HIV & AIDS
'Vampire facials' at new mexico spa linked to HIV infections
(HealthDay)—Two people may have contracted HIV after undergoing so-called "vampire facials" at a New Mexico spa, state health officials say.
May 2, 2019
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Hepatitis B
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the hepatitis B virus establishes persistent infection
New research sheds light on how a hepatitis B viral protein stimulates the expansion of immune cells that impair antiviral responses, according to a study published April 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Haitao ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Push to cure hepatitis B, a neglected disease
A coalition of researchers, health organisations and patient groups on Wednesday launched an ambitious campaign to cure hepatitis B, a disease that kills twice as many people as malaria but gets far less attention.
Apr 11, 2019
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Medications
Discovery of a restriction factor for hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine that offers protection against the virus, current treatments which prevent the virus from replicating are not ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Medications
First two-drug regimen approved for HIV-1 treatment
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Dovato (dolutegravir and lamivudine), the first approved two-drug, fixed-dose, complete regimen for adults with HIV-1 who have not been previously ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Slight decline in hepatitis C diagnoses in Europe
European surveillance data show a 10 percent decrease in newly reported hepatitis C cases between 2016 and 2017. However, with more than 31,000 recorded cases in 2017, diagnoses remain at a high level in the European Union ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis B vaccination in preadolescents lowers disease incidence rate in study
Introducing hepatitis B vaccine in preadolescents meant a decline in the disease incidence rate by 52 percent, according to a study in which the University of Barcelona (UB) took part. The study analysed the efficiency and ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Higher intake of whole grains may lower risk for liver cancer
(HealthDay)—Higher intake of whole grains may be associated with a lower risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among U.S. adults, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Oncology.
Mar 4, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Screening for Hepatitis C can reduce chance of liver disease
Hepatitis C is a good news, bad news kind of disease. The bad news is that many with the liver-attacking virus may not even know it. The good news is that once discovered, doctors can effectively treat and even remove it.
Dec 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists illuminate causes of hepatitis B virus-associated acute liver failure
National Institutes of Health scientists and their collaborators found that hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated acute liver failure (ALF)—a rare condition that can turn fatal within days without liver transplantation—results ...
Nov 13, 2018
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