By: John Laurusonis, MD | 2010-11-10 | Medicine Everybody pretty much knows that hepatitis is caused by viruses. Hepatitis A is spread by the fecal-oral route, and usually starts with nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, a painful swollen liver, and turning yellow for a few weeks. It is usually resolved by natural defenses unless the person becomes a chronic carrier. Hepatitis B and C are different. They are spread by contaminated blood, by sexual activity (particularly men having sex with men), and intravenous drug abuse. read more
By: John Laurusonis, MD | 2010-11-10 | Medicine We have a well-proven and safe vaccine against the DNA virus that causes Hepatitis B. In fact, over a billion doses have been given with an excellent safety record. If everybody in the world received the Hepatitis B vaccination in infancy at childbirth, the virus should be virtually eliminated. But the cold hard facts are that over one-third, or approximately two billion of the world's population, have been infected in their lives with the virus at one time or another. read more
By: dilbertgeek | 2010-12-22 | Wellness In order to prevent hepatitis A, it pays to observe cleanliness. Don't just eat in any place nor buy food from street vendors. read more
By: dr. sarkozy | 2010-10-28 | Health & Fitness Hepatitis B is a major public health difficulty worldwide. Approximately 30 percent of the world's population, i.e. about 2 billion persons, have serological evidence of current or past HBV infection. Of these, an estimated 350 million have chronic HBV infection and at least one million persons die yearly from HBV-related chronic liver disease, counting cirrhosis and liver cancer. hepatitis b vaccine, hepatitis vaccine, hepatitis symptoms, what is hepatitis, hepatitis a vaccine, hepatitis b read more
By: Yatin Kukja | 2010-09-21 | Health & Fitness Most individuals who acquire HVC will experience no symptoms from their infection and will not be diagnosed until it has caused damage to the liver which then causes the symptoms that lead them to seek medical treatment read more
By: Juliet Cohen | 2010-09-09 | Alternative Medicine Hepatitis B is a viral disease that attacks the liver and can cause both sharp and chronic disease. Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). read more
By: Joe Maresca | 2010-10-28 | Health & Fitness Hepatitis introduction results from disease in the blood or fluids in the body. Hepatitis can be contracted via drug use or sexual intercourse via another contaminated human as well. read more
By: Dr Izharul Hasan | 2010-09-21 | Alternative Medicine HBV infection is one of the most important causes of infectious hepatitis. People with chronic HBV infection are called chronic carriers. About two-thirds of these people do not themselves get sick or die of the virus, but they can transmit it to other people. The remaining one third develop chronic hepatitis B, a disease of the liver that can be very serious. read more
By: TwertBrown | 2011-02-15 | Health & Fitness There are many different signs and symptoms of hepatitis, depending on their causes. The most common are: fatigue, muscle pain, common cold-like symptoms, fever, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, abdominal pain, dark urine, and loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, constipation and itching without rash. read more
By: Michael Kirsch, M.D. | 2010-05-20 | Diseases and Conditions International travelers should protect themselves against hepatitis A. This viral infection is infectious, widespead and preventable with an effective vaccine. Travelers should receive advice from a travel physician to learn how to minimize their risk. read more
By: Phoenix Delray | 2011-04-01 | Article Marketing It is important that most people understand what hepatitis C is, and what kind of symptoms you can deduce, and what treatment options are available to those who are affected. This condition is a very ... read more
By: Payal Gupta | 2011-02-10 | Diseases and Conditions Hepatitis B is an infectious illness caused by the virus of the same name. It infects the liver of hominoidea and causes inflammation called hepatitis. Other symptoms include jaundice, vomiting, liver cirrhosis, cancer etc. The virus causing this disease is a hepadna-virus. It has a circular genome composed of partial double stranded DNA. These viruses replicate though RNA intermediate by reverse read more
By: Abhishek | 2010-12-17 | Business Aarkstore announce a new report "Hepatitis Therapeutics Market to 2016 - Strong Hepatitis-C Pipeline and Cost Effective Treatments will Drive the Global Hepatitis Market" through its vast collection of market research report. read more
By: Jim00 Wilson | 2010-11-26 | Medicine The hepatitis A vaccine was first used to protect children form of the virus in 1996 in the United States. Abruptly thereafter, the use of Hepatitis A vaccine was more frequent and spread to other parts of the world also... read more