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Hepatitis D Defined
Known as “delta hepatitis”, it is caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV). This virus can only co-infect patients who are already infected with hepatitis B. Hepatitis D infection is rare in the United States. It occurs primarily in recipients of multiple blood transfusions, including patients with hemophilia or those undergoing renal dialysis, and among people who share contaminated needles. There is no vaccine.
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Chatter: The Truth At Last? - Scene Reporting Prompts Dna Testing In A Cold Case
Published January 7, 2009, 9:22 am, Cleveland Scene
Less than a week after Scene reported on the Wayne County prosecutor's apparent reluctance to help Tina Harmon's family learn who really murdered her 27 years ago ("Ghosts of Wayne County," December 31, 2008), the county sheriff finally used his authority to send the evidence to the lab. On Tuesday morning, Wayne County Sheriff Thomas Maurer spoke briefly with Tina's brother Randy and informed ...
Merck reports shortage of hepatitis B vaccine
Published January 6, 2009, 5:01 pm, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Merck & Co. Inc. said today that equipment upgrades at its West Point plant would cause shortages of its hepatitis B vaccine for adults.
InterMune to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Published January 6, 2009, 1:01 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
InterMune, Inc. today announced that Daniel G. Welch, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of InterMune, will present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on January 15, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
SUNDANCE '09 INTERVIEW | Documentary Competition: "Crude" Director Joe Berlinger
Published January 6, 2009, 12:37 pm, indieWIRE
EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling dramatic and documentary competition and American Spectrum directors who have films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Excerpt: 'Moments of Clarity'
Published January 6, 2009, 6:39 am, ABC News
Read an excerpt of a collection of stories on the struggles of addiction.
Treating Foreigners , Part II | The Life of a Hotel Doctor | By Mike Oppenheim, M.D.
Published January 6, 2009, 2:31 am, Hospitality Net
After a few years of hotel doctoring, I obtained an unmatched education in national styles in medical practice. Critics claim American doctors overprescribe. They’re right, but in the national competition for excessive drug use, America makes only a modest showing. The Chinese take first place. In countries where statistics are available such as Taiwan, health expenditures for drugs far exceed ...
3-D model sheds light on SARS-causing virus
Published January 5, 2009, 3:44 pm, MSNBC
Dutch researchers have built a three-dimensional model of a type of virus that causes SARS in a step that could one day help in the battle against the deadly disease.
Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report
Published January 5, 2009, 9:37 am, AllAfrica.com
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
Support groups
Published January 5, 2009, 5:07 am, Erie Times-News
-American Cancer Society, free program for women in cancer treatment, preregistration is required. Call 1-800-ACS-2345. 2009 dates are: Jan. 12, 10 a.m. to noon, Hamot Medical Center; Feb. 17, 2 to 4 p.m., Saint Vincent Health Center; March 9, 5 to 7 p.m., Hamot Medical Center; April 21, 10 a.m.
FDA Approves Most Comprehensive System To Test Donated Blood For HIV, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C
Published January 5, 2009, 3:14 am, Medical News Today
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new nucleic acid test from Roche to screen donated blood for HIV-1 Group M RNA, hepatitis C RNA and hepatitis B DNA in a single, automated assay.
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- Genotype determination in Moroccan hepatitis B chronic carriers.: Our results clearly show that genotype D and pre-core mutant are highly prevalent in Morocco.
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