Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day, according to WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is sounding the alarm: viral hepatitis is responsible for 3,500 deaths per day. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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One year after the mysterious cases of childhood hepatitis, do we (finally) know their origin?
© ShutterstockCould well-known childhood viruses be responsible for the mysterious severe childhood hepatitis that broke out last spring? While the ...
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Acute hepatitis in children: several factors could be involved
The cases of acute hepatitis that occurred in children in the spring of 2022 could be linked to a conjunction ...
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Childhood hepatitis: symptoms, cases in France, causes
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Severe childhood hepatitis: what symptoms?Unknown childhood hepatitis: how many cases in France?Severe hepatitis: what are the possible causes?Unknown ...
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In the United States and Canada, organic strawberries may have caused 17 cases of hepatitis A
© ShutterstockThat's it, it's (finally) strawberry season: pies, fruit salads, compotes and other super-gourmet and healthy jams are ours!Yes, but ...
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Hepatitis C: a (major) advance in the development of a new vaccine?
© ShutterstockAccording to the WHO, 58 million people are chronic carriers of the hepatitis C virus, with around 1.5 million ...
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Human Circovirus 1: a new virus that attacks the liver has been discovered
French researchers have recently detected a still unknown species of circovirus involved in human hepatitis, namely inflammation of the liver. ...
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Recognizing Liver Disease Before It’s Too Late
The liver is necessary for more than 300 essential functions. His state of health is often neglected, but he knows ...
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A co-infection responsible for cases of hepatitis in children?
Studies shed light on the mysterious cases of acute hepatitis affecting children. THE ESSENTIAL Just over 1,000 cases have been ...
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Acute hepatitis in children: the causes may never be identified
The causes of new acute childhood hepatitis may never be known, and its origins remain mysterious. THE ESSENTIAL This hepatitis ...
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Childhood hepatitis: a link with Covid identified
Childhood hepatitis, which has affected 650 children worldwide, could be linked to a co-infection of Covid-19 and adenovirus. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Mysterious infantile hepatitis: a possible link with dogs?
British health authorities are investigating a possible link between the mysterious acute childhood hepatitis that particularly affects young children and ...
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Acute hepatitis in children: a link with Covid-19?
What if the coronavirus played a role in triggering pediatric hepatitis of unknown origin? This is what recent studies suggest. ...
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Unknown hepatitis in children: symptoms, links with Covid-19, cases in France
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Severe childhood hepatitis: what symptoms?Unknown childhood hepatitis: how many cases in France?Unknown childhood hepatitis: what do we know ...
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Unexplained hepatitis: a survey launched in the United States
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control announced on Friday, May 6, the launch of an investigation into 109 cases ...
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Cases of hepatitis of unknown origin have been identified in children in the UK
Several cases of hepatitis have been diagnosed in children across the Channel. For now, their origin remains unknown. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Serious risks associated with two types of dietary supplements
The Prescrire magazine warns consumers: food supplements based on turmeric and vinpocetine can be dangerous for health. Should I continue ...
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Hepatitis C in 12 true/false
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Hepatitis C: 1.5 million deaths could be avoided by 2030
© Getty ImagesToday, approximately 71 million individuals are chronic carriers ofHepatitis C, according to figures from the World Health Organization ...
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More than 3,700 American patients potentially infected with HIV and hepatitis
© Getty ImagesIn the United States, 3,778 patients at a surgery center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B ...
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Hepatitis C: the Minister of Health obtains a reduction in the price of treatments
© iStockPhotos"This is one more step to guarantee the sustainability of our health system and the access of all patients ...
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World Hepatitis Day: disease update
© iStockPhotosJuly 28 is World Hepatitis Day. The opportunity to take stock of this disease which remains a scourge in ...
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Hepatitis C: Sovaldi covered at 100%
After negotiations with the laboratory that markets it, the Economic Committee for Health Products (CEPS) has finally set the price ...
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Hepatitis: treat and vaccinate to stop deaths
© iStockPhotosIn 2015, 325 million people were living with hepatitis B or C, and 1.34 million died from it. For ...
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World Hepatitis Day: the obstacle course to get treatment
© Getty ImagesHepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by 5 different viruses, designated by the ...
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Liver diseases: the brain affected before the first symptoms
Researchers have found that in rats with hepatic encephalopathy, brain changes occur even before the first symptoms appear. The liver ...
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Hepatitis B: an increased risk of early mortality
Hepatocellular carcinoma (the most common liver cancer), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer affecting the immune system), liver disease, complications related to hepatitis ...
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Hepatitis E: less known but increasingly widespread
© iStockPhotosless known than hepatitis B and CHepatitis E is a liver disease that is usually spread by drinking contaminated ...
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Right to be forgotten: an achievement for five cancers and hepatitis C
© istockBreast cancer, melanoma, testicular cancer, uterine cancer, thyroid cancer and hepatitis C. People cured of one of these five ...
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Food supplements: beware of the supposed benefits, they sometimes hide dangers
It's a story well known to doctors, less so to the general public. Food supplements, supposed to contribute to good ...
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