The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to this report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. …
delhi is in the grip of a jaundice epidemic with over 300 cases of the disease reported so far. Of these, 140 had to be admitted to various hospitals for treatment. Delhi health minister A K Walia has instituted an inquiry committee to look into the cause of the epidemic …
vaccine against hepatitis a: Smith-kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals have developed a new vaccine to prevent Hepatitis A. Harvix is a convenient two-dose vaccine for active immunisation against the disease. The vaccine is available in two variants, Harvix 720 Junior (for those between 12 months and 18 years) and 1440 Adult (for …
it is only May, but Delhi is already under the grip of jaundice and diarrhoea. Such water-borne diseases generally happen during mid summer but the number of cases have already started rising. Doctors in the capital have warned that the situation can get worse if immediate steps are not taken. …
Smoking might be dangeous for human health, but tobacco plants are not, claim Japanese scientists who have used the gene genie to get some health benefits from these plants. Tobacco plants could soon become a cheap source of a protein that can detect hepatitis B in donated blood. Shinya Tsuda …
two separate studies reveal that hepatitis virus may lead to liver cancer. Randy Jirtle and his colleagues at the Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, uk , have found that hepatitis b and c viruses damage genes in liver cells, making them susceptible to cancer ( Proceedings of National Academy of …
Increased number of hepatitis :' has been noticed in children at the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The disease is detected rarely as people become immune to hepatitis A over a period of time. Studies revealed that all the children belonged to upper class families, and …
> Hepatitis B has affected nearly 200,000 people in Nepal. The disease is taking its toll on more number of people than AIDS in the world. According to an estimated figure, out of 40 per cent of the world's population infected by hepatitis 'B', of which nearly 80 per cent …
• The Gujarat government is considering a proposal to carry out environmental audit in industries which manufacture or process hazardous chemicals and pose a threat to sur-rounding areas. The auditors will prepare quarterly reports on anti-pollution measures taken by such industries. • The Rajasthan government has procured a Rs 500 …
Patients carrying hepatitis B virus (HbV) need not despair anymore. Doctors in Nepal have claimed that a herbal preparation Jaundicatrin has been successfully tested against jaundice caused by HbV and the hepatitis B surface antigen (HbSAg). The team conducted the tests on 23 patients with HbV and HbSAg carriers of …
• India's first environmental management system certification BS 7750, equivalent to ISO 14001, the interna- tional environmental standard, was receutly awarded to the Orissa-based Nicco Corporation. • A Rs 296I-crore hydroelectric project with an installed capacity of 900 MW will be set up with Japanese assistance at Baghmnndi in Purulia) …
An antiviral drug, which was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treating AIDS, has been found to have the potential to treat chronic hepatitis B infection too. Lamivudine, or 3TC, .the drug manufactured by the Glaxo Wellcome group under the brand name Epivir, is reported to …
DETECTING the deadly hepatitiS-B virus will now be easier, thanks to a new technique developed at the Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Instead of the usual uncom fortable procedure of puncturing a vein to get gobbets of blood to conduct the test, just a little prick in …
THE long anxious wait for a sputum or blood test report to confirm whether that persistent cough is tuberculosis, or the unexplained, but constant fatigue and failing appetite is hepatitis B could soon be shortened from days to just a few hours. Results of recent clinical trials of techniques developed …
Many animal rights activists consider that all research carried out with animals is indefensible. This would apply especially to research with chimpanzees. I assume that chimpanzees are the closest relatives to humans and that they deserve ethical considerations which are similar to those accorded humans. Nevertheless, I believe that it …
HEPATITIS B is a disease more lethal than AIDS, claiming more lives in a day than the latter does in a year. But now genetic engineering has made possible large-scale production of hepatitis B vaccine at only 2 per cent of the earlier cost. The worldwide Expanded Programme on Immunisation …
