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The Facts on Hepatitis

What is Hepatitis?Hepatitis is defined as an inflammation of liver. Hepatitis can be acute or chronic. Acute hepatitis last less than six months ...

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Dealing With Adult ADD

... Cholestatic jaundice, deluded necrosis, glycosidic hepatitis, and symptomatically have inspired reported rarely. Symptoms may ...

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Hepatitis E Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

... to protect individuals from becoming infected with the hepatitis E virus appears to be virtually foolproof, ongoing Chinese research ...

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Chinese vaccine shields against hepatitis E - Lancet

... in China has proven 100-percent effective in preventing hepatitis E, a disease that is widespread in the developing world and can be ...

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Hepatitis E vaccine appears effective in China trial

... to be safe and effective in protecting people against hepatitis E infection, a large trial in China has found. ...

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Adding Third Drug May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment

... two-drug standard treatment for the potentially lethal hepatitis C could be rendered nearly twice as effective if doctors added in a ...

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Hepatitis B linked to lymphoma in study

People infected with hepatitis B virus are around twice as likely to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, ...

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OraSure gets FDA nod for hepatitis C test, shares up

... Inc said it received U.S. regulatory approval to market a hepatitis C virus (HCV) test, OraQuick, sending its shares up 16 percent. ...

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Success of Hepatitis C Drugs May Depend on Gene Variant

... variant associated with poor response to treatment for hepatitis C infection has been identified by scientists. ...

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Australian police probe hepatitis cluster at abortion clinic

... at an abortion clinic were deliberately infected with hepatitis C, as the number of cases linked to the centre rose to 22. ...

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Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban

A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.

As Hurricane Earl Hits East Coast, Residents Urged to Brace Themselves

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- As Hurricane Earl roared up
the U.S. east coast Friday, federal officials urged residents to take
steps to protect themselves and their property.

Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA

A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.

Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business

Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.

Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression

While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wedne...

Unvaccinated Teen's Life Forever Changed

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Carl Buher came home from the
football game feeling rotten.

Disease May Be Only a Plane Ride Away

FRIDAY, September 3 (HealthDay News) -- A 7-year-old San Diego
boy brought back more than souvenirs and memories from a family trip to
Switzerland a couple years ago.

Health Highlights: Sept. 3, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling: UN

The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.