Sandt: Bipartisan Support Grows for Addressing Nation’s Hepatitis Scourge Nov 7, 2009
H.R. 3974, the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control Act, was introduced Oct. 29 in the House ... For many individuals, the first time they become aware of their viral hepatitis infection is when it has advanced irrevocably to cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver failure ... and is chairwoman of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, a coalition of more than 150 public, private and voluntary organizations dedicated to reducing the incidence of infection, morbidity and mortality from viral... (Roll Call)
CDC and guns here it goes again! Oct 31, 2009
CDC and guns here it goes again. CDC and guns here it goes again. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
CDC awards $103 million information network contract Oct 3, 2009
The , or NPIN, provides information, resources, and technology focused on preventing HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis, according to Danya. NPIN is a web-based source of information and resources developed by the CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. (FCW.com)
Cougars Notebook: Wulff expects Tuel to take fewer hits Oct 1, 2009
The offensive line is missing guard/tackle Steven Ayers with an ankle sprain, guards Zack Williams, ankle sprain, and B.J. Guerra, knee, and guard-center Andrew Roxas, who is redshirting because of viral hepatitis. Defensive tackle starter Josh Luapo is out for the season with a knee injury. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer? Sep 26, 2009
World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG), a leading international journal in gastroenterology and hepatology, has established a reputation for publishing first class research on esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, viral hepatitis, colorectal cancer, and H. pylori infection and provides a forum for both clinicians and scientists. WJG has been indexed and abstracted in Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch) and Journal Citation... (EurekAlert!)
Researchers: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection Sep 24, 2009
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. The Associated Press For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. (USA Today)
Young Cougs need to quell first-half jitters Sep 21, 2009
" THE DEPTH CHART TOOK another hit, particularly on the offensive line, against SMU. Sophomore , the starter at right guard, sprained a medial collateral ligament in his knee, and Wulff said he likely will miss six to eight weeks. , who started the first two games at left guard, is out for one to three more weeks after sustaining a high ankle sprain against Hawaii. Wulff said the injuries might mean true freshman has to play this year. Reitnouer signed with the Cougars in 2008, but delayed his... (Cougfan.com)
Gene Variant Heightens Risk Of Severe Liver Disease In Cystic Fibrosis Sep 11, 2009
"I predict that as we uncover more risk factors of liver disease in cystic fibrosis we may also find that they play a role in how rapidly people with a more common malady, such as viral hepatitis, develop liver complications (or "fibrosis")," said senior study author Michael R. Knowles, M.D., professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at UNC.. Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic illness among Caucasians. (Science Daily)
Unprotected sex blamed as infection rises Sep 9, 2009
The three annual surveillance reports, to be presented at the Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference in Brisbane today, show that indigenous people, intravenous drug users and men who have sex with men are increasingly affected by HIV/AIDS, infectious syphilis and viral hepatitis. But chlamydia - which is primarily found in young heterosexual women and men - continues to be the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection, rising steadily over the past decade, from 14,082 in 1999 to 58,456... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Men experience sexual dysfunction during hepatitis C therapy Sep 1, 2009
For more information on viral hepatitis, visit the AGA patient center at. About the AGA Institute. (EurekAlert!)
FDA grants Salix drug priority review Aug 26, 2009
HE occurs frequently in patients with cirrhosis, a liver ailment that can be caused by a number of factors, including alcohol abuse, drug abuse, chronic viral hepatitis and autoimmune disease. Salix employs 280 people, according to the company s most recent annual report. (Triangle Business Journal)
Charting the HIV/AIDS epidemic Aug 22, 2009
Dr. Kevin Fenton is director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD evention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is also co-chair of the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
CDC: Source of hepatitis infection hard to pinpoint Aug 14, 2009
He said it's natural for patients to wonder about their diagnosis and where they contracted viral hepatitis, especially in situations when blood testing was prompted by notification of compromised infection-control practices. Reviewing records of those treated before and after a patient with a positive blood test is one step the CDC would take, Perz said, but it would also look for other variables. (Sioux City Journal)
Africa: New HIV Strain Discovered Aug 6, 2009
Their research was supported by the French Health Watch Institute, the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis and Rouen University Hospital. A separate paper, also in Nature Medicine, reports that people with genital herpes remain at increased risk of HIV infection even after the herpes sores have healed and the skin appears normal. (allAfrica.com)
Hepatitis C Infection: Treatment Options Equally Effective, Likelihood Of Success Known Early On Aug 4, 2009
"When considering treatments for hepatitis C infection, patients and their doctors now have solid evidence that they can weigh both antiviral therapies equally for effectiveness, safety and tolerability," says study co-principal investigator Mark Sulkowski, M.D., medical director of Johns Hopkins' Center for Viral Hepatitis. In a surprise finding, the researchers say, the study found no major difference between the only two U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug treatment regimens in... (Science Daily)
Letters to the editor, July 23 edition Jul 29, 2009
It s your liver, you have a viral hepatitis. It looks like Shingles but not quite. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Fighting Hepatitis E Atom By Atom Jul 28, 2009
Guu said researchers have had a difficult time analyzing HEV, a particularly nasty form of viral hepatitis that flourishes in the developing world, where poor sanitation is common. "About 10 years ago, researchers began to describe what the virus looks like," said Guu. (Science Daily)
Top Hepatitis C Treatments Equally Effective Jul 24, 2009
"When considering treatments for hepatitis C infection, patients and their doctors now have solid evidence that they can weigh both antiviral therapies equally for effectiveness, safety and tolerability," Dr. Mark Sulkowski, medical director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Viral Hepatitis and the study's co-principal investigator, said in the news release. While 10 percent to 13 percent of the study's participants quit the treatment because of side effects, Sulkowski said that was "within... (MEDLINEplus)
Commentary: Simple HIV test can save lives Jun 27, 2009
Editor's note: Kevin Fenton is director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fenton has written for journals including The Lancet, AIDS, the British Medical Journal and the Journal of Infectious Diseases. (CNN -- US)
Hanging tough Jun 24, 2009
"Within four hours she was violently ill. Seventy-two hours later I started to worry. She was diagnosed with an acute viral hepatitis. All we could do was ride it out. She was in bed for 10 days, lost 18 pounds and atrophied considerably. "So we started to run and use plyometrics to rehab. She had a dramatic recovery. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Environmental Pollution Increases Risk Of Liver Disease, Study Finds Jun 2, 2009
"Our study found that greater than one in three U.S. adults had liver disease, even after excluding those with traditional risk factors such as alcoholism and viral hepatitis," said Matthew Cave, MD, assistant professor, department of medicine, division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Louisville ... Dr. Cave and his co-authors also plan to examine the additive effects of environmental pollutants on liver disease in children and adults with risk factors including obesity,... (Science Daily)
Pollution may contribute to rise in liver disease May 30, 2009
They said as many as a third of U.S. adults showed signs of having liver disease not caused by normal triggers such as alcohol abuse and viral hepatitis. While is the primary driver of the increase, environmental pollution also may play a role, according to Dr. Matthew Cave of the University of Louisville in Kentucky, who is presenting his findings this weekend at the Digestive Disease Week conference in Chicago. (Scientific American)
Scientists' test in monkeys shows promise for HIV/AIDS fight May 19, 2009
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. WASHINGTON (AP) Like a general whose direct attacks aren't working, scientists are now trying to outflank the HIV/AIDS virus. (USA Today -- Tech)
WHO assembly opens as Japan flu cases mount May 18, 2009
Discussions on faltering WHO-led attempts to eradicate polio and curb malaria, or health care in poor countries, have been pushed down the agenda, while debates on advancing tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, or rules on human organ transplants could be postponed for a year. Mexico's Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova symbolically handed over to Chan the scientific details of the A(H1N1) virus that will allow development of a vaccine, just before the assembly began. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Egypt: Viral Time Bomb Set to Explode May 6, 2009
"We expect the number of mortalities will peak in 2012," says Dr. Wahid Doss, head of the National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH), a government body formed to fight the disease. NCCVH is implementing an infection control programme in hospitals and blood banks as part of a national strategy to reduce new HCV infections, estimated at 70,000-140,000 cases a year. (allAfrica.com)
China to start daily status report on A/H1N1 May 3, 2009
The ministry has included A/H1N1 on the same epidemic list with SARS HIV and viral hepatitis ... The ministry has included A/H1N1 on the same epidemic list with SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), HIV and viral hepatitis. (Xinhuanet, China)
China to step up animal monitoring amid global flu outbreak May 2, 2009
China's Health Ministry has included A/H1N1 on the same epidemic list with SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), HIV and viral hepatitis. It raised prevention and control measures to the same level as more serious epidemics such as cholera. (Xinhuanet, China)
Drug means 'new era of treatment' for hepatitis C Apr 30, 2009
Susan Thompson, adult viral hepatitis prevention coordinator with the state Division of Public Health, said she hopes that by shortening the duration of treatment, the new drug could actually reduce costs. Even if it doesn't, though, she said patients would welcome the prospect of cutting their treatment time in half. (News & Observer)
Health Ministry: Hand-foot-mouth disease claims 50 lives this year Apr 11, 2009
Viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, diarrhea and gonorrhea were the top five killers, accounting for almost 95 percent of the reported cases, according to the ministry ... Class B diseases include 25 ailments such as viral hepatitis and Class C includes 10 diseases, such as influenza. (Xinhuanet, China)
Immunity from Hep B to cost more Apr 9, 2009
Hepatitis B is one of five types of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis A is an acute liver disease lasting from a few weeks to several months and does not lead to chronic infection. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Miracle of green tea Mar 26, 2009
Results from several animal and human studies suggest that catechin in green tea may help treat viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver from a virus) although it should be noted that in these studies, catechin was isolated from green tea and used in very high concentrations. Weight loss Clinical studies suggest that green tea extract may boost metabolism and help burn fat. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Scots And Irish At Greater Risk Of Drink-related Death, Study Shows Mar 23, 2009
The higher rate of death from liver cancer could be attributable to the fact that viral hepatitis is more common in ethnic minority communities. The team used information on deaths for England and Wales from 1999 to 2003 and figures from the 2001 census to quantify the link between a person's country of birth and the likelihood of dying from an alcohol-related condition. (Science Daily)
D.C. HIV/AIDS rates 'higher than West Africa' Mar 18, 2009
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. DAILY HEALTH BLOG. (USA Today -- News)
Bucks center touts its economic impact Mar 9, 2009
The company is developing a new treatment for viral hepatitis and other viral diseases. Xu was attracted to the center by its collegiality and support services, such as grant writing assistance that helped him secure a $150,000 federal Small Business Innovation Research grant. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
A Pregnant Woman with a Large Mass in the Fetal Oral Cavity Feb 26, 2009
The patient was a primigravida and had received routine prenatal care at another facility, including ABO blood typing (type O, Rh-negative, antibody-negative), an oral glucose-tolerance test (abnormal results), and a screening test for group B streptococcus (positive); screening tests for syphilis and viral hepatitis, types B and C, were negative. Gestational diabetes was controlled by diet, and Rho(D) immune globulin had been administered at 28 weeks of. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Adopting from abroad? Get hepatitis A shot Feb 26, 2009
International adoptions tend to cost $20,000 to $40,000, said Dr. Cindy Weinbaum, a CDC viral hepatitis expert. Children adopted from other countries generally do not have recommended vaccinations when they arrive. (MSNBC -- Health)
Oncostatin M May Be Promising Drug For Treating Viral Hepatitis And Liver Cancer Feb 19, 2009
18, 2009) The Department of Gene Therapy and Hepatology of the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra has identified a molecule as possibly effective for improving the treatment of chronic hepatitis and liver cancer. This research, coordinated by the doctors Jes;s Prieto, Esther Larrea, Pablo Sarobe, Iranzu Gonz;lez and Rafael Aldabe, has been published in the Journal of Virology. (Science Daily)
Inflammation May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Problems In Cirrhosis Feb 18, 2009
There was no significant differences in heart rate variability between patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis and patients with cirrhosis due to other reasons, such as chronic viral hepatitis. The risk of death increased as heart rate variability decreased. (Science Daily)
BETTER LIFE: More on sexual health Feb 11, 2009
Sexual health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Cupid Countdown, Day 1: Keeping love alive. (USA Today -- Life)
NIH report finds costs of digestive diseases has grown to more than $141 billion a year Feb 11, 2009
Viral hepatitis (A, B, C): $3. 3 billion. (EurekAlert!)
Infectious diseases kill 600 in China in Jan. Feb 11, 2009
Class B infectious diseases include 25 ailments such as viral hepatitis and Class C includes 10 diseases, such as influenza. The ministry said the incidence and death rate of infectious diseases dropped in 2008, falling by 1. (Xinhuanet, China)
Why invest in disease prevention? Feb 8, 2009
That money is designated for the Centers for Disease Control to utilize in its efforts to prevent the most common, costly and controllable infectious diseases in the U.S HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs and tuberculosis ... Those funds would support local economies and promote secondary job creation through purchase of screening and diagnostic tests, laboratory equipment and supplies as well as support the purchase of drugs and therapies for those diagnosed with HIV, TB, viral hepatitis and STDs... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
U.S. Lags on HIV Testing Goals Feb 7, 2009
"Testing for HIV should be as routine as a flu shot, she said. Testing can save lives. "Once people learn they are infected with HIV, they take steps to protect their partners," said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. The three-day conference pulled together some 300 leading HIV researchers, health-care providers and policymakers to look at the issue of early, routine HIV testing. Statistics show that before 2006,... (MEDLINEplus)
U.S. Sets Hospital Infection Control Goals Feb 7, 2009
"Thousands of patients are needlessly exposed to viral hepatitis and other preventable diseases in the very places where they should feel protected," Dr. John Ward, director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis, said in a statement. "No patient should go to their doctor for health care only to leave with a life-threatening disease.". (MEDLINEplus)
Causes of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anem... Feb 7, 2009
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is known to occur in patients infected with infectious mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Mycoplasma pneumonia, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral hepatitis, and human parvovirus B-19. AIHA is also known to develop in patients with many different autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren s syndrome as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), lymphoproliferative disorders, ovarian cancer, and blood cancers such as non-Hodgkin s... (Suite101.com)
