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Ontario should vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B, study suggests
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], October 26 (ANI): Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended, and the majority of those who test positive do not receive follow-up testing or interventions, leading to infections of newbo
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Health complications during COVID19: What precautions should be ta
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): For many people with preexisting medical issues, staying at home isn't an option amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients in the middle of chemotherapy or need a liver transplant, or heart patients can't postpone their checkups
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With 5 cr people in India having hepatitis B and C; Delhi Metro, I
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): With an approximate five crore people suffering from hepatitis B and C in India, the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are jointly sensitising people to eliminate the burden of the viral disease from the co
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WAPCOS Limited with ILBS pledges against the menace of Hepatitis B
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India] Oct 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in association with Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) Limited organised 'I Pledge... (my support)' activity at WAPCOS Limited Corporate office at Gurugram.
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NCRTC and The Empathy Campaign come together to pledge against the
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in association with National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) organised 'I Pledge...(My support)' activity at NCRTC's corporate office recently.
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Oral vaccine of Hepatitis B will protect kids from dangerous virus
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): A team of researchers found that oral administration of Hepatitis B vaccine protects children against dangerous viruses and have also delivered a 'recipe' called virologists to improve the vaccine drops.
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Study uncovers mechanism behind establishment of chronic infection
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 21 (ANI): A research has found the mechanism behind the establishment and maintenance of persistent infection by Hepatitis B virus (HBV). It could help in the development of new therapeutic strategies.
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Genetic factors may increase liver damage risk in chronic hepatiti
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 28(ANI): Genetic variations may increase the risk of severe liver damage in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B infection, a new study has found.
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Aspirin a day may keep liver cancer away
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 21 (ANI): Taking aspirin daily can reduce the risk of liver cancer, a new study suggested.
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World Hepatitis Day: Hepatitis can be a cause of infertility in ma
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): As per recent statistics, about 400 million people around the world are living with Hepatitis B or C. Of these, 52 million are in India alone. Hepatitis causes inflammation of the liver, further leading to serious scarring (cirrhosis), which can prove fatal
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Indian population, carrier of hepatitis B: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Viral hepatitis is inflammation and damage of the liver by viruses , most commonly hepatotrophic (predominantly with an affinity for attacking the liver - Hepatitis A , B , C , D , E ) or non hepatotrophic viruses (Generalized involvement of human body with
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How to avoid mother-to-child infection transmission
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 22 (ANI): Despite existing prevention methods, transmission of infections with HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis or rubella from mother to child before and during birth as well as in infancy still occur across Europe.
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