Topic: United Kingdom

The Hepatitis C Disease and Therapy Review provides an overview of the disease and related conditions, with incidence and prevalence numbers and percentages for major countries worldwide, information on diagnosis, and an overview of treatment. Dosing and treatment cost information is provided ...

RESEARCH BRIEFS

The article offers world news briefs related to medical research in 2008. Following the smoking ban, hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes has fallen by 17% in 10 months in Scotland. A 10-year study of more than 250,000 people in London, England ...

DoH embarks on hepatitis C drive

The article reports the launch by the Department of Health (DoH) of the direct response campaign to raise Hepatitis C awareness in Great Britain. The Harley Medical Group, Britain's biggest cosmetic surgery group, isembarking on itsfirst search marketing campaign. Marc Jacobs, the ...
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem due to its high prevalence, high rate of onward transmission and health complications. Secondary sources were assessed and experts in 17 European countries were interviewed about HCV prevalence, reporting strategies and ...

Chewing Khat Linked to Severe Liver Damage

Chewing khat leaves for a mild high is popular in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and the practice is also seen among certain immigrant groups in Great Britain and the United States.. Although banned in the United States, it finds its ...
Smoking, hair dye use, and a family history of autoimmune disease are strongly associated with an increased risk of primary biliary cirrhosis, according to a study published in the April issue of Gut.. M.I. Prince, M.D., of the Manchester Biomedical Research Center ...

Warfarin could prevent liver failure in hepatitis C patients

The article reports on a 2008 study in Great Britain that suggests that warfarin could prevent liver failure in thousands of patients with hepatitis C. Researchers found that the level of liver fibrosis in mice with chronic liver injury was reduced significantly ...
Carvedilol, a beta blocker, may be useful in preventing variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, according to research published in the September issue of Hepatology.. Dhiraj Tripathi, of the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, U.K., and colleagues analyzed data from 152 adults with ...

April 2009 Briefing - Gastroenterology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for April 2009. THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is launching an all-out campaign to eliminate cancer health disparities ...
Britain Could Face Cirrhosis Epidemic Unless Drinking Habits Change, Doctors WarnLast call at any British pub can be like a contact sport, with a crush of drunken customers suddenly heaving toward the bar in search of one last round.It's a hallowed British ...
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