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National hepatitis B

Hepatitis B vaccine not given to many high risk Americans

Hepatitis B is a very serious infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported that viral hepatitis is the leading cause of...
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World Hepatitis Day Kicks Off. International Syphilis Day Jealous of Fanfare.

May 19th is World Hepatitis Day. I'll assume your excitement is palpable, but if it isn't, perhaps it's because you simply don't...
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Asia’s problem with chronic hepatitis

  • chronic hepatitis
  • April 24, 2011
With over 500 million people on the globe afflicted with chronic hepatitis, it far outpaces either cancer or HIV worldwide. In fact, one in 12...
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Taxpayer funded syphilis testing for grandma and grandpa

  • Medicare syphilis
  • February 27, 2011
Medicare, the US government’s single-payer health insurance for people ages 65 and older and disabled persons, may soon be covering sexually...
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Hepatitis B outbreak at a North Carolina assisted living facility

North Carolina health officials said that 8 residents of the Glen Care of Mount Olive assisted living center in Wayne County have contracted...
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More than 1800 veterans may have been exposed to blood borne pathogens at St. Louis VA

For 1,812 veterans who received dental care at the John Cochran VA Medical Center from February 1, 2009 to March 11, 2010, a letter is on the way...
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Research may show why hepatitis B infection is worse in men than women

In the latest issue of the Journal of Proteome Research, Chinese scientists are reporting that the discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only...
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Florida Hospital contacts over 1800 patients about potential HIV and hepatitis exposure

Over 1800 patients who had intravenous fluids administered during adult cardiac chemical stress tests at Broward General Medical Center in Ft....
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