BITS Goa campus suspends classes after jaundice outbreak

PANAJI - The Goa campus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) has suspended classes for more than two weeks after 47 students contracted jaundice.

FDA approves Abbott Laboratories’ test that screens for HIV types 1 and 2

FDA approves new HIV test from Abbott Laboratories

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test from Abbott Laboratories that detects both types of the virus that causes AIDS.

Drugmaker Merck, British research charity to develop vaccines for diseases in poor countries

Merck, British charity to jointly develop vaccines

TRENTON, N.J. — Drugmaker Merck & Co. and Britain’s largest charity, the Wellcome Trust, said Thursday they are starting a not-for-profit partnership to create affordable vaccines against diseases common in poor countries.

Hepatitis B vaccine at birth ‘reduces liver cancer cases’

WASHINGTON - There has been a dramatic drop in liver cancer cases among Taiwanese children following the use of hepatitis B vaccine at birth, according to a new study.

Genetic mutation makes some people to rid hepatitis C

LONDON - A collaborative study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has uncovered a genetic mutation that gives a person the ability to get rid of Hepatitis C without any treatment.

Novel ‘adjuvant’ may help develop new vaccines

WASHINGTON - In a novel study, Oregon State University scientists have developed a new “adjuvant” that would allow the creation of important new vaccines for various diseases.

NJ now urging tests for nearly 5,000 patients in hepatitis B outbreak linked to one NJ doctor

NJ: 29 hepatitis B cases tied to one doctor

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New Jersey health officials are urging 2,000 more patients to get tested for hepatitis B and other blood-borne diseases following an outbreak linked to a single doctor’s office.

NJ urging tests for nearly 5,000 patients in hepatitis B outbreak linked to one doctor

NJ: 29 hepatitis cases tied to 1 doctor’s office

TRENTON, N.J. — Several thousand patients of a New Jersey doctor should get tested for blood-borne diseases because of an outbreak linked to his office that has led to more than two dozen being diagnosed with hepatitis B, state health officials said.

Satyam founder Raju placed under medial observation for 48 hours

HYDERABAD - Satyam Computers founder B Ramalinga Raju, who suffered a massive heart attack on Monday, has been put under observation for next 48 hours in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) hospital.

Ramalinga Raju suffers cardiac arrest in jail, shifted to hospital

HYDERABAD - Disgraced founder of Satyam Computer Services Limited B. Ramalinga Raju suffered cardiac arrest in a jail here Monday night and was rushed to a hospital.

India: H1N1 / Influenza A (Swine Flu) Factsheet / FAQ - Government of India

FACTS SHEET – INFLUENZA A (H1N1)

What is influenza – A(H1N1)

Influenza – A (H1N1) (earlier know as swine flu) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. First detected in Mexico in April, 2009, it has spread to many countries in the World. Swine flu is basically a misnomer. This was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to those found in pigs in North America. Further on, it has been found that this new virus has gene segments from the swine, avian and human flu virus genes. The scientists calls this a ‘quadruple reassortant” virus and hence this new (novel) virus is christened “influenza-A (H1N1) virus.”

Males experience loss of libido during hepatitis-C therapy

WASHINGTON - Loss of libido and impaired sex is common among those undergoing antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C, according to a new study.

Hepatitis C therapy impairs sexual function in men

WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy.