Doc suspected in hepatitis C cases; testing urged for 4,500
Letters are on the way to 4,500 patients of an anesthesiologist who is suspected of infecting three people with hepatitis C last August, the New York City Health Department says.
View ArticleLove your liver to live longer
The liver is a hardy organ but it's prone to abuse. Most people think their livers can cope with regular alcohol consumption, fatty food and a sedentary lifestyle, but liver disease is on the rise in...
View ArticleSchering-Plough profits rise
Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday that second-quarter earnings rose sharply, fueled by growing demand for its Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol drugs and treatments for arthritis and allergies.
View ArticleJamba Juice warns customers of hepatitis risk
About 4,000 customers could be at risk after a worker at a Jamba Juice store in San Jose, California, developed hepatitis A, the chief medical officer for Santa Clara County said Thursday.
View ArticleA biotech pioneer takes on Big Pharma
The power went out at Hammersmith Hospital just a few minutes after I started chatting with Sunil Shaunak, a professor who specializes in drug discovery for infectious diseases.
View ArticleSchering pushing hard to diversify
Drugmaker Schering-Plough is a favorite of analysts and investors these days. It's no wonder: The company's flagship product, the cholesterol-fighting Vytorin, is breaking sales records and faces...
View ArticleMaking the Case for Vaccination
A new study shows that immunizations have prevented a record number of deaths in the U.S. So, what's the fuss over vaccines?
View ArticleWhy Don't Adults Get Vaccinated?
A CDC survey finds that American adults are failing to get themselves immunized, putting themselves at unnecessary risk for disease
View ArticleHepatitis C Scare in Nev. Hospital
A clinic may have infected a handful of patients with hepatitis C -- but about 40,000 more should be tested for that virus, as well as for HIV, health officials said Wednesday
View ArticleHepatitis Infections Linked to Nurse
At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers
View Article15 Hepatitis Infections Tied to Ex-Nurse
At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers during surgery
View ArticleJustin Timberlake Inspires Art Gallery Exhibit
Plus: Slash digs Kanye, Remy Ma convicted and Allman Brothers postpone shows
View ArticleSarkozy: Mission to help FARC hostages begins
A humanitarian mission to help hostages held by Colombian rebels began as a hostage's son said his mother needs a blood transfusion, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Wednesday.
View ArticleReport: Steven Tyler Checks into Rehab
The Aerosmith frontman is said to be seeking treatment a California facility
View ArticleShould I vaccinate my baby?
Five years ago, Kathye Petters-Armitage's first child received the exact vaccinations on the exact schedule recommended by her pediatrician.
View ArticleNatalie Cole Diagnosed with Hepatitis C
The Grammy-winning singer is responding well to treatment and is "virus negative," her doctor confirms
View ArticleNatalie Cole Has Hepatitis C
Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement Wednesday
View ArticleHelping the Hidden Community of HIV
To help stem the spread of the HIV epidemic, public health officials are making a renewed effort to reach out to closeted gay men in oppressive societies
View ArticleNatalie Cole Hospitalized
The Grammy-winner is recuperating in New York after suffering a setback in her hepatitis C treatment
View ArticleNatalie Cole Released from Hospital
The singer is back home in Los Angeles and "doing pretty well," says her rep
View ArticleHIV, Hep C found in four after organ transplant
Four patients who received organ transplants in 2007 were found to have HIV and hepatitis C. Both infections came from the organ donor, who had tested negative for both illnesses. This was the first...
View ArticleHave I drunk enough to cause liver cirrhosis?
I am a 28-year-old male, about 5 feet 9 and 235 pounds. Most of the extra weight is in the midsection. I do exercise three to four times weekly, but I love to eat. My question is, I have had elevated...
View ArticleIndian hepatitis outbreak leaves 19 dead
Health officials in India's Gujarat state are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that has left 19 people dead in less than two weeks, authorities said Wednesday.
View ArticleHepatitis B outbreak kills 29 in India
Twenty-nine people have died in a hepatitis B outbreak in western India over the past two weeks, officials said Friday.
View ArticleArrests in India after hepatitis B kills 32
Authorities were carrying out raids at medical stores in India's western Gujarat state for bogus drugs and recycled syringes after a hepatitis B outbreak left 32 people dead, officials said Saturday.
View ArticleIndia hepatitis death toll reaches 38
The death toll from an outbreak of hepatitis B in India's western Gujarat state reached 38 on Sunday as authorities prepared to begin a vaccination drive against the disease.
View ArticleVA looking into possible contamination at medical facilities
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an investigation into whether there is a connection between improperly sterilized endoscopy equipment and a veteran's positive HIV test.
View ArticleNatalie Cole Undergoes Kidney Transplant
The singer is "resting comfortably" after receiving a donor organ on Tuesday, says her rep
View ArticleNatalie Cole's Sister Dies During Singer's Kidney Transplant
In what a relative calls a "devastating" week, Cole had to leave her dying sister to receive a donor kidney
View ArticleChris Mannix: It's not ideal, but Chagaev-Klitschko could be intriguing
What a muddled mess the heavyweight division has become. Four recognized titles. Five, if you count Ring Magazine. Champions. Champions in Recess. Champions Emeritus. Sanctioning bodies manipulating...
View ArticlePolice: Hospital employee swiped shots, spread hepatitis C
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with...
View ArticleHospital worker may have exposed patients to hepatitis
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with...
View ArticleCharges added for hospital worker in hepatitis case
Nineteen former patients at a Denver, Colorado, hospital have tested positive for hepatitis C, federal prosecutors said Thursday as they announced new charges against a former hospital employee accused...
View ArticleHerbs, vitamins that can hurt you
Carole Grant doesn't really trust medical doctors. She never has. Whenever she has had a health issue, she has headed straight for an herbalist, acupuncturist or other "natural" healer.
View ArticleLife with Hepatitis C for London's teenage 'It Girl'
Recently named London's "It Girl" by society magazine Vanity Fair, 18-year-old Jazzy de Lisser is said to have it all. She is beautiful and affluent, her best friends include Sting's daughter, Coco...
View ArticleHelp me understand my cholesterol drugs
Hi, I'm 55 and have high cholesterol. I've been on Lipitor, Zocor and Provacol. They have tested me several times in recent years, and the statin drugs are messing up my liver enzymes. My new doctor is...
View ArticleSouthern rocker Gregg Allman gets liver transplant
Rock and blues icon Gregg Allman has a new liver to replace the organ destroyed by hepatitis, a statement from his publicist said Wednesday.
View ArticleVA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV
A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.
View ArticleLawmakers probe hospital that may have infected veterans with HIV
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon into the safety lapses at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in Missouri.
View ArticleToddler pricked by contaminated needles
A girl taken to a clinic for a skin rash had to be treated with a drug cocktail to prevent HIV and hepatitis after she was accidentally pricked by contaminated needles on the floor, according to the...
View ArticleDaniel Greene: Villanova's Yarou making presence felt with hepatitis scare in...
There is no getting around Mouphtaou Yarou's size. All conversations about the Villanova center begin there, with what is now a 6-foot-9, 250-pound frame that anchors the post for a Wildcats team known...
View ArticleHepatitis A warning issued after Christmas communion on Long Island
Hundreds of people might have been exposed to hepatitis A while receiving communion on Christmas Day, Long Island officials said Monday.
View ArticleWhat could be causing my jaundice?
I have been sick for two weeks and my doctor said I have jaundice from mono. I got my belly button pierced on spring break in Mexico and I'm worried. Could my jaundice be from hepatitis C or HIV instead?
View Article9 Ohio veterans test positive for hepatitis
Nine Ohio veterans have tested positive for hepatitis after undergoing routine dental work at a Dayton clinic, according to Ohio Veterans Affairs Communications Officer Todd Sledge.
View ArticleCDC considering recommending Hepatitis C test for boomers
It's a "silent epidemic," an "unrecognized health crisis," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And it's affecting 2.1 million baby boomers in the United States.
View ArticleSpate of hepatitis C cases linked to New Hampshire's Exeter Hospital
Public health officials urged Wednesday that anyone who may have been treated at a hospital's heart lab in southeastern New Hampshire since October 1, 2010, be tested for a virus that can cause liver...
View ArticleFormer hospital worker accused of transmitting hepatitis C
A former medical technician was arrested on Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced.
View ArticleHepatitis outbreak in New Hampshire strikes fear in 7 other states
Hospitals in at least eight states want to know how many hundreds or thousands of their patients have come in contact with a lab technician accused of spreading hepatitis C.
View ArticleDid registry know man accused in hepatitis C outbreak was earlier fired?
A spokesman for a national registry of radiologic technologists declined Friday to say whether the group was aware of a 2010 incident in which David Kwiatkowski allegedly tested positive for illegal...
View ArticleGroup: We had no evidence to punish man now accused in hepatitis C case
A radiologic technologists' association didn't punish David Kwiatkowski -- later accused of infecting dozens with hepatitis C -- when he was fired in 2010 from an Arizona hospital because it "did not...
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