Hepatitis B vaccine: The promise fulfilled

Surface protein mutations in chronic hepatitis B patients who received hepatitis B vaccine therapy

Objective (s):The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between vaccine therapy and appearance of mutations in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients. Materials and Methods: 16 patients received the HBV vaccine and another 16 individuals from the control group did not. The surface gene was amplified and directly sequenced from samples...

Vitamin D and cancer: the promise not yet fulfilled.

The negative association of the latitude where people live and the incidence of non cutaneous cancer in that population in North America have been demonstrated in many studies for many types of cancer. Since the intensity of UVB exposure decreases with increasing latitude, and UVB exposure provides the mechanism for vitamin D production in the skin, the hypothesis that increased vitamin D provi...

can Isolated hepatitis B core antibody in HIV-infected patients response to hepatitis B vaccine help to elucidate the cause?

Hepatitis B vaccine.

Many Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. See www.immunize.org/vis. 1 What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is a serious disease that affects the liver. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV can cause: Acute (short-term) illness. This can lead to: • loss of appetite • diarrhea and vomiting • tiredness • jaundice (yellow skin or eyes) • pain in muscl...

Open Communication and Discussion Facilitate Reconciliation: The Promise Fulfilled

For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the topic, I’d like to summarize the chain of events. The letter that was published accused Israel of terrible atrocities. However, there was no evidence for the accusations, and it came to light following publication that some of the authors were known anti-Semites with connections to a modern-day Nazi supporter. A storm of criticism fell on The Lancet ...