Hepatitis B

World Hepatitis Day 2020: 6 Beverages To Cleanse Your Liver Naturally

Somdatta Saha | Tuesday July 28, 2020

World Hepatitis Day, this year (2020), is being commemorated under the theme 'Hepatitis-free future' that focuses on preventing hepatitis B among mothers and new-borns.

World Hepatitis Day 2020: Causes, Treatment Options And Prevention Tips For Hepatitis-Free Future

Health | Dr Amey Sonawane | Tuesday July 28, 2020

World Hepatitis Day 2020: The theme for this year is "Hepatitis-free future". So, it becomes all the more crucial to know about the nature, prevention and treatment of these viral illnesses. Read here to know more.

Here's How You Can Detect Liver Cancer Early And Prevent It

Health | DoctorNDTV | Monday November 5, 2018

The primary cause of the liver disease is the infection caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Infection with this virus can affect you for years and can result in cirrhosis in your liver.

World Hepatitis Day 2018: Causes And Prevention For Hepatitis And Foods To Protect Liver

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Saturday July 28, 2018

Every year on 28 July, the world comes together to commemorate World Hepatitis Day (WHD). World Hepatitis Day 2018 is an initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to spread awareness about this liver disease and minimise the burden of hepatitis globally.

India Ranks 128th In Meeting UN's 2030 Health Target: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

India ranks 128th in terms of meeting the UN's health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with low scores on air pollution, sanitation, hepatitis B and child wasting, according to a global health review published in The Lancet today.

World Hepatitis Day 2017: Top 5 Tips To Follow To Never Get Hepatitis

Health | DoctorNDTV | Friday July 28, 2017

Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused due to a virus, and it is one of the leading causes of death globally, accounting for 1.34 million deaths per year. This World Hepatitis Day, we share tips which you can follow to prevent hepatitis.

World Hepatitis Day 2017: Who Is At Risk For Hepatitis?

Health | DoctorNDTV | Friday July 28, 2017

Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused due to a virus. While you may think that this disease is not so common, this World Hepatitis Day, the statistics say otherwise- viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of deaths globally, accounting for 1.34 million deaths per year.

World Hepatitis Day: All You Should Know About The Different Types Of Hepatitis

Health | DoctorNDTV | Friday July 28, 2017

World Hepatitis Day is observed on the 28th July of every year. This year we decipher the difference between the different types of hepatitis for you.

World Hepatitis Day 2017: 7 Home Remedies To Get Rid Of Jaundice

Health | DoctorNDTV | Friday July 28, 2017

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2017, here are some home remedies that will help you get rid of jaundice quickly.

Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Should Be 100% In Delhi: Satyendra Jain

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 4, 2016

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain today stressed on administering Hepatitis B vaccination to "everyone" to prevent the spread of the deadly disease and said that missing even a single person could negatively affect efforts to eradicate it.

Drug For One Hepatitis Type May Activate Another: Watchdog

Health | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 2, 2016

Drugs against one type of hepatitis may activate another, sometimes with fatal consequences, Europe's medicines watchdog warned on Friday.

How Hepatitis B, C Are Silently Killing India

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 4, 2016

Despite the cost of drugs coming down and dramatic advances in the treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, getting rid of both types of the disease remains a huge challenge primarily due to lack of awareness and unsafe injection practices, experts have rued. Hepatitis B is 50-100 times more infectious than HIV and Hepatitis C is 10 times more inf...

India Should Double Coverage Of Hepatitis B Vaccine At Birth: WHO

Health | Press Trust of India | Friday July 29, 2016

Coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine at birth in India should be doubled by 2020 from the current 45 per cent by addressing the administrative and logistic issues to safeguard the young against the deadly disease, according to the World Health Organisation.

Low Patient Turnout Plagues Punjab's Drug Rehabilitation Centres

India News | Written by Sutapa Deb | Monday June 27, 2016

Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...

New Medicine For Hepatitis C Treatment Launched

Health | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 20, 2015

Two new drugs were launched for fighting Hepatitis C at an affordable price as experts from across the globe gathered in the nation's capital to discuss progress in finding treatment to the dreaded Hepatitis B and C liver diseases.