Hepatitis

Hepatitis B vaccine linked with a lower risk of developing diabetes

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Immunisation against hepatitis B is routinely offered across much of the world Mehmet Salih Guler / Getty Images The hepatitis B vaccine seems to reduce the risk of developing diabetesand not just by preventing the infection. The vaccine is routinely offered to infants in most countries, usually via three doses. In the US, this became … Read more

Cases double in Dutch Hepatitis A outbreak

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Two dozen people were sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said it received 24 reports of people who very likely contracted hepatitis A from frozen blueberries. This is double the number of cases since the outbreak was announced. People became ill between November … Read more