India lags behind in hepatitis research, says ISCR supriya kashyap kashyap28 July 2016 1:02 PM ISTHyderabad : India is lagging behind in viral hepatitis research despite the high burden of the disease, said the Indian Society for Clinical Research...
Hepatitis B, C pose huge health challenge in India: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap28 July 2016 1:21 PM ISTNew Delhi : Despite the cost of drugs coming down and dramatic advances in the treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, getting rid of both types of...
How hepatitis A virus causes liver injury decoded supriya kashyap kashyap17 Sept 2016 2:11 PM ISTNew York : It is an immediate, intrinsic response of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) infected cell that results in liver inflammation, a new study...
Indian Health Rank: 143; below Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Ghana supriya kashyap kashyap23 Sept 2016 2:45 PM ISTNew Delhi : A global study on a range of health indicators released has ranked India 143rd among 188 countries, citing various challenges, including...
Acute Liver Failure - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap25 Nov 2016 9:20 AM ISTAcute Liver Failure (ALF) is defined as acute hepatitis (elevation in AST/ALT) accompanied by elevation in INR >1.5 and any degree of mental...
Newer medications can cure HCV infections, study suggests supriya kashyap kashyap11 March 2017 10:10 AM ISTA new analysis reveals a dramatic transformation in the care of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as more effective and tolerable...
Hepatitis drug can help cut Ebola death rate supriya kashyap kashyap22 March 2017 11:39 AM ISTWashington : A class of drugs used to treat hepatitis and some forms of multiple sclerosis has shown promise in treating Ebola.Since there is no...
Hepatitis B and C linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease: American Academy of Neurology supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 1:46 PM ISTThe viruses hepatitis B and C may both be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a study published, online issue of...
Nivolumab shows long-term survival in severe liver cancer patients: Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 April 2017 10:38 AM ISTResults from the Check Mate 040 study presented found that nivolumab, an immuno-oncology drug which acts by modulating the immune system, produces...
New, cost effective saliva test that diagnoses liver disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 July 2017 10:07 AM ISTNew York: Scientists have developed an easier, cost effective 'oral fluid' test that uses saliva to diagnose liver disease and may eventually help...
World Hepatitis Day: Hepatitis can be a cause of infertility in males Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 July 2017 5:36 PM ISTNew Delhi [India]: As per recent statistics, about 400 million people around the world are living with Hepatitis B or C. Of these, 52 million are in...
An interesting case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hepatitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTA 23-year-old woman presented to the emergency department in December, 2016, with a 10-day history of vomiting, myalgia, and upper abdominal pain. 3...
