How Screening Can Save Lives for People with Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is one of the most chronic diseases of its clan. It’s a kind of virus that typically affects the functioning of the liver and causes the onset of severe inflammation in the body. Medical researches More...
STD testing: why you should test yourself now
You have probably heard numerous warnings about unprotected sex, having multiple sex partners and using sex toys of unknown sources. Everyone has, at least once, become overtaken by pleasure and forgotten these More...
Panax Ginseng
photo supplied/ Smart Pill Guide Ginseng is a root that is believed to offer a broad range of physical and mental benefits. It is found in many brain & memory supplements, energy drinks, and other health supplements. More...
Substance Abuse and Addiction: Global Issues
It’s no secret that the United States is in the midst of a drug epidemic. From the rising popularity of prescription medications to an increased use of drugs like heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, rates More...
Senators question Gilead Sciences CEO about pricey Hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Friday requested detailed pricing information on a costly new Hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug. Wyden More...
Florida reports six Vibrio vulnificus cases to date in 2014, encourages awareness of public
As summer arrives and the waters get warmer, The Florida Department of Health is urging Floridians with certain health conditions to avoid eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to seawater and estuarine water, More...
The infectious disease hazards of eating raw pork
Pork chops, ham, sausages, all very delicious foods no doubt; however, one thing is very clear, pork products must be cooked thoroughly to kill potential pathogens in the raw meat. This brings me to a story that More...
Abdullah the Butcher loses hepatitis C lawsuit, Hannibal dreams of return to wrestling
In a follow-up report on the three-year Abdullah the Butcher-Hannibal hepatitis C lawsuit, Canadian wrestler Devon Nicholson was awarded a $2.3 million in damages and fees judgement in a Ontario Superior Court Tuesday. Image/Video More...
WHO publishes guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. According More...
FDA grants Bristol-Myers Squibb ‘Breakthrough Therapy Designation’ for investigational HCV regimen
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its investigational DCV Dual Regimen (daclatasvir and asunaprevir) Breakthrough Therapy Designation for More...
Public Health England launches awareness campaign for gay men due to increases in Shigella infection
Public Health England (PHE) in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) have launched an Shigella awareness campaign after new figures reveal an increase in infections in men with no travel history, likely More...
Nigeria: 40 million have hepatitis B or C: Survey
Some 40 million Nigerians are infected with the hepatitis virus–which causes inflammation in the liver, according to survey carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control with support from pharmaceutical More...
Hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi, receives FDA nod
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection yesterday. Sovaldi is the first drug that has demonstrated safety and efficacy to treat More...
FDA approves Olysio to treat chronic hepatitis C
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Olysio (simeprevir), a new therapy to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Image/Video Screen Shot Hepatitis C is a viral disease that causes inflammation More...
Hawaii reports dozens of acute non-viral hepatitis cases linked to dietary supplement, OxyElite Pro
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Hawaii state health officials are investigating some 29 cases of acute non-viral hepatitis with an unknown cause. OxyElite More...
England reports increases in hepatitis C diagnoses
With World Hepatitis Day just around the corner (July 28), Public Health England (PHE) released it’s annual hepatitis C report that reveals cases of Hepatitis C (HCV) have risen by one third. Image/Video More...
FDA approves new hepatitis C genotyping test by Abbott
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday the approval of the first blood test that can identify different strains of the hepatitis C virus to help guide a patient’s treatment. The approved More...
‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson says the ‘Fame is fleeting,’ ‘Jesus is the answer’
Phil Robertson, the father of the Robertson family whose Duck Commander business is the centerpiece for A&E’s hit program Duck Dynasty, talked about his faith, the founding fathers and his sudden fame. While More...
More lab results come in on Scott Harrington’s patients, eight additional hepatitis C cases detected
In a follow up to the laboratory testing performed on patients of Tulsa dentist, W. Scott Harrington, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and Tulsa Health Department (THD) have received a second round More...
AbbVie reports experimental hepatitis C trial, ‘Aviator’, cured up to 96 percent of patients
Biopharmaceutical company, AbbVie Inc announced today the results of its phase IIb clinical trial of its investigational direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Image/Video More...
