Treatment for hepatitis C can trigger anemia in some patients, and devising a way to predict who will be affected, and how to best treat them is essential to cure the disease. A new study has found that specific genetic changes are linked to resistance to anemia during treatment. The work may lead to the… [Continue Reading]
Genetic Variants Linked to Protection from Anemia in Hepatitis C Patients
January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Study Finds No Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer From Hepatitis B
October 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In contradiction to a study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection, researchers have now found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. An estimated 800,000 to 1.4 million people have… [Continue Reading]
More than 60,000 Patients at Risk for Hepatitis B and C
January 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In the last decade, more than 60,000 patients in the United States were asked to get tested for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus because health care personnel in settings outside hospitals failed to follow basic infection control practices, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This first… [Continue Reading]