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Researchers say he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B, and combined with a love of wine it might have been the fatal combination

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren't able to crack the case of the German composer's deafness or severe stomach ailments. But they did find a…

Americans' health care is often tied to the workplace. That makes it hard for insurers to invest in a patient's long-term well-being.

People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an estimated 580,000 to 2.4 million people in…

Letter urges Government to ‘save lives’ by investing in policy to help detect cases in communities at risk of late diagnosis

The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that has continued to kill thousands of people annually in the U.S. despite the existence of extremely effective medications that can cure the infection within months.

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Universite Paris Cite and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1 (HCirV-1). Read further on Dynamite News:

A number of food products have been recalled by Irish supermarkets over safety fears as households have been asked to check their fridges and cupboards

Chicken, yoghurt and chocolate are among the items that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued Food Alerts or Food Allergen Alerts about in recent months. Some of the affected products were for sale in the likes of Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco, SuperValu, Aldi and other shops across the island.