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Los Angeles summit focuses on fighting hepatitis C 23 Nov 2005
Health officials gathered in Los Angeles recently to discuss the region’s successes—and failures—in fighting the spread of hepatitis C, California’s ...
- The Advocate,
Los Angeles County Health Officials Discuss Strategies for ... 23 Nov 2005
Los Angeles County, the state of California and the US government have not done enough to fight hepatitis C, Stephen Simon, AIDS coordinator for the city of ...
- Kaiser network.org,
Escovedo recording new album with John Cale 23 Nov 2005
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Acclaimed singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, whose career has been sidelined since 2003 by a battle with hepatitis C, is working on ...
- Reuters
Schools to mark AIDS awareness with HIV debate 23 Nov 2005
Stuart Anderson from the Territory's AIDS and Hepatitis Council says the debate will give the students an opportunity to openly talk about the issue. ...
- ABC Online,
Tenofovir More Effective than Adefovir for Long-Term Treatment of ... 23 Nov 2005
...to be more effective and less affected by resistance mutations than adefovir for long term use in patients with lamivudine resistant hepatitis B, researchers ...
- DG News
Foundation's grants topped $2M this year 23 Nov 2005
The money was used to help homeless children, low-income dialysis patients, people with Hepatitis C, the Boys and Girls Clubs and others in the community.
- Kansas City Star,
Man faces charges after spitting on deputy 23 Nov 2005
Deputy Gerstenschlager was taken by ambulance for treatment of exposure to the spray and possibly to the HIV virus and Hepatitis C. It was later confirmed that ...
- Park Hills Daily Journal,
A Prison Makes the Illicit and Dangerous Legal and Safe 23 Nov 2005
While he says he has always been careful, such practices have contributed to an epidemic of hepatitis C and HIV in prisons in Canada and around the world. ...
- New York Times,
PHI: Six Homosexuals Infected with HIV in Albania 23 Nov 2005
The study also presented alarming results regarding other sexually transmitted diseases, such as the Syphilis and Hepatitis, with new 25 cases of syphilis ...
- OneWorld.net,
MIGENIX Initiates Enrollment in Phase IIb Hepatitis C Clinical ... Nov 22, 2005
Celgosivir is an orally administered, first-in-class alpha glucosidase 1 inhibitor, in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Short Therapy Regimens Effective for Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 2 ... Nov 21, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- November 21, 2005 -- Hepatitis C infected patients with genotype 2 or 3 may be able to shorten their course of therapy without losing ...
- DG News
Toothbrush Truth: Electric Or Manual? Nov 22, 2005
..."Some of the bacteria that can cause human diseases such as Hepatitis bacteria, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, some of the herpes viruses that cause canker ...
- WXii 12.com,
Genelabs Technologies to Present at the Wall Street Analyst Forum Nov 22, 2005
Genelabs is currently concentrating these capabilities on discovering novel compounds that selectively inhibit replication of the hepatitis C virus and ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Meth by the numbers in Casper: Nov 22, 2005
83 percent: Out of 45 Casper patients diagnosed with acute hepatitis infection who reported injecting meth within the previous six months, according to a ...
- The Casper Star Tribune,
Hepatitis C deal spurs mixed reactions Nov 19, 2005
VANCOUVER -- An agreement promising compensation for some people who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood was hailed by lawyers and the federal Health ...
- Globe and Mail,
The Brownsville Herald Nov 21, 2005
...healthy,� Davis added. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B shots are particularly important for children along the border, Davis said.
- Brownsville Herald,
Ciphergen with Texas medical school Nov 21, 2005
...at Galveston. Their goal is to create a test cheaper and less painful than liver biopsies for Hepatitis C patients. Ciphergen will ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Health officials raise hepatitis C awareness Nov 16, 2005
...you.". Bunyard, now 59, has hepatitis C, a virus that's spread by blood-to-blood contact and can cause damage to the liver. Many ...
- The News-Review,
Health Alert: Hepatitis C Nov 17, 2005
...(National-NBC) November 17, 2005 - Hepatitis C is five times more ... Hepatitis C is the number one cause of liver transplant and kills about 10,000 people a year. ...
- WIS,
Memorandum of understanding marks progress in Hepatitis C ... Nov 18, 2005
OTTAWA - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and legal representatives for individuals infected by the Hepatitis C virus through the blood system before 1986 and ...
- Health Canada (press release),
Blues in C -- Raising Awareness of Hepatitis C Nov 17, 2005
A large part of their mission is to provide appropriate counseling and referrals to those found to be infected with Hepatitis C. The best scientific ...
- PR Web (press release),
Teacher Says She Contracted Hepatitis C at Queens School Nov 16, 2005
Special education teacher Lori Baron said she believes she contracted hepatitis C while caring for emotionally disturbed children at Beach Channel High School ...
- New York Sun (subscription),
Protease inhibitor fights hepatitis C Nov 16, 2005
A new protease inhibitor shows promise for the nearly 50 percent of hepatitis C patients who remain unresponsive to the standard drug regimen. ...
- myDNA.com,
Effectiveness of Protease Inhibitor in Fighting Hepatitis C Nov 16, 2005
A new protease inhibitor is showing promise for the nearly 50 percent of patients who remain unresponsive to the standard drug regimen to treat hepatitis C. ...
- Infection Control Today,
NDDB company plans vaccines for hepatitis-B, DPT and measles Nov 17, 2005
Ltd (IIL), a wholly owned susidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), plans to introduce a variety of human vaccines for hepatitis-B, DPT, measles ...
- Webindia123,
Hepatitis C combination therapies in pill form move nearer Nov 18, 2005
The latest data on three experimental hepatitis C drug candidates were presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases meeting, held ...
- Aidsmap,
XTLbio presents encouraging data on Hepatitis C drug candidate Nov 16, 2005
TASE: XTL) presented yesterday data from a pilot Phase I/II clinical trial with Ab68, one of the two antibodies comprising XTLbio’s lead Hepatitis C drug ...
- Globes,
Novartis: hepatitis B pill better than standard drug Nov 14, 2005
By Tom Armitage. ZURICH (Reuters) - A new treatment for hepatitis B developed by US drugmaker Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IDIX.O ...
- Reuters
Hepatitis B Accounts For 40 Percent Of 'Missing' Asian Women Nov 9, 2005
...issue of the Journal of Political Economy, Oster proposes an explanation for some of the observed over-representation of males: the hepatitis B virus. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Hepatitis fears for teachers Nov 15, 2005
Teachers fear hazardous work conditions in schools are putting them at risk for hepatitis C - and one school aide charges she contracted the virus from a ...
- New York Daily News,
More Hepatitis B Education Needed in Asian-American Communities Nov 11, 2005
PARK, NC -- One in three Asian-Americans surveyed in a recent poll reported they had lost a family member due to complications of chronic hepatitis B. However ...
- EndoNurse,
New Studies with Pegasys(R) plus Copegus(R) in Hepatitis C ... Nov 11, 2005
11 /PRNewswire/ -- A series of studies related to the treatment of hepatitis C with Pegasys(R) (peginterferon alpha-2a) plus Copegus(R) (ribavirin, USP) will ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Largest Hepatitis C Trial in US Patients Shows Weight-Based ... Nov 14, 2005
14 /PRNewswire/ -- Final results of the WIN-R trial (1), the largest hepatitis C study conducted in US patients, showed that weight-based REBETOL(R) (ribavirin ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Pegasys(R) Shows Encouraging Interim Results for Hepatitis C ... Nov 11, 2005
...from a study showing that re-treatment with Pegasys(R) (peginterferon alpha-2a) plus Copegus(R) (ribavirin, USP) reduced viral levels in hepatitis C patients ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Largest Hepatitis C Trial in US Patients Shows Weight-Based ... Nov 14, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/14/2005 -- Final results of the WIN-R trial,(1) the largest hepatitis C study conducted in US patients, showed that ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Largest hepatitis-C US study defines optimal therapy Nov 14, 2005
Final results of the WIN-R trial,[1] the largest hepatitis C study conducted in US patients, showed that weight-based REBETOL (ribavirin, USP) in combination ...
- News-Medical.net,
Hepatitis Combination Therapy Okay for Children: Study Nov 15, 2005
Adding the antiviral medication, ribavirin, to interferon as a combination therapy for children with hepatitis C is "effective" and "reasonably safe ...
- Hepatitis Neighborhood,
P. Amarus Derivative May Help Prevent Progression of Hepatitis B ... Nov 8, 2005
Honolulu, HI -- November 8, 2005 -- Patients with hepatitis B who took the herbal treatment Phyllanthus amarus (Hepavirin) in a placebo-controlled study had a ...
- DG News
New Studies with Pegasys plus Copegus in Hepatitis C Treatment to ... Nov 11, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- A series of studies related to the treatment of hepatitis C with Pegasys(R) (peginterferon alpha-2a) plus ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Three Briscoe students contract hepatitis A Nov 15, 2005
BEVERLY — Three Briscoe Middle School seventh-graders have tested positive for hepatitis A, a viral infection of the liver that is transmitted through direct ...
- Salem News,
Canadian Study on Hepatitis C Treatment Based on Patient Weight ... Nov 12, 2005
SGP), which holds a global monopoly on PEG-INTRON (peginterferon alfa-2b) and REBETOL (ribavirin, USP) used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, sponsored ...
- AXcess News,
Actilon(TM), Coley Pharmaceutical Group's Drug Candidate for ... Nov 14, 2005
...results from the company's Phase Ia and Ib clinical studies of Actilon(TM) (CPG 10101), Coley's lead investigational TLR Therapeutic(TM) for Hepatitis C virus ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
New Hampshire Public Radio Series Examines 'Building Wave' of ... Nov 8, 2005
New Hampshire Public Radio's "NHPR News" last week aired a two-part series, titled "Hepatitis C: The Uncounted Disease," that examined a "building wave" of the ...
- Kaiser network.org,
Prisons ‘failing’ on HIV and hepatitis C Nov 14, 2005
Prisons are failing to halt the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, a joint report by two charities has claimed. The report, conducted ...
- 4ni.co.uk,
Hepatitis B linked to high female mortality rate in India Nov 9, 2005
A new study published in the recent issue of the Journal of Political Economy has claimed that Hepatitis B, rather than child infanticide, is the main cause of ...
- Webindia123,
ViroPharma Announces That Treatment With HCV-796 Reduces Hepatitis ... Nov 10, 2005
ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq:VPHM) today announced preliminary results from a Phase 1b proof of concept study with HCV-796, an orally dosed hepatitis C (HCV ...
- PrimeZone (press release),
Hepatitis C families call for inquiry Nov 15, 2005
THE families of Scots who died after contracting hepatitis C from infected blood transfusions have launched a legal challenge for a public inquiry into the ...
- The Herald,
Hepatitis C Often Untreated and Outcomes Lag behind Trials in ... Nov 9, 2005
HONOLULU, HI -- November 9, 2005 -- When patients with hepatitis C go on antiviral therapy, the likelihood of a response may be half of that seen in clinical ...
- DG News
New Treatment For Hepatitis C Nov 10, 2005
A new treatment for Hepatitis C which includes a longer-acting form of interferon has been found to cure more patients and cause less side effects, in a study ...
- About - News & Issues,
AASLD: Hepatitis B Yields More to Telbivudine than Epivir Nov 15, 2005
15 - In patients with chronic hepatitis B infection, investigational telbivudine (LdT), a newer nucleoside analog, showed significantly better antiviral ...
- MedPage Today,
HEPATITIS C PATIENTS FARE BETTER WITH PEGASYS(R) - STUDY FROM ... Nov 14, 2005
WARSAW, Poland, November 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Early results from a new study comparing the efficacy of the two leading hepatitis C treatments suggests that ...
- ITNews,
Teacher says she got hepatitis C from student Nov 15, 2005
But now she has contracted hepatitis C, and she blames the Department of Education. ... In 2003, she was diagnosed with hepatitis C. ...
- New York Newsday,
Job helps Eileen cope with hepatitis Nov 8, 2005
A NURSE living with hepatitis C says her job has helped her cope with the disease - despite having caught it while treating a patient. ...
- ic Croydon,
Veterans At Risk: Hepatitis C Still Serious Risk Nov 9, 2005
School of Medicine and GI section chief at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, is available to discuss the challenges facing veterans with hepatitis C. ...
- Newswise (press release)
Hepatitis B contributes to Asian female mortality Nov 9, 2005
London: Besides infanticide, viral liver disease hepatitis B also contributes to female mortality in Asian countries, finds a new study. ...
- NewKerala.com,
Hepatitis B Plays A Key Role In Asian Female Mortality Nov 9, 2005
Hepatitis B plays a vital role in female mortality, second only to infanticide in Asian countries, finds a new study. Emily Oster ...
- MedIndia,
Blood Donations and Hepatitis C Nov 15, 2005
...donation practices, including pooling blood and reinfusing compatible red blood cells to permit more frequent donations, led to high hepatitis C infection ...
- Infection Control Today,
Teacher Claims She Got Hepatitis From Disabled Student Nov 15, 2005
A city teacher who claims she contracted hepatitis-C while working with disabled students was the topic of a news conference by the teachers' union. ...
- WNBC,
Vertex applies to take hepatitis C drug to Phase II trials Nov 11, 2005
...is has filed an application with federal regulators to pursue Phase II, or mid-stage, clinical trials for VX-950, a potentially new treatment for hepatitis C. ...
- Boston Business Journal,
Bristol's BARACLUDE Tablet for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection ... Nov 11, 2005
...of Health, Labor and Welfare has granted the company with a priority review status for BARACLUDE Tablet, an agent for treating chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV ...
- Japan Corporate News (press release),
Is AIDS a man made virus? Special Report Nov 22, 2005
...at the exact time when government scientists were also enrolling thousands of gay men in New York City to serve as guinea pigs in the hepatitis B experiment ...
- Political Gateway,
Hepatitis C transmission: more on the link with drugs and ... Nov 15, 2005
A variety of factors related to sexual activity and drug use have contributed to an outbreak of hepatitis C among HIV-positive gay men in Southeast England in ...
- Aidsmap,
Dear Doctor: Hepatitis causes, treatments vary Nov 8, 2005
A. Hepatitis refers to any inflammation of the liver and is divided into two categories, acute and chronic. Fulminant hepatitis, which ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Major Milestone Reached In Hepatitis C Vaccine Program Nov 11, 2005
...company, Select Vaccines Ltd (ASX:SLT), today announced positive results from its first pre-clinical studies of a potential vaccine against hepatitis C. ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Hepatitis Shots for All? Nov 9, 2005
November 9, 2005 — A national vaccine panel has recommended that all children between the ages of 1 and 2 be vaccinated against the Hepatitis A virus. ...
- Parents.com
School employee diagnosed with Hepatitis A Nov 11, 2005
LEOMINSTER -- State officials have confirmed that a Johnny Appleseed School employee was diagnosed with a case of Hepatitis A. But ...
- Fitchburg Sentinel,
Contaminated water causing Hepatitis-E Nov 11, 2005
HYDERABAD: Contamination of drinking water in the Old City area and the subsequent spread of Hepatitis-E has resulted in three casualties between March and May ...
- Times of India,
Cambridge biotech develops hepatitis C pill Nov 10, 2005
A Cambridge biotech company has developed a pill its scientists argue could cure more people with hepatitis C – a virus that attacks the liver – without ...
- Boston Herald,
Hepatitis A outbreak registered in Voronezh Nov 15, 2005
Nov 15 (Interfax) - A hepatitis A outbreak has been registered in the city of Voronezh, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's consumer rights ...
- Interfax Russia,
Squibb to launch new hepatitis B drug in China Oct 26, 2005
Co. has said it will soon launch a new hepatitis B drug in China. ... effective. Hepatitis B is one of the most infectious diseases in China. ...
- Xinhua,
Doctors recommend hepatitis shot for kids Oct 26, 2005
By MIKE STOBBE. ATLANTA -- All children between ages 1 and 2 should be vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus, a national vaccine panel recommended Wednesday. ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
A Harvard economist finds a correlation between hepatitis B and ... Nov 1, 2005
Political Economy, Harvard economist Emily Oster contends that the gender disparity in some parts of Asia is linked to the prevalence of the hepatitis B virus. ...
- Newsday,
ICMR research on Hepatitis-C vaccine Nov 2, 2005
Nov. 2. — The city-based virus unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research has begun research on a vaccine against Hepatitis-C, a lethal disease, after a ...
- The Statesman,
Study links hepatitis B to gender imbalance in Asia Nov 2, 2005
Harvard economist Emily Oster posits that the high rate of female infant mortality in some parts of Asia is linked to the prevalence of the hepatitis B virus. ...
- Seattle Times,
Panel Recommends Hepatitis A Vaccine for Children and Whooping ... Oct 26, 2005
26 - Every toddler in the country should be immunized against hepatitis A, and every adult should receive booster doses of whooping cough vaccine, a panel ...
- New York Times,
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Unanimously ... Oct 26, 2005
...for Immunization supports the unanimous decision of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend universal hepatitis A vaccination for ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Hepatitis C: The Uncounted Disease Nov 2, 2005
...they are infected. Hepatitis C often hides in the body for two or more decades before it becomes life threatening. Only one out ...
- NHPR,
Hepatitis C: The Uncounted Disease Part Two Nov 3, 2005
Yesterday, we reported on the rapidly growing impact of Hepatitis C on New Hampshire. ... Hepatitis C presents public health officials with a puzzle. ...
- NHPR,
Harmony For Hep - Working Together To Raise Awareness Of Hepatitis ... Oct 26, 2005
HepCAware.org and The Arizona Hepatitis C Coalition host a concert to raise awareness of Hepatitis C. $10 donation gets you music, food and lots of info about ...
- Emediawire (press release),
Hepatitis C Leadership Summit, October 29-30, Seeks to Elevate the ... Oct 27, 2005
Advocacy and Research Collaboration Project (HARCP), a non-profit organization, and The Bruckner Group, are pleased to announce the Hepatitis C Leadership ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
US Advisory Panel adopts recommendation that all children receive ... Oct 28, 2005
Practices (ACIP) has unanimously adopted the recommendation that all children between ages 1 and 2 receive a two-dose vaccination against the hepatitis A virus ...
- Carolina Newswire (press release),
Immunization Advisers Recommend Hepatitis A Vaccine For Kids Oct 28, 2005
28 - Hepatitis A vaccine should become a routine childhood vaccine, and adults should receive pertussis vaccine boosters once a decade, the Advisory Committee ...
- MedPage Today,
Advisory Panel Recommends Children be Vaccinated Against Hepatitis ... Oct 28, 2005
The specific recommendation is that all children between 1 and 2 years of age be vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus, which attacks the liver and can ...
- Newsinferno.com,
FDA approves new hepatitis A vaccine Nov 1, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new hepatitis A vaccine for those between 12 months and 18 years of age, according to the Center for Disease ...
- The California Aggie Online
County, UF investigate 3 cases of hepatitis A Oct 28, 2005
...hree college students � two at the University of Florida and one from the University of Central Florida � have contracted hepatitis A, a contagious viral ...
- Gainesville Sun,
Health concern Hepatitis A, pertussis vaccinations recommended Oct 28, 2005
A panel recently advised the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that every toddler in the country should be immunized against Hepatitis A and ...
- Madison Courier,
European hepatitis B/C PEP guidelines for healthcare workers ... Nov 3, 2005
European guidelines for healthcare workers occupationally exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been published in the October ...
- Aidsmap,
Report highlights faults in UK's response to hepatitis C 03 Oct 2005
The United Kingdom is facing a “hepatitis C time bomb� because of a failure to identify and treat individuals with the infection, according to a report ...
- Scoopt.org,
Dietary supplements cause severe liver inflammation in HIV ... 03 Oct 2005
An HIV-positive man developed hepatitis after overdosing with dietary supplements, which he was taking as an alternative to antiretroviral therapy. ...
- Aidsmap,
Bankrupt Fast-Food Chain Settles Hepatitis Case for $6.25 Million Oct 1, 2005
The latest settlement of $6.25 million was made with a man who needed a liver transplant as a result of contracting hepatitis A from the contaminated onions on ...
- Newsinferno.com,
Call to save people from Hepatitis-C Oct 1, 2005
Speakers at a seminar in the city yesterday called upon the media to come forward to create mass awareness of Hepatitis-C in Bangladesh in order to save ...
- The New Nation,
Failure to tackle Hepatitis C 'will cost UK £8bn' Sep 30, 2005
BRITAIN is the worst country in Europe at treating the deadly Hepatitis C infection, experts claimed today. The Hepatitis C Trust ...
- Scotsman,
Hepatitis C timebomb may kill 150,000 Sep 29, 2005
A silent epidemic of hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus, has infected an estimated 500,000 people in the UK and new cases are rising faster here than in other ...
- Independent,
Britain worst in Hepatitis C survey Sep 29, 2005
Britain is the worst country in Europe at treating the deadly Hepatitis C infection, experts have claimed. A new report by the Hepatitis ...
- Daily Mail - UK,
Britain faces growing hepatitis C crisis-report Sep 29, 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has the worst record in Europe for dealing with the hepatitis C virus, according to a new report released on Friday. ...
- Reuters.uk,
Doctors warn of £8bn hepatitis C crisis Sep 29, 2005
Up to 200,000 people will die from hepatitis C infection in Britain over the next 20 to 30 years unless diagnosis and treatment of the disease improves ...
- Guardian Unlimited,
Doctors warn of hepatitis 'timebomb' Sep 29, 2005
More than 400,000 people are unaware that they are carrying the hepatitis C virus and at risk of developing chronic liver disease, according to a report ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
UK 'worst in Europe at treating hepatitis C' Sep 29, 2005
BRITAIN is the worst country in Europe at treating the deadly hepatitis C infection, experts claimed yesterday. A new report by ...
- Scotsman,
India to observe Hepatitis Awareness Day Oct 1 Sep 30, 2005
New Delhi: With over three percent of the global population infected by the virus, India along with rest of the world will observe World Hepatitis-C Awareness ...
- NewKerala.com,
Hepatitis epidemic worsening in western region of Russia Sep 29, 2005
More than 1,000 people infected with Hepatitis A have been hospitalized in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia after an epidemic situation there deteriorated ...
- People's Daily Online,
53 more Hepatitis A cases registered in Russian city Sep 29, 2005
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, September 29 (RIA Novosti, Zhanna Voronova) - Over the last 24 hours, 53 more Hepatitis A cases, including 13 child cases, have been recorded ...
- RIA Novosti,
The number of hepatitis cases in Nizhny Novgorod tops 1,000 Sep 30, 2005
MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - More than 50 new cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) have been registered over the past 24 hours in the Nizhny Novgorod ...
- RIA Novosti,
METRO & COUNTRY Oct 1, 2005
An awareness programme titled "Hepatitis-C: Magnitude of the problem, its prevention and role of media in Bangladesh" was organised by a pharmaceuticals ...
- The Financial Express,
On blood donation day, city gets very few volunteers Oct 1, 2005
In August itself, 22 blood units at the State Blood Bank at KGMU tested positive for infectious disease — 10 for Hepatitis C, 2 for HIV, and 10 for Hepatitis ...
- Expressindia.com,
Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Hosts Pearl Health and ... Sep 29, 2005
OREGON CITY, OR -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/29/2005 -- The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program (HCCAP) is pleased to announce the upcoming Pearl Health and Music ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Invitation for the media - 12th International Symposium on ... Sep 29, 2005
The Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the CHUM Research Centre are organising the 12th International Symposium on Hepatitis C and ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release),
Britain faces growing hepatitis C crisis-report Sep 29, 2005
Britain has worst record in Europe for dealing with the hepatitis C virus, according to a new report released on Friday. While cases ...
- Scoopt.org,
Chi-Chi's pays $6.25 million to hepatitis victim Sep 29, 2005
A Beaver County man who needed a liver transplant after being infected in the 2003 hepatitis A outbreak is receiving a $6.25 million settlement from Chi-Chi's ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Hepatitis A Health Warning for the Valley Sep 30, 2005
If you were one of thousands who attended the Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center last weekend, you may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. ...
- KLAS-TV,
Hepatitis-A exposure warning for attendees at Global Gaming Expo ... Sep 29, 2005
...the Las Vegas Convention Center and ate free ice cream samples served at the Schwan’s booth on September 13-14, may have been exposed to hepatitis A through ...
- casinos.ch,
UD student with hepatitis A may be isolated case Sep 29, 2005
An 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman is being treated for hepatitis A, a liver disease caused by a virus that can be spread through direct contact ...
- The News Journal,
Contaminated oysters likely to have spread hepatitis A Sep 29, 2005
Three people have contracted hepatitis A in Hamilton County, and health officials believe the cases are linked to an outbreak caused by contaminated oysters. ...
- Dateline Alabama,
Contaminated oysters likely to have spread hepatitis A Sep 29, 2005
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Three people have contracted hepatitis A in Hamilton County, and health officials believe the cases are linked to an outbreak ...
- AL.com,
Three Hepatitis Cases Could Have Come From Tainted Shellfish Sep 29, 2005
...-- Health officials said three cases of hepatitis A in Hamilton County, Tenn., likely came from eating contaminated shellfish at a local restaurant. ...
- NBC13.com,
Contaminated oysters likely to have spread hepatitis A Sep 29, 2005
Three people have, according to this story, contracted hepatitis A in Hamilton County, and health officials believe the cases are linked to an outbreak caused ...
- Food Consumer,
Mordovia steps up anti-hepatitis precautions Sep 30, 2005
SARANSK, September 30 (Itar-Tass) -- Mordovia has stepped up precautions against the spread of hepatitis from the adjoining Nizhny Novgorod region, a source in ...
- ITAR-TASS,
Decline of Hepatitis A in the US: Another Vaccine Success Story Sep 30, 2005
Incidence of hepatitis A in the United States in the era of vaccination. JAMA. 2005;294:194–201. ... In 1995, hepatitis A vaccine became available in the US. ...
- AAP Grand Rounds (subscription)
National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference Sep 29, 2005
Prevention of viral hepatitis is a major challenge for the nation’s public health, scientific and medical communities. Acute and ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
HEPATITIS C IS ON THE RISE Sep 29, 2005
The number of hepatitis C cases in Greece shows a progressive increase as a result of the arrival of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, according to ...
- Macedonian Press Agency,
Scotland has worst 'Hepatitis C' rate in UK Sep 29, 2005
Fifty thousand people in Scotland are infected with Hepatitis C, that's more than twice the national average. A report published ...
- Scotland Today,
China's doctors not up to scratch on hepatitis B Sep 29, 2005
A majority of Chinese doctors do not have adequate knowledge of hepatitis B and how to treat and prevent the life-threatening viral liver infection. ...
- TODAYonline,
Risperidone-Induced Immunoallergic Hepatitis Sep 30, 2005
Mechanisms of reported risperidone-induced hepatotoxicity remain unclear (1). We report a case of risperidone-induced cytolytic hepatitis, suggesting an ...
- Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
Doctors not up to scratch on hepatitis Sep 28, 2005
A majority of Chinese physicians do not have adequate knowledge of hepatitis B and ways to treat or prevent the life-threatening viral infection. ...
- China Daily,
Coley initiates trial of hepatitis C drug Sep 27, 2005
Inc. on Tuesday said it is starting an early-stage clinical trial of an experimental drug to treat chronic Hepatitis C virus. Coley ...
- ABC News
400 Texans exposed to hepatitis in Las Vegas Sep 28, 2005
13 or 14 in Las Vegas may have been exposed to hepatitis A by an infected individual who served ice cream samples at the conference, state health officials ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Coley up on hepatitis C trial start Sep 27, 2005
...climbed Tuesday after the biopharmaceutical company said it was starting a new early stage clinical study for its hepatitis C treatment Actilon. ...
- BusinessWeek
UPDATE 1-Coley initiates trial of hepatitis C drug Sep 27, 2005
...(COLY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it is starting an early-stage clinical trial of an experimental drug to treat chronic Hepatitis C virus. ...
- Reuters
Dr. Lorne Tyrrell of ViRexx Wins Prestigious EnCana Principal ... Sep 30, 2005
30, 2005) - ViRexx Medical Corp. (TSX:VIR), a company focused on immunotherapy treatments for cancer, chronic hepatitis B & C and embolotherapy treatments for ...
- CCNMatthews (press release),
Increase in Hepatitis A cases Leads To Raw Oysters, Shellfish ... Sep 28, 2005
Persons who consume raw or undercooked oysters or other raw shellfish put themselves at an increased risk of Hepatitis A, according to Dr. Valerie A. Boaz ...
- The Chattanoogan,
Manto hails non-racial blood donation Sep 30, 2005
...was significantly reduced by Nucleic Acid Technology testing, which detected very minute quantities of virus genetic material for HIV and hepatitis B and C ...
- iAfrica.com,
Health District Has Shots For Hepatitis-A Sep 26, 2005
As many as 1,000 convention-goers may have been exposed to Hepatitis-A two weeks ago. ... The food handler later tested positive for Hepatitis-A. ...
- KLAS-TV,
Bradenton doctor chips away at hepatitis C virus Sep 27, 2005
By KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN. BRADENTON — When Eliot Godofsky started treating viral hepatitis in 1996, about 10 percent to 15 percent of patients could be cured. ...
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune,
MIGENIX Completes First Clinical Study of Celgosivir in Chronic ... Sep 27, 2005
...study of celgosivir (MX-3253), an orally administered, first-in-class, a-glucosidase I inhibitor, in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release),
60 hepatitis patients hospitalized in Nizhny Novgorod Sep 27, 2005
Sept 28 (Interfax) - Sixty residents of Nizhny Novgorod, among them 13 children, suspected of having contracted Hepatitis A, have been hospitalized over the ...
- Interfax Russia,
SciClone to Report Top-line Data From First US Hepatitis C Phase 3 ... Sep 27, 2005
NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced that it expects to unblind and report top-line data by mid-December 2005 from the first of its two US phase 3 hepatitis C virus ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
DOH issues tips on how to avoid hepatitis A Sep 28, 2005
Bacolod City (28 September) -- The Department of Health (DOH) has issued a health advisory against Hepatitis A, an acute inflammatory liver disease caused by ...
- Philippine Information Agency,
Bioenvision's Phase II Trial of Virostat Very Active in Hepatitis ... Sep 28, 2005
...interim results from the ongoing investigator sponsored Phase II clinical study of BIVN-401 (Virostat) in adults with refractory, chronic Hepatitis C Virus ...
- Business Wire (press release),
People who attended Las Vegas expo at risk for hepatitis Sep 28, 2005
Department says people who attended a gaming expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 13th and 14th may have been exposed to Hepatitis A through an ...
- WCAX,
AVI BioPharma Initiates Hepatitis C Clinical Trial Sep 28, 2005
...and viral response to daily subcutaneous administration of AVI-4065 among healthy volunteers and patients with chronic active hepatitis C virus (HCV). ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Gaming Attendees Warned of Hepatitis Sep 27, 2005
...preventative shots to the estimated 650 people from Northern Nevada who attended a conference in Las Vegas where they might have been exposed to hepatitis-A. ...
- Casino City Times,
Lubbock Health Department Warns Of Hepatitis A Exposure Sep 26, 2005
A warning from the Lubbock Health Department. If you ate at Angelita's Kitchen September 9th through the 11th, you may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. ...
- KCBD-TV,
Pharmacists Able to Detect 'Hidden' Hepatitis C in Drug Users Sep 26, 2005
MANCHESTER, England, September 26 /PRNewswire/ -- New hope is on the way for intravenous drug users who are, unknowingly, suffering from the Hepatitis C Virus ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release),
Convention Goers May Have Been Exposed To Hepatitis Sep 27, 2005
14 in Las Vegas may have been exposed to hepatitis A. ... Hepatitis A symptoms include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and abdominal discomfort. ...
- KWTX,
Hepatitis vaccinations for Texans at gambling convention Sep 28, 2005
About 400 people from Texas who attended a Las Vegas gambling industry convention earlier this month might have been exposed to hepatitis A and are urged by ...
- News 8 Austin,
Hepatitis warning issued for gaming expo attendees Sep 28, 2005
13 and Sept. 14 that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A. ... Hepatitis A is a disease caused by a virus that results in inflammation of the liver. ...
- Albany Business Review,
(PRN) - Pharmacists Able to Detect 'Hidden' Hepatitis C in Drug ... Sep 26, 2005
...(PRN) - New Research: Yeast 'Up The Nose' May Save People With Diabetes From the Pain of Injection ... [+. PRN) - Northern Trust ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Enzo Biochem Announces Court Ruling Sep 30, 2005
...various stages of clinical evaluation of its proprietary gene medicine for HIV-1 infection and its proprietary immune regulation medicines for hepatitis B and ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Hepatitis Ca burgeoning problem Sep 27, 2005
Not the dreaded avian flu, but something much more common - hepatitis C. It's a highly contagious virus with flu-like symptoms of fatigue and nausea, which, if ...
- ABC Online,
Rs 234m hepatitis centre to be opened Sep 27, 2005
The NWFP government has decided to set up a hepatology institute at the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) to control the growing number of hepatitis patients in ...
- Daily Times,
Hepatitis C Suit Sep 28, 2005
Jury selection is underway in a Fremont, Nebraska civil suit tied to the largest outbreak of hepatitis C in the country. ... "Well, that was hepatitis C. ...
- WOWT,
Genetic tests vital in hepatitis outbreak Sep 28, 2005
Health officials responded faster to the hepatitis A outbreak in Beaver County two years ago because genetic tests used during the outbreak produced results ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Naomi Judd finds balance, purpose in hepatitis fight Sep 28, 2005
...phone. Life is full, but the pace is less stressful than in 1991, when hepatitis C forced her to retire from her singing career. ...
- Arizona Republic,
Epivir®-HBV Reduces Reactivation of Hepatitis B in Nasopharyngeal ... Sep 27, 2005
...in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology, preventive use of Epivir®-HBV (lamivudine) significantly reduces the reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
CDC recommends tetanus, Hepatitis A shots Sep 26, 2005
...to be exhibited among victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Center for Disease Control recommends people receive tetanus/diphtheria and Hepatitis A immunizations ...
- Slidell Sentry News,
FLAMEL ANNOUNCES HEPATITIS C TRIAL RESULTS Sep 26, 2005
Phase I and II data from a trial demonstrating the safety, tolerability, and long-acting activity of IFN-alpha-XL in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus ...
- Small Times
New Tools Used To Control Foodborne Hepatitis A Outbreaks Related ... Sep 21, 2005
Novel use of genetic testing methods helped public health officials control and limit the further spread of four outbreaks of foodborne hepatitis A virus in ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Global Gaming Expo attendees warned of hepatitis-A exposure Sep 23, 2005
A sales representative at a booth where free ice cream was handed out became sick with hepatitis A after returning home from the Global Gaming Expo, officials ...
- Newsday,
Over 20,000 Russian residents inoculated against hepatitis Sep 23, 2005
More than 20,900 residents living in Russia's third-largest city of Nizhny Novgorod have been inoculated against type A hepatitis, an outbreak of which was ...
- People's Daily Online,
Genetic testing stops hepatitis A outbreak Sep 23, 2005
ISLAMABAD: Scientists in Atlanta say they employed a novel use of genetic testing methods to control the spread of food-borne hepatitis A in 2003. ...
- PakTribune.com,
Hundreds get hepatitis in Russian city Sep 21, 2005
MOSCOW -- Authorities on Wednesday blamed a hepatitis A outbreak in Russia's third largest city, Nizhny Novgorod, on an accident in the sewer network. ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Chronic HCV Patients Not Getting Needed Hepatitis A Vaccine, Finds ... Sep 21, 2005
Despite public health recommendations 1 that people who've contracted the chronic form of hepatitis C (HCV) be vaccinated against the hepatitis A virus (HAV ...
- Hepatitis Neighborhood,
Arizonans' Possible Exposure To Hepatitis "A" Sep 23, 2005
More than 700 Arizonans who attended the Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center September 13-14 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A through an ...
- KOLD-TV,
Local Hepatitis A Scare Sep 23, 2005
Although there is no treatment for hepatitis A, symptoms can be prevented in exposed persons who receive gamma globulin with in 14 days of their exposure. ...
- KVBC,
Infected water cause of hepatitis outbreak in Nizhny Novgorod Sep 20, 2005
Sept 21 (Interfax) - A breakdown in the sewage system and infected water were the cause of a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A in Nizhny Novgorod, the Volga-Urals ...
- Interfax Russia,
Hepatitis C Co-Infection Diminishes HAART Effectiveness for HIV ... Sep 21, 2005
...researchers say they've found that therapy for HIV infection is not as effective in restoring the immune system in people co-infected with hepatitis C. 1 But ...
- Hepatitis Neighborhood,
GlaxoSmithKline to increase supply of hepatitis paediatric ... Sep 23, 2005
Human Use (CHMP) following identification of a decreased immunogenicity (the ability of a vaccine to stimulate an immune response) of the hepatitis B component ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Aethlon Medical Launches Hepatitis-C Clinical Trial Sep 20, 2005
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) announced today that human clinical trials to treat patients infected with the Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) are now underway at ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Chief State Health Inspector Rushes to Fight Hepatitis Sep 19, 2005
In Nizhni Novgorod, they are still unable to localize the outbreak of viral hepatitis type A. As much as 638 patients have been hospitalized to-date, the ...
- Kommersant,
WHO Regional EPI Targets: Eliminate Measles and Control Hepatitis ... Sep 22, 2005
22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Countries in the Western Pacific Region have identified 2012 as the target year to eliminate measles and control hepatitis B. This ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Arizona residents possibly exposed to Hepatitis in Vegas Sep 23, 2005
PHOENIX More than 700 Arizona residents may have been exposed to Hepatitis A during the recent Global Gaming Convention in Las Vegas. ...
- KPHO Phoenix,
Health Department Still Silent on Hepatitis Sep 19, 2005
Health inspectors still have not explained why they won't give the location of a confirmed case of Hepatitis A at a restaurant in Walker County, Georgia. ...
- WTVC,
Over 600 Patients of Bogus Dentist Require Testing for Hepatitis B ... Sep 17, 2005
Over 600 patients in Norbury, Tulse Hill, and East Dulwich are being warned that they may have been put at risk of contracting hepatitis B and C and HIV after ...
- Newsinferno.com,
20,900 Nizhny Novgorod residents receive hepatitis inoculation Sep 23, 2005
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, September 23 (Itar-Tass) - 20,900 residents of Nizhny Novgorod have been inoculated against type A hepatitis, Nizhny Novgorod Vice-Mayor ...
- ITAR-TASS,
Global Gaming Expo attendees warned of hepatitis-A exposure Sep 23, 2005
People who attended a Las Vegas convention this month are being warned they may have been exposed to hepatitis-A virus. Clark County ...
- KRNV,
Hepatitis A raging in Russia city Sep 19, 2005
Itar-Tass) - The latest reports from Nizhny Novgorod say that 710 people, including 137 children, have been hospitalised with the diagnosis of hepatitis A in ...
- ITAR-TASS,
Hepatitis B and HIV in Africa being ignored Sep 22, 2005
The implications of high levels of hepatitis B and HIV coinfection are being ignored by HIV treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a review ...
- Aidsmap,
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