Hepatitis A Vaccine Urged for Hep C Patients
LINKS Despite recommendations, few people with chronic hepatitis C are being vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus. In most people, the hepatitis A virus causes a relatively mild, short-lived infection.

FDA Approves Expanded Age Indication for VAQTA(R) (Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated), Merck's Hepatitis A Vacc
Age Indication for VAQTA(R) (Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated), Merck's Hepatitis A Vaccine, to Children as FDA) has approved VAQTA(R) (hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated) for use in

Elias reportedly signs Devils'offer
Sports IceHockey NEW YORK - It appears the New Jersey Devils have decided to go over the salary cap to bring back their leading scorer each of the last five years.Center Patrik Elias has signed cap.However, the 29-year-old Elias is recovering from hepatitis and is not expected to be ready for the season opener

M.D. From Mayberry R.F.D
I GREW up in a community like the one depicted on the TV show'Mayberry R.F.D.'where everyone knew everyone else. We could play anywhere outside and had an enormous sense of security. a vein in his neck. The catheter became dislodged and blood spattered all over me. The man recovered, but I developed hepatitis

Cellular power plants also fend off viruses
Howard Hughes Medical Institute esearchers have discovered a surprise lurking inside mitochondria, the power plants that are present in every cell. a receptor molecule, called RIG-I, which detects viral genetic material. RIG-I binds to the RNA of viruses such as the influenza virus, hepatitis

Hepatitis remains an uncontrolled disease in Pakistan
By Shahzad RazaISLAMABAD: One out of every 10 Pakistanis suffers from either Hepatitis B or C and used syringes have made Hepatitis one of Pakistan's greatest health concerns