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This method can ensure higher rates of cure for hepatitis C infection

April 25, 2018 Loknath Das'Hepatitis, C, Can, cure, Ensure, for, higher, infection, Method, of, Rates, This

Mass treatment of a population with chronic hepatitis C infection has produced high rates of cure, according to a study. The research, conducted in Punjab, evaluated the feasibility of decentralised care and the provision of free direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) among a population of almost 20,000 individuals. It validated the efficacy and safety of generic all-oral DAA regimens delivered using a decentralised algorithm-based public health model. “We have shown in our study that it is possible to cure more than 90% of individuals with HCV infection in a highly dispersed…

SIBO: Symptoms and Causes of This Gut Infection

April 7, 2017 Loknath Dasand, causes, Gut, infection, of, SIBO, symptoms:, This

SIBO is the acronym for “small intestinal bacterial growth”. It is referred to as the large accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine. The small intestine is the longest section of the digestive tract. This is where the food intermingles with digestive juices and the nutrients get absorbed into the bloodstream. When you have SIBO, as food passes through the small intestine, the bacterial overgrowth interferes with the healthy digestive and absorption process. The bacteria associated with SIBO consume some of the foods and nutrients, leading to unpleasant symptoms including…

New Dengue Vaccine May Up Infection In Low Affected Areas: Study

September 3, 2016 SrijitaAffected, Areas, dengue, In, infection, Low, May, New, Study, Up, vaccine

The newly licensed dengue vaccine may actually increase the incidence of infections if used in low transmission areas, a team of international researchers has warned. Dengue — a viral infection that records nearly 400 million cases per year — is spread by mosquitoes, and causes fever, headache, muscle and joint pain. The virus typically causes a mild first infection but a far worse one if someone is infected with the disease a second time, researchers said. The study found that the dengue vaccine with the trade name Dengvaxia can reduce…

Hepatitis & HIV patients with infection at higher risk of suicide

August 15, 2016 Srijita&, 'Hepatitis, at, higher, HIV, infection, of, Patients:, Risk, suicide, With

Hepatitis & HIV patients with infection at higher risk of suicide (MarioGuti/Getty Images) People diagnosed with Hepatitis and HIV or AIDS have high chances of committing suicide after being hospitalised with infections like viral, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry investigated associations between infectious diseases and the risk of death by suicide. Researchers studied those aged 15 and above and the infections were divided into categories like bacterial, viral, others and infection type such as sepsis, hepatitis, genital, central nervous system, HIV or…

customers are ‘liable to infection or demise’ because of slow FDA recollects

June 11, 2016 Srijita'liable, Are, because, Customers, demise, FDA, infection, of, or, recollects, slow, to

The food and Drug administration did no longer force a do not forget of tainted peanut butter that caused salmonella poisoning in 14 human beings until one hundred sixty five days after confirming the contamination, the organisation’s watchdog said in file released Thursday.And in a further alarming case, it took the government eighty one days to remember a selection of cheese products made with the aid of a Virginia company — after 8 people had fallen ill from a bacteria inside the food and a child died.This lax method to…