Body Fluids

New hepatitis B vaccine outperforms standard boosters in health care workers

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Background and goal: Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids. They are considered protected if they have a hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) titer of ≥10 mIU/mL after completing a full vaccination series. This study compared the effectiveness of Heplisav-B, a … Read more

Fish oil supplements beat oily fish at reducing harmful blood vesicles

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A high-dose fish oil supplement slashed clot-promoting blood vesicles in healthy adults—outperforming oily fish and pointing to EPA as the key driver behind these cardiovascular benefits. Accepted manuscript: High dose fish oil supplements are more effective than oily fish in altering the number and function of extracellular vesicles in healthy human subjects: A randomized, double-blind, … Read more