News tagged with hepatitis b virus
Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting ...
HBV genotype B/B3 and C/C1 are the major genotypes in Indonesia?
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Previous studies revealed that HBV genotypes as well as mutations in the core promoter, precore or HBx gene have been shown to have an association with the clinical outcome of liver disease, however, this is still controversial. ...
Study: Tanning beds definitely cause cancer
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have ...
Pre-chewed food could transmit HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Researchers have uncovered the first cases in which HIV almost certainly was transmitted from mothers or other caregivers to children through pre-chewed food. The source of HIV in the pre-chewed food was most likely the infected ...
Hepatitis B virus mutations may predict risk of liver cancer
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Certain mutations in the DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with the development of liver cancer and may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of the disease, according to a ...
