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Hepatitis B Virus & Renal Disease by Matt S. Posted Sun 22 Jun 2008 12:00am Hepatitis B--a disease which in the U.S. is on the decline due to regular childhood vaccinations--has a variety of interesting associations with renal disease. There are three distinct glomerular diseases with which the hepatitis B virus is associated. Hepatitis B can cause secondary membranous nephropathy, as well as MPGN (from cryoglobulinemia Read on »

What I need to know about Hepatitis B by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm

2 Comments you need it. What causes hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is caused by a virus. A virus is a germ that causes sickness. (For example, the flu is caused by a virus.) People can pass viruses to each other. The virus that causes hepatitis B is called the hepatitis B virus. How could I get hepatitis B? Hepatitis B spreads by contact with an infected Read on »

Hepatitis Viruses and Liver Cancer by Dr. Nagaraj

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Posted Sat 07 Nov 2009 4:50pm Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses are causes of liver cancer. The former appears to act directly by damaging cells and their DNA. The latter shows an indirect effect..., and cancer progression (Refer Figure 2 in Nutrition and Cancer ). Around 7-8 per cent of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with hepatitis B virus. It is mostly spread Read on »

Herpes and Hepatitis B by findingeve Patient Expert

Posted Tue 05 Apr 2011 10:00am Herpes and Hepatitis B are two sexually transmitted diseases that are often confused with one another because of their similar names. The similarities end there. What are the differences between the two? And what are the symptoms, the causes, and the treatments? The technical name for herpes is herpes simplex and it is caused by one of ... Read on »

Hepatitis B Linked to Lymphoma in Study by Medline Plus Posted Tue 03 Aug 2010 2:37pm Tuesday, August 3, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People infected with hepatitis B virus are around twice as likely to develop non-Hodgkin... of the liver. An estimated 350 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis B virus, which causes 340,000 cases of liver cancer a year and kills Read on »

Chronic Hepatitis B goes unnotic ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:17pm

1 Comment hepatitis B, a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide and affects an estimated two million... 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 Read on »

Bernadine Healy and the Hepatitis B myth by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 17 Apr 2009 11:38pm , at four months. In her recent US News blog post, The extras here include protection against the sexually transmitted hepatitis B virus… Just because it’s sexually transmitted... B vaccine became part of the routine schedule for children, every year ~16 000 children <10 years of age were infected with hepatitis B virus after nonsexual, person-to-person Read on »

Hepatitis B at Birth or For The Very Young by sheldon101 Posted Fri 29 Oct 2010 5:31pm on vaccination at birth see A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States Recommendations of the Advisory... doesn't support waiting until adolescence to protect against Hepatitis B. Here's a great quote from the CMA Journal article Chronic HBV infection, with the attendant risk Read on »

What Is Hepatitis B? by HepHelp Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm

1 Comment ANNOUNCER: Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver that affects over a million Americans. Found in blood and certain body fluids, the hepatitis B virus can be spread.... EMMET KEEFFE, MD: We know that hepatitis B is a virus that is in blood. So we counsel patients not to share any personal items that might have particles of blood on them Read on »

Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C by sheldon101 Posted Fri 06 Aug 2010 11:52am 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, hepatitis B...). The committee is unaware of credible evidence of serious harms caused by the hepatitis B vaccine in its many forms. In a 2002 scientific review by the Institute of Medicine, the hepatitis Read on »