Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C
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sheldon101Posted
Fri 06 Aug 2010 11:52am
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Every now and then they offer complete versions of new publications in PDF format or you can read it online. Their latest is Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C.
Like other childhood vaccinations, hepa ...
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Mutant Chronic Hepatitis-B or Hidden Hepatitis-C
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Carlitos G.Posted
Mon 28 Nov 2011 7:07pm
Today I am going to talk about something I think is very important for all that you have a diagnosis of CFS.
As you know I have CFS diagnosed for 6 years now, and despite the fact that my serologies for hepatitis A, B and C were negative during these years, this year Gregorio Marañón Hospital and last year Carlos III detected B viruses in my ...
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Chronic Hepatitis B goes unnotic ...
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:17pm1 Comment
Chronic Hepatitis B goes unnoticed and not diagnosed. It can be can be transmitted by any activity that involves exposure to blood and other body fluids. There is no cure, but treatment can slow the process down and help save liver functionality. BD
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD: Gilead ...
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Bernadine Healy and the Hepatitis B myth
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Kev LeitchPosted
Fri 17 Apr 2009 11:38pm
Kev has already commented on Dr. Bernadine Healy’s return to the autism world. Besides giving herself a big pat on the back for being part of a “war”, she made a number of mistakes (as Kev has pointed out ).
Kev missed one of Dr. Healy’s mistakes—the Hep-B myth.
One of the recurring myths of anti-vaccine groups is that Hepatitis B is only ...
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Three states investigating Scrub Nurse Who Spread Hepatitis C by Swapping Needles - Update
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Medical QuackPosted
Fri 17 Jul 2009 11:08pm
I hope this is the end of where she worked, started out in one state, Colorado and now spread to two other states, Texas and New York.
Hospital Employee Injected Patient Drugs and Replaced Syringe content with Saline Solution
The hospital hired her even though they knew she had hepatitis and had provided counseling on how to limit her expo ...
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VA Hospital in Missouri Warning Members of Potential Exposure to HIV And Hepatitis
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Medical QuackPosted
Wed 30 Jun 2010 6:23am
One more story about cleanliness or lack of in this case. This particular exposure was in the area of not keeping dental instruments clean and/or failure to clean. BD
(CNN) -- A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to dangerous viruses like hepatitis and HIV.
John Cochran V ...
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FDA Put Out Warning on Fatal Rash Originating from the Use of Incivek for Hepatitis C, Deaths Reported
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Medical QuackPosted
Thu 20 Dec 2012 6:28pm
Apparently the rash is occurring when the drug Incivek is taken in combination with the drugs peginterferon alfa and ribavirin. The patients who were taking the drug combination developed rashes and then continued without any clinical consult and the fact that the rash kept getting worse, and that’s not a good idea. A box warning will now be ...
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