Hepatitis D: 5 information on this inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis D was discovered in 1977 by Rizzetto and his team of researchers inadvertently in livers infected with hepatitis B. ...
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HIV, Hepatitis: 5,000 people called to be tested after dental care
These people must be screened for hepatitis B and C and for HIV due to a lack of sterilization of ...
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HIV, hepatitis B and C: a single drop of blood is enough to detect viruses
A single test would detect HIV and the viruses responsible for hepatitis B and C using a technique called "transcription-mediated ...
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Hepatitis B: the French do not feel concerned enough
81% of people with hepatitis B thought before being screened that they were not affected by the disease. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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The hepatitis B virus has existed… since prehistoric times
Research on DNA from 400 to 10,500 years old shows that the parent strain of the hepatitis B virus emerged ...
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Measles, tetanus, whooping cough… The French are getting less and less vaccinated
Since the start of the pandemic, several studies have shown a decline in everyday vaccines such as those against measles, ...
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Hepatitis B and C: “too many people remain untested”
If the number of patients with hepatitis B and C in France seems to have decreased in recent years, too ...
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Multiple sclerosis: no, the hepatitis B vaccine does not increase the risks
Despite rumors, the hepatitis B vaccine does not increase the risk of multiple sclerosis, shows a new study. On the ...
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CRISPR: scientists test “genetic scissors” on cancer cases and viruses
Two cancer patients were treated with this method, which involves cutting bits of DNA to modify the genome. Another ongoing ...
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The benefits of green tea on obesity, electronic cigarettes and hepatitis B Obesity and overweight: green tea could help you Electronic cigarettes, responsible for heart disease and depression? Hepatitis B: in Catalonia, the vaccination of young adolescents is bearing fruit
Green tea would have anti-overweight virtues, electronic cigarettes could be very harmful to health and the generalization of vaccination against ...
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Cancer: many patients are infected with hepatitis or HIV without knowing it
New data indicate that people suffering from cancer should be screened to find out before starting treatment whether they suffer ...
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Hepatitis B: screening increases in the general population, but vaccination remains insufficient in homosexuals
A study by Public Health France published on Tuesday shows that hepatitis B screening has increased significantly in France in ...
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Hepatitis B: 300 million patients and only 1 in 20 patients treated
Hepatitis B is common in France and around the world (nearly 300 million cases in 2016) and 95% of patients ...
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Multiple sclerosis: justice calls into question the hepatitis B vaccine
The Bordeaux court condemned the Sanofi Pasteur laboratory following the complaint of a patient suffering from multiple sclerosis. Illness he ...
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Hepatitis: 60,000 new infections in 2015
Hepatitis continues to circulate actively on European soil. Almost 9 million people are living with the virus. And many ignore ...
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Vaccines: Europe facilitates compensation for victims
The Court of Justice of the European Union considered that a body of serious, precise and concordant evidence could suffice ...
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Hepatitis B: a list of priority people published
The shortage of hepatitis B vaccines has led the High Council of Public Health to reserve it for hospitals and ...
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Hepatitis B: vaccine shortage continues
The FNAIR sent a letter to the Minister of Health for more information on the shortage of hepatitis B vaccines ...
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Hepatitis C: treatment can reactivate the hepatitis B virus
Some treatments for hepatitis C have the risk of reactivating hepatitis B in patients with both viruses. The EMA advocates ...
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Hepatitis B: screening the 140,000 patients who ignore each other
Half of people infected with hepatitis B don't know they are. HAS recommends the use of rapid screening tests. France ...
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Hepatitis B: justice establishes link between vaccine and disease
A Lyon court ruled that the hepatitis B vaccine was responsible for the disabling disease of a 65-year-old woman who ...
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Hepatitis B vaccine: plaintiffs lose in court
The court ruled against the plaintiffs in the case of the side effects of the hepatitis B vaccine. The investigation ...
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Hepatitis B: 15% of parents still suspicious of the vaccine
Vaccination coverage against hepatitis B is considered satisfactory in France. But parents' attitudes towards vaccination remain mixed.Despite controversy and hesitation ...
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