treat other disorders may also be able to stop a fatal viral infection that&#39;s nearly untreatable right now and that&#39;s become increasingly common among AIDS patients.
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For the first time, doctors said Monday they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
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Science & environment: Â· New treatment reverses damage to the organÂ· Cirrhosis common among people in 20s and 30s
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Scientists have discovered a promising new method to fight a range of diseases by boosting the body's natural defenses against viruses.
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NEW YORK  - Heavy alcohol use increases mortality with hepatitis C virus (HCV) to a greater extent in women than in men, according to a report.
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Cases of hepatitis C among young drug users in London are reaching epidemic levels, researchers have warned. The number of people who inject drugs who now have HIV is also worryingly high, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.