PARIS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B are not at an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, French researchers say.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created a technique in which nanoparticles are used to deliver a deadly diphtheria toxic gene that kills pancreatic cancer cells.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers conducting a review study have determined CyberKnife is a safe treatment option for recurrent pancreatic cancer in some patients.
ATLANTA, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- For the first time health professionals have guidance for effective management of chronically infected hepatitis B patients, U.S. health officials said.
MONTREAL, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say patients who receive early treatment for hepatitis C within the first months following an infection, develop a rapid immune response.
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer researchers say they have developed a chemoprevention gene therapy that successfully kills pancreatic cancer cells.
CHICAGO, July 23 (UPI) -- Gastric or pancreatic cancer patients live longer when they are treated at cancer centers or high-volume U.S. hospitals, researchers said.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 15 (UPI) -- A drug used to treat high cholesterol levels lowers the viral load in hepatitis C, a U.S.study said.
LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Seven British people on the P&O cruise ship Aurora caught the hepatitis E virus while on a 12-week international cruise, officials said.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. and Israeli researchers suggest viruses may have a role in the development of lung cancer.
SAN DIEGO, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say mice fed less calories had sharply reduced development of pancreatic cancer.
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (UPI) -- U.S. mortality rates for hepatitis C in people ages 45 to 54 rose 375 percent from 1995 to 2004, researchers said.
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Patrick Swayze, recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, was spotted leaving a California hospital smoking a cigarette.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 6 (UPI) -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network said it hopes Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze's diagnosis with the disease will help raise awareness about the illness.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Hepatitis A exposure at a New York bar and a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store has led to confusion and concern regarding the disease, an expert says.
