If you suffer from gallstones or gallbladder pain, consider the University of Maryland Medical Center's recommendations for the best foods for gallbladder problems: Stop eating foods that cause allergies in many people: dairy, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, chemical preservatives and food additives.
Hepatitis Statistics. Statistics. Hepatitis A. 1  About 15% of people infected with hepatitis A will have recurring symptoms over a 6 to 9 month period. 2  Hepatitis A occurs in epidemics (many affected people) within the United States and internationally.3  During epidemics years the number of cases of hepatitis A reached 35,000 in the U.S. About 15% of people infected with hepatitis A will have recurring symptoms over a 6 to 9 month period. 2  Hepatitis A occurs in epidemics (many affected people) within the United States and internationally. 3  During epidemics years the number of cases of hepatitis A reached 35,000 in the U.S.
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Hepatitis A: 1  23,229 cases annually (1998). 2  17,047 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999). 3  1.59 per 100,000 in Canada 2000 1. 4  150,000 cases each year in the US (Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Health Canada).2 to 38 percent of U.S. population that have any history of disease (1991) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK). Incidence of Hepatitis A: 32,000 new cases (1992) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK).