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PA tattoo parlor health dangers cited by state auditor general
Among America's 10 most populous states, Pennsylvania is the only one that does not license or regulate a particularly ugly form of intentional deformity. A license is not necessary in Pennsylvania to operate a commercial establishment where steel...
Tags: F-bomb Dropping, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, MRSA, Diseases and Illnesses
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McDonald's customers warned of hepatitis exposure
SAN DIEGO -- People who recently visited the McDonald's restaurant in College Grove may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, county officials said. An employee at the fast food restaurant, which is located inside the Wal-Mart store at 3412 College...
Tags: Hepatitis A , Walmart, Vaccines, Viral Diseases and Infections, McDonald's
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Andover couple file Hepatitis C suit against Pennsylvania hospital
PITTSBURGH -- A Kansas woman who says she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technical has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh hospital. Linda Ficken claims that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was negligent for not...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis C , Laws, Trials, Justice System
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OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients
Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, General Practitioners, Cirrhosis
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R. Palmer Beasley dies at 76; linked hepatitis B to liver cancer
Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76. His death was announced by the University of Texas...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Family, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities
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Baby Boomers 5X more likely to get Hepatitis C
KIAHAre you one of the nearly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964? Well, congratulations baby boomers. You've made it through some crazy times and you're still here. However, there's a disturbing new trend among your generation and we're not talking...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis C , Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Another Hepatitis C infection linked to Hays Medical Center
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA third Hays Medical Center patient has testing positive for a strain of hepatitis C. According to Hays Daily News, the strain is closely related to that carried by a former contract employee at the hospital. That employee is a traveling contract...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis C , Medical Procedures and Tests
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FDA approves FIRST drug for the PREVENTION of sexually acquired HIV
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationannounced it had approved the drug combination of 300 mg tenofovir and 200 mg emtricitabine (TDF/FTC; brand name Truvada) for daily use by uninfected adults to help prevent the sexual acquisition of HIV. ...
Tags: HIV Treatment, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Fmr. Hospital Lab Tech Accused in Hepatitis C Outbreak
CNNEXETER, N.H. -- A former medical technician was arrested on Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced. David Matthew Kwiatkowski, 32, is accused of infecting at least 30...Tags: Prosecution, Cardiac Catheterization, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Department of Health Working to Notify Patients of Hepatitis C Exposure
The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Allegheny County Health Department are working with two hospitals to notify patients treated during 2008 and 2010 about possible exposure to hepatitis C. The hospitals...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Andover woman told to get tested for Hepatitis C
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAn Andover woman recently learns she may have been exposed to Hepatitis C while being treated at Hays Medical Center. The Hays hospital sent Linda Ficken a letter telling her to get tested for Hepatitis C. Ficken is one of 460 patients Hays Med is...Tags: Cardiac Catheterization, Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis C , Medical Specialization, Radiology
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Hepatitis C not responsive to herbal therapy
The Medicine CabinetQ: I just found out that I have hepatitis C. I feel fine. I heard that milk thistle is good for the liver. Does it help people with hepatitis C? A: More than 3 million Americans are infected with the virus that causes hepatitis C. About three-quarters of...Tags: Blood Transfusion, American Medical Association, Boston, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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