Latest Health Articles for Hepatitis
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Tainted syringes behind Indian hepatitis outbreak
article 2009-03-05 | Author: R.k. MisraInvestigators in western India looking into a deadly hepatitis B that ...
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FDA approves Gilead AIDS drug for hepatitis B
article 2008-08-12 | Author: Marcus WohlsenGilead Sciences Inc. prepared to expand its reach further beyond AIDS drugs Monday after federal regulators approved the biotech drug maker's signature anti-HIV therapy as a hepatitis B treatment.Gilead announced that the Food and Drug Administration is joining regulators in Europe, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand by allowing ...
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Natalie Cole says she has hepatitis C
article 2008-07-16 | Author: StaffGrammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The statement said the disease was revealed during a routine examination and was likely caused by her drug ...
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Prisoners with hepatitis C sue California prisons
article 2008-07-09 | Author: Shaya Tayefe MohajerState prisoners with hepatitis C aren't getting the health care they need, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that adds to complaints about the medical treatment of California inmates.The filing in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles estimates that as many as 40 percent of the state's ...
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6 die after receiving human antibody injections in eastern China
article 2008-06-03 | Author: StaffSix people died after being injected with a human antibody in eastern China, the latest case of deaths caused by suspect medicine.The six died after being injected with immune globulin, and the company that sold the drugs was ordered to stop selling them, said a spokeswoman at the No. 2 ...
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Betancourt's husband looking for clues on wife in Colombian jungle town
article 2008-04-10 | Author: Cesar GarciaThe husband of hostage Ingrid Betancourt vowed to visit jungle villages to hunt for clues to her situation following the failure of a French-led effort to aid her."I want to talk to the people ... to see if she is alive or not, what her state of health is," Juan ...
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Nevada to cite more surgery clinics for unsafe practices in hepatitis C investigation
article 2008-03-08 | Author: Kathleen HennesseyA statewide inspection of outpatient surgery centers like the one believed to have spread hepatitis C to its patients has uncovered dangerous practices at four other clinics, a health official said Friday.The state swore to quickly inspect all 50 Nevada outpatient surgery centers after it was discovered the ...
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Inspections prompted by hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas find more violations at clinics
article 2008-03-07 | Author: Kathleen HennesseyThe unsafe medical procedures that spread hepatitis C among patients at a large Las Vegas surgical clinic may be more widespread and may have resulted in more infections than first believed, health officials said.Health inspections at 13 other outpatient surgical centers in the Las Vegas area found several ...
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Las Vegas clinic accused of reusing syringes faces lawsuit; former patients tested for HIV
article 2008-02-29 | Author: Kathleen HennesseyA former patient sued a surgical center believed to have spread hepatitis C by reusing syringes and vials of medication, saying Thursday he fears for his health.The suit comes a day after the Southern Nevada Health District announced that unsafe practices at the clinic may have led to ...
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Japan to compensate patients who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products
article 2008-01-11 | Author: Chisaki WatanabeJapan's parliament enacted legislation Friday to compensate patients who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products, as the government sought to quickly respond to mounting calls for a settlement.The upper house of parliament unanimously passed the bill, which includes a government apology and monetary compensation, following the lower ...