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  Hepatitis C continues to raise risk of death even after cure, finds study

  Health | August 03, 2023 18:25 IST

  Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect the liver which, if left untreated, can cause serious and potentially life-threatening liver damage over many years.

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  Nobel Prize 2020 for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for discovering hepatitis C virus

  World | October 05, 2020 16:16 IST

  Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide.

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  Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest

  Science | May 05, 2020 14:11 IST

  Several drugs approved for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection have been identified as potential candidates against COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a study based on extensive calculations using supercomputer simulations. 

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  Way forward to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030

  Health | January 30, 2019 12:59 IST

  Globally, it is estimated that 71 million individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus, that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation.

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  Increased opioid use causes HIV, Hepatitis C cases

  Lifestyle | October 26, 2017 11:25 IST

  Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use was found as the substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission.

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  World Hepatitis Day: Hepatitis C is most common in Northern States of India, according to a SRL study

  Lifestyle | July 28, 2017 16:08 IST

  However, Hepatitis E was the most common Hepatitis infection commonly diagnosed in India

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  World Hepatitis Day 2017: 90% of pregnant women with Hepatitis C infection will pass the disease on their unborn

  Lifestyle | July 28, 2017 15:17 IST

  The study by Indian Society for Clinical Research suggests that around 12 million people in the country are affected by HCV

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  Ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2017, Mylan Pharmaceutical launches tablets for Hepatitis C treatment

  Lifestyle | July 27, 2017 14:23 IST

  According to the estimate, more than 70 million people in the world are suffering from Hepatitis C infection

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  World Hepatitis Day 2017: 9 key facts about Hepatitis C your doctor wants you to know

  Lifestyle | July 27, 2017 13:38 IST

  28th July is observed as World Hepatitis Day to raise awareness about this silent killer, Hepatitis.

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  New saliva test can make liver disease diagnosis easier and cheaper

  Lifestyle | July 20, 2017 18:13 IST

  Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes live disease that affects nearly 20 million people around the world every year and consumes the lives of more than 56,000.

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  Unsafe needle practices main cause of Hepatitis C, warn doctors

  Lifestyle | August 01, 2016 11:13 IST

  Not making proper use of injections such as reusing it, incorrect disposal and poor sterilisation of syringes are increasingly contributing to Hepatitis-C Virus infection in India, claim doctors. This deadly disease, that does

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  Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Omar died of Hepatitis C, says son

  World | September 14, 2015 17:31 IST

  Peshawar: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the eldest son of late Mullah Omar, has revealed that his father died of Hepatitis C.In an audio tape released on Sunday night, authenticated by Afghan Taliban sources, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob

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  Hepatitis can make males infertile!

  Lifestyle | July 24, 2015 15:43 IST

  New Delhi: These days when most of the couples living in metros suffer infertility. This piece of information might come handy for people who are longing to have a baby.According to the World Health Organization,

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  Cipla to launch generic Hepatitis C drug 'Hepcvir' in India

  March 25, 2015 16:27 IST

  Drug major Cipla today announced the launch of generic drug Sofosbuvir for treating chronic Hepatitis C under the brand name 'Hepcvir', in India."Following the non-exclusive licensing agreement signed with Gilead Sciences in September last year