Reuters - Obese patients who are treated for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are more likely to have a better outcome if the underlying abnormalities caused by excessive fat tissue are corrected first, according to a review published in the medical journal Hepatology.

According to the findings from a nationwide study, 4.1 million people in the U.S. have been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and most of these individuals have chronic infection. The study was conducted on 15,079 participants in...

Glaxosmithkline, a preventive healthcare solutions provider, has introduced 'Heppos'- a public awareness initiative to combat the incidence of jaundice (hepatitis). Through the Heppos, Glaxosmithkline reintroduces their repatoir of...

Nidhi Sharma - AHN Contributor Los Angeles, CA (AHN) – In a shocking incident, a hospital in California is contacting some 300 morbidly obese patients after learning they may have been exposed to hepatitis or HIV by poorly cleaned instruments used in stomach-reducing operations. The...

AP - A hospital nurse who failed to clean surgical instruments may have exposed nearly 300 patients to hepatitis or HIV, officials said Wednesday.

Reuters - A California hospital was contacting some 300 morbidly obese patients after learning they may have been exposed to hepatitis or HIV by poorly cleaned instruments used in stomach-reduction operations.

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine are studying the effectiveness of a drug for patients with chronic hepatitis B that is currently being employed to treat HIV. Adrian Di Bisceglie, M.D., chief of hepatology at...

Shaveta Bansal - AHN Contributor New York, NY (AHN) – A dozen patients have reported being positive for germs that cause AIDS, hepatitis or syphilis after receiving recalled tissue transplants, according to their lawyers and court records. Lawsuits filed for the victims claim that they...

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- In a pair of studies on hepatitis B, researchers from around the world have found the medication entecavir is more effective than the commonly used drug lamivudine in managing the liver disease.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- In a pair of studies on hepatitis B, researchers from around the world have found the medication entecavir is more effective than the commonly used drug lamivudine in managing the liver disease.

AP - The case against four physicians and a U.S. pharmaceutical company accused of failing to properly screen blood that infected thousands of Canadians with HIV and hepatitis was in jeopardy Monday after a key witness cast doubt on some evidence.

Reuters - The 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule includes new recommendations for immunizing against meningitis, whooping cough (pertussis), influenza, hepatitis A and hepatitis B, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.

Reuters - The 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule includes new recommendations for immunizing against meningitis, whooping cough (pertussis), influenza, hepatitis A and hepatitis B, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.