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Hepatitis B virus mutations may help predict liver cancer risk
Published July 3, 2009, 10:09 pm, New Kerala
Washington, July 3 : Scientists from Second Military Medical University in Shanghai have revealed that mutations in the DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) might help predict which patients are at increased risk of developing liver cancer, HBV infection is a known cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer.
Time to think ‘back to school'
Published July 3, 2009, 8:51 pm, Kerrville Daily Times
Don’t tell the kids, but the Kerrville Independent School District already is preparing for the start of the next school year.
93 died of hepatitis-B in Sabarkantha: Vyas
Published July 3, 2009, 5:39 pm, The Times of India
The government has admitted in state Assembly that 93 deaths have been reported because of hepatitis-B in Sabarkantha district.
Questions mount about Hepatitis C as more details are released
Published July 3, 2009, 5:28 pm, KOAA-TV Colorado Springs - Pueblo
Thousands across the state may have been exposed to hepatitis c through alleged needle swapping by surgical tech Kristen Parker. Dr. Donna Lanacone says out of all three types of hepatitis, C is by far the most serious and dangerous.
Body Art Industry Getting A Closer Look
Published July 3, 2009, 7:48 am, KRDO Colorado Springs
CAÑON CITY - Body art in Cañon City will soon get more than just a passing look with inspectors overseeing proper procedures.
VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
Published July 3, 2009, 7:15 am, Venice Gondolier Sun
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.
Hundreds at risk for Hepatitis C
Published July 3, 2009, 5:28 am, KOAA-TV Colorado Springs - Pueblo
Thousands of surgery patients in Colorado are at risk of possibly having been infected with Hepatitis C. The warning includes as many as a thousand local patients.
Risk Of Liver Cancer In Women With Hepatitis B Virus Infection Varies With Number Of Pregnancies
Published July 3, 2009, 5:23 am, Science Daily
Risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary malignancy of the liver, was statistically significantly higher among women with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection than among women without the virus, according to a new study.
Gene's novel role may provide key to treating liver and neurodegenerative diseases
Published July 3, 2009, 4:48 am, PhysOrg
Scientists at Singapore's Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) have made a novel discovery about how the gene, "Fas-apoptosis inhibitory molecule" (FAIM), protects both immune and liver cells from apoptosis, or programmed cell death.
Veterans wait to see if VA will pay for endoscopic errors
Published July 3, 2009, 12:25 am, The Tennessean
CHATTANOOGA - An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to infections by colonoscopies at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in Murfreesboro and elsewhere said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.
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