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...
Maine: Health alert issued over unlicensed tattoo artist in East Machias
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has become aware of an unlicensed tattoo artist working out of their home in East Machias. The individual has allegedly been doing so under unsanitary 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...
Hepatitis C: #1 infectious disease cause of death in Americans
Deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high of 19,659 in 2014, according to preliminary surveillance data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Image/Video Screen More...
St. Petersburg man is alive this Donate Life Month, Thanks to the generosity of an organ donor
The life of a musician is peppered with excitement. The thrill of traveling around the globe and sharing one’s musical gifts with throngs of fans is rewarding and cathartic. This was the case for St. Petersburg 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...
Porn stars to be tested for Hepatitis and Trichomonas starting today: APHSS
An addition to the standard sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing protocol, starting today, Aug. 19, adult film performers will now be tested for Hepatitis B and C and screened for the parasite, Trichomonas 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...
