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Bartender-to-Celebrity Transmission of Hepatitis A Possible - 22 Feb 2008
FOXNewsBy Marrecca Fiore Hepatitis A is the most common cause of viral hepatitis in the world and it’s very possible that the bartender who reportedly served
Officials Warn Patrons Of West Village Bar Of Hepatitis Exposure - 22 Feb 2008
NY1,Health officials are warning recent patrons of the popular and exclusive Manhattan bar Socialista about a threat of a possible exposure to hepatitis A. The
Healthwatch: Doctors Recommend Hepatitis A Vaccine - 22 Feb 2008
NBC 10.com,Several years ago, Pennsylvania was involved in one of the largest hepatitis A outbreaks in United States history. Three people died and more than 600 were
Ashton Kutcher Hepatitis Warning! - 22 Feb 2008
2SNAPS.TV,No he didn't get it from Demi Moore, but Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek and Bruce Willis all could have been exposed to hepatitis while attending
Celebs Land On Hepatitis A List - 22 Feb 2008
CBS News,Ashton Kutcher, left, and his wife Demi Moore are among those who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A in early February. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) (CBS)
Ashton Kutcher's A-List party exposed to Hepatitis A - 22 Feb 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,A bartender at the trendy West Village club Socialista was infected with Hepatitis A, a disease that is spread through contact with miniscule traces of
Celebs Are Sharing Hepatitis And Punching People In The Face - 22 Feb 2008
Martiniboys.com,By Osama Bin Gossip in Celebrity Buzz It’s been reported that a waitress at Ashton Kutcher’s 30th birthday party had Hepatitis A and may have infected a
Schoolchildren in Colombo fall prey to hepatitis - 22 Feb 2008
Ceylon Daily News,The majority of persons affected with hepatitis from Colombo are schoolgoing children, Colombo National Hospital sources said. Sources confirmed 12 persons
Viral Hepatitis - 22 Feb 2008
WSOCtv.com,Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by infection with a virus. Two important types are hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Hepatitis B (HBV) is
Madonna's hepatitis scare - 22 Feb 2008
FemaleFirst.co.uk,Hepatitis A can be contracted through contaminated food or drinking water and infections often occur in places with poor sanitation.
Trendy Socialist-theme Nightclub in Hepatitis A scare - 22 Feb 2008
Hot Air,Today, the New York City Health Department said a bartender at Socialista might have passed hepatitis A to club patrons early this month.
Hepatitis A Scare at Popular W. Village Bar - 22 Feb 2008
WNYC,...by Fred Mogul NEW YORK, NY February 22, 2008 —Patrons of a West Village bar should get vaccinated for Hepatitis A if they were there on 3 particular days
Free Hepatitis B screenings offered - 22 Feb 2008
abc7news.com,PALO ALTO, CA (KGO) -- Santa Clara County supervisors are unveiling a new program offering free hepatitis B screenings. Free screenings and low-cost
Hepatitis C care is one of the best - 22 Feb 2008
This Is Lancashire,By Jane Lavender CARE for patients in Bolton suffering from the killer disease hepatitis C is among of the best in the country.
HEPATITIS ALERT AT HOT CLUB - 22 Feb 2008
New York Post,February 22, 2008 -- ASHTON Kutcher and Demi Moore [See photo on facing page] should run out and get hepatitis-A shots ASAP. So should Madonna, Lucy Liu,
Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madge’s Face Hepatitis A Scare - 22 Feb 2008
MedIndia,Kutcher celebrated his 30th birthday with a host of A-list stars at New York's Socialista club on Feb 7, 08. Now, the New York health department has issued
Ashton-Bash Hepatitis ScareWatch: The NYC Dept. of Health Statement - 22 Feb 2008
Defamer Australia,A patient with Hepatitis A worked as a bartender at the Socialista Bar at 505 West Street in the West Village in Manhattan. . DOHMH is recommending that all
Hepatitis Health Scare - 22 Feb 2008
Hollyscoop,A waitress that was working on the night of the February 7 party was tested positive for Hepatitis. Oh-Oh! Now, anyone who has visited the club on Feb 7,
Hepatitis Scare At Popular NYC Bar - 22 Feb 2008
CBS 11,NEW YORK (CBS) ― Patrons of a New York City bar earlier this month are urged to get a hepatitis A vaccination after a bartender who works there was
Hepatitis scare at Manhattan lounge affects Ashton Kutchers ... - 22 Feb 2008
Gay Socialites,Evidently a bartender has contracted Hepatitis requiring everyone who has been at the bar during the times that the employee was working to be on alert.
State offers hepatitis A shots to Manhattan bar patrons - 22 Feb 2008
amNewYork,BY AP 3:21 PM EST, February 21, 2008 NEW YORK - New York 's health department is offering hepatitis A vaccinations to patrons of a West Village bar who
Lather Up: The Hand-Wringing Over Hand-Washing - 22 Feb 2008
New York Times,It issued a Hepatitis A warning on Thursday after discovering there was no soap behind the bar at Socialista, a code violation, when it found that a
Out of the Gate: Dynavax Up on Upgrade - 22 Feb 2008
Forbes,GlaxoSmithKline (nyse: GSK - news - people )'s Engerix-B, we believe Heplisav will dominate the Hepatitis B virus vaccine market," he said.
OctoPlus Shares Post Record Decline on Wider Second-Half Loss - 22 Feb 2008
BloombergOctoPlus, which is developing a treatment for hepatitis C, in November terminated a plan to sell up to 25 million euros of shares, citing ``poor stock
Madonna, Demi, others urged to get Hep A shot - 22 Feb 2008
MSNBCHepatitis A is a liver disease caused by a virus and is spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with
Mayo Clinic to Use Siemens' Molecular Dx Tools - 22 Feb 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),Under the five-year agreement, the Mayo Clinic will use Siemens’ Versant and Trugene products to assess human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and
Lack of inmate treatment costs state $8M in lawsuit - 22 Feb 2008
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier,Treatment for hepatitis C can extend several months or two years. “Under the Eighth Amendment we claimed this was a form of cruel and unusual punishment
LAT In 90 Seconds - 22 Feb 2008
mediabistro.com,She writes: "All together now, 'Happy hepatitis to you, happy hepatitis to you!'" Handicapping The Oscars: Sheigh Crabtree puts together a lovely picture
Who found some new mechanisms of HBV virulence? - 22 Feb 2008
EurekAlert (press release),This not only confirmed the previous observation, but showed how the molecular mechanism of how Hepatitis B virus X protein inhibits the liver regeneration.
Lack of immunizations keeps over 100 children out of school - 22 Feb 2008
KVAL,A Hepatitis-A shot will be required for children in daycare and kindergarten and seventh graders will have to get a booster for tetanus and whooping cough.
Famous Party Goes May Need Shots “After� The Party - 22 Feb 2008
OverTheLimit.info,...to get vaccinated after being exposed to Hepatitis A. One of the bartenders who served them at a party was found to be infected, TMZ reported Thursday.
Ashton Kutcher's 30th Birthday Bash Require Hepa-A Vaccination - 22 Feb 2008
AHN...of Health to get vaccinated as a precaution for possible Hepatitis A contact when he celebrated the event at Socialista in West Village on February 7.
Where if you listen to this, you've played Mortal Kombat in a ... - 22 Feb 2008
CNET Blogs,Friday, the end of the work week, the denouement, if you will, which means it's the perfect time to get Hepatitis A! Or at least that's what happened to
Kabbalist Health Scare - 22 Feb 2008
Fashion.ie,Ashton Kutcher's A-list friends were recently exposed to the hepatitis A virus at his NYC birthday party two weeks ago. According to a source at the New
OctoPlus still looking for new finance - 22 Feb 2008
DutchNews.nl,...including one to treat hepatitis C. The company, launched on the stock exchange in 2006, has just €2.5m left of the €20m raised at its IPO.
Anadys Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 ... - Feb 21, 2008
FOXBusinessWe continued preclinical studies for ANA598, our non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor for the treatment of hepatitis C, and remain on track to file the IND
British Overseas Travellers Warned About High Risk Of Hepatitis ... - Feb 21, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),..."Around 600 million people in the world are infected with Hepatitis B and C: 350-400 million people are infected with Hepatitis B and 180 million infected
Amarillo Bioscience Partner, CytoPharm, to Conduct 144 Patient ... - Feb 19, 2008
CNNMoney.comAccordingly, CytoPharm Inc., the Company's partner in Taiwan, will fund and conduct a clinical trial of 144 chronic hepatitis C patients in Taiwan.
Ostensibly Self-Limiting Hepatitis E Virus Produces Chronic Liver ... - Feb 20, 2008
MedPage Today,20 -- Hepatitis E infection can progress to chronic disease, contrary to a widely held belief that it is self-limiting, researchers here said.
Chronic Hepatitis E with Cirrhosis in a Kidney-Transplant Recipient - Feb 20, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),To the Editor: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. 1 Kamar et al. in this issue of the Journal 2 and others 3
Hepatitis E Virus and Chronic Hepatitis in Organ-Transplant Recipients - Feb 20, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),D., Ph.D., and Lionel Rostaing, MD, Ph.D. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered an agent responsible for acute hepatitis that does not progress to chronic
Siemens receives US FDA approval for Versant 440 Hepatitis C ... - Feb 18, 2008
CNNMoney.com...division received US Food and Drug Administration approval for its Versant 440 laboratory system for testing patients' blood for the Hepatitis C virus.
Hepatitis C - Small-Molecule Antivirals Pave the Way for Triple ... - Feb 20, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Research and Development activity in the Hepatitis C arena continue to be high. The market still holds many areas of unmet medical needs: while existing
Jim Horan Named Hepatitis B Foundation COO - Feb 20, 2008
PR.com (press release),James Horan has been named the Chief Operating and Financial Officer of the Hepatitis B Foundation, a world-class nonprofit research organization
Mum leads fight against hepatitis C - Feb 19, 2008
Manchester Evening News,A MOTHER-OF-FOUR has become the face of a new national campaign to raise awareness of the potentially fatal liver virus hepatitis C. Susan Wright, 50,
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 21, 2008 - Feb 21, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,If you are aged 18 to 50, have criteria for cocaine dependency, and do not have a history of hepatitis, you may qualify for this study.
Shots for Grown-Ups - Feb 20, 2008
Forbes,Acute hepatitis A from contaminated food or water is on the decline thanks to childhood immunization; the shot has been recommended for all kids since 2006.
The Doctor Says: By Dr MILTON LUM - Feb 19, 2008
Malaysia Star,HEPATITIS B (HBV) is caused by a DNA virus that is carried in the blood and other body fluids (for example, semen and vaginal fluid).
Midcoast Hepatitis C/Liver Support Group Meets 1st Wednesdays - Feb 18, 2008
VillageSoup Belfast,By Pen Bay Healthcare ROCKPORT (Feb 18): Since 2001, the Midcoast Hepatitis C/Liver Support Group has helped patients find doctors, get treatment,
While hepatitis C rates decline, search for old cases continues - Feb 11, 2008
Indianapolis Star,Answer: Hepatitis C is an epidemic that's already occurred. It is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States. There are approximately 4
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