A common virus could help fight liver cancer and hepatitis C

A common virus could help fight liver cancer and hepatitis C November 16, 2016 9.46am GMT Author Stephen Griffin Associate Professor, University of Leeds   CT scan of liver cancer. Puwadol Jaturawutthichai/Shutterstock.com Reovirus, a common virus that causes mild cases of respiratory infection, mainly in children, could be harnessed as an immunotherapy to fight primary liver cancer and hepatitis C. Viruses cause […]

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Zika Virus

    Zika Virus Introduction Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. For most people it is a very mild infection and isn’t harmful. However, it may be more serious for pregnant women, as there’s evidence it causes birth defects – in particular, abnormally small heads (microcephaly). Zika does not naturally occur in the UK. Zika outbreaks have been reported […]

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Hepatitis C – Slings, Slamming & Chem Sex

Slings, Slamming and Chem-sex   Dr Steve Taylor | Posted 10.04.2014 | UK Lifestyle   Drugs, LGBT, Sex, UK Impact, Hepatitis C, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hiv,Mephedrone, Syphilis, UK Lifestyle News   This blog is definitely not for the faint-hearted:     If you’re easily offended, please stop reading now!       For those of you who would like to have a greater understanding of a new subculture […]

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