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hepatitis Archive

  • For the first time, researchers at UNC, led by David McGivern, PhD, have identified how the class of antiviral drugs known as NS5A inhibitors interacts with the virus, and their findings show a difference between strains of […]

    Researchers identify how class of drugs blocks hepatitis C virus replication

    Posted on June 21, 2017 | No Comments
    For the first time, researchers at UNC, led by David McGivern, PhD, have identified how the class of antiviral drugs known as NS5A inhibitors interacts with the virus, and their findings show a difference between strains of […]

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  • New data published by the United Nations health agency has revealed that a vast majority of the estimated 325 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection lack access to life-saving testing […]

    ‘Large majority’ of millions living with hepatitis have no access to testing or treatment

    Posted on April 24, 2017 | No Comments
    New data published by the United Nations health agency has revealed that a vast majority of the estimated 325 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection lack access to life-saving testing […]

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  • Deaths linked to hepatitis have surpassed those caused by Aids, TB and malaria, according to data from 183 countries. Viral hepatitis has become a leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing more people in […]

    Hepatitis ‘kills more than AIDS and TB’

    Posted on July 11, 2016 | No Comments
    Deaths linked to hepatitis have surpassed those caused by Aids, TB and malaria, according to data from 183 countries. Viral hepatitis has become a leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing more people in […]

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  • Kenyans in their millions dread HIV, the infectious virus responsible for Aids. However, the dreaded scourge is being shoved aside by a more lethal virus infecting Kenyans and putting millions of lives at great risk. It is […]

    Beware of Hepatitis, the ‘silent epidemic’ more deadly than HIV

    Posted on July 29, 2014 | No Comments
    Kenyans in their millions dread HIV, the infectious virus responsible for Aids. However, the dreaded scourge is being shoved aside by a more lethal virus infecting Kenyans and putting millions of lives at great risk. It is […]

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  • A seroprotective response to a challenge dose of hepatitis B vaccine was seen in more than 90% of study participants who received the vaccine an infant, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics. Amy B. Middleman, […]

    Hepatitis B infant immunization protects through adolescent years

    Posted on June 2, 2014 | No Comments
    A seroprotective response to a challenge dose of hepatitis B vaccine was seen in more than 90% of study participants who received the vaccine an infant, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics. Amy B. Middleman, […]

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  • China’s health watchdog is worried that a drop in vaccination coverage driven by vaccine safety concerns will offset its achievements in limiting infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and measles. The number of children vaccinated for hepatitis […]

    Vaccine safety scare stalls China’s disease control

    Posted on April 25, 2014 | No Comments
    China’s health watchdog is worried that a drop in vaccination coverage driven by vaccine safety concerns will offset its achievements in limiting infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and measles. The number of children vaccinated for hepatitis […]

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  • Small financial incentives, totalling as little as £30, can dramatically increase the likelihood of people who inject drugs completing a course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, according to new research published in The Lancet. Researchers in […]

    The Lancet: Small cash incentives dramatically improve hepatitis B vaccination rates among injecting drug users

    Posted on April 25, 2014 | No Comments
    Small financial incentives, totalling as little as £30, can dramatically increase the likelihood of people who inject drugs completing a course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, according to new research published in The Lancet. Researchers in […]

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  • The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) revealed on April 11 at the International Liver CongressTM 2014 that viral hepatitis is more deadly across European Union countries than HIV/AIDS. The study showed that in 2010, […]

    Study reveals viral hepatitis more deadly than HIV/AIDS in Europe

    Posted on April 22, 2014 | No Comments
    The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) revealed on April 11 at the International Liver CongressTM 2014 that viral hepatitis is more deadly across European Union countries than HIV/AIDS. The study showed that in 2010, […]

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  • Scientists in Munich, Germany, have discovered how the viral DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be degraded in the cell nucleus of liver cells, consequently allowing the virus to be eliminated. Viruses such as HBV […]

    Attack on hepatitis B virus DNA a new way of defense

    Posted on March 28, 2014 | No Comments
    Scientists in Munich, Germany, have discovered how the viral DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be degraded in the cell nucleus of liver cells, consequently allowing the virus to be eliminated. Viruses such as HBV […]

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  • Scientists have determined the most detailed picture yet of a crucial part of the hepatitis C virus, which the virus uses to infect liver cells. The findings can bring an effective hepatitis C vaccine closer to reality. […]

    Key part of hepatitis C virus pictured in great detail

    Posted on December 2, 2013 | No Comments
    Scientists have determined the most detailed picture yet of a crucial part of the hepatitis C virus, which the virus uses to infect liver cells. The findings can bring an effective hepatitis C vaccine closer to reality. […]

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