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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
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,
Doing Good Leaves Some Feeling Ill in NYC 23 Nov 2005
Nine years ago, a public high school teacher from Queens named Lori Baron contracted Hepatitis C, a rare and incurable liver disease, while working with ...
- Columbia Daily Spectator,
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,
Liver Transplants from Living Donors Have Poorer Outcomes ... 23 Nov 2005
Both studies were retrospective analyses of data from hepatitis C virus-infected liver transplant recipients in the nine-center Adult to Adult Living Donor ...
- DG News
Vancouver mayor lauds drug plan 23 Nov 2005
Campbell argued that safe consumption sites are a good financial deal because they prevent the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, diseases that cost the medical ...
- Toronto Star,
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,
HEALTHY EMPLOYEES MORE PRODUCTIVE 23 Nov 2005
...chlamydia was up 29%, from 7784 cases in 2003 to 10,020 in 2004. Cases of meningococcal disease, hepatitis C and rubella decreased.
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),
Anadys Pharmaceuticals to Present at Lazard Capital Markets Annual ... 23 Nov 2005
...committed to advancing patient care by discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule medicines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Peregrine enters $6.7M financing deal 23 Nov 2005
..."This is an exciting time for Peregrine as we pursue Tarvacin clinical trials for cancer and hepatitis C, explore its utility in a variety of other viral ...
- United Press International
BioCryst To Present at the Lazard Capital Markets Annual Life ... 23 Nov 2005
Also, BioCryst has identified a clinical candidate, BCX-4678, in its hepatitis C polymerase inhibitor program, and is advancing this compound through ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
One-Third of All Worldwide Cancer Deaths Preventable by Behavioral ... 23 Nov 2005
Exposure to hepatitis C and B with resultant liver cancer is also not a great concern in the US Indoor smoke is also low on the list as a cause of cancer in ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Checking Out of Lockdown 23 Nov 2005
Last year Russell filed a case in federal court, complaining of lack of medical care for severe back pain and hepatitis C. In his handwritten claim, he stated ...
- Westword,
MedMira Builds European Sales Infrastructure 23 Nov 2005
...diagnosis in just 3 minutes for the detection of human antibodies in human serum, plasma or whole blood for diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C. The United ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
The Memphis Flyer's Literary Guide Fall 2005. 23 Nov 2005
...and loves Veronica, watching as Veronica self-destructs with her bisexual lover and later dies of AIDS.When Alison is in her 40s, she has Hepatitis C, and she ...
- Memphis Flyer,
Escovedo Plots Recorded Return 23 Nov 2005
An intense bout with Hepatitis C led to his collapse after a 2003 performance in Phoenix that prevented him from touring and recording. ...
- Billboard,
Treasures in the Trash 23 Nov 2005
MicroRNAs essentially quell a gene's workings, and they already have been linked to diabetes, hepatitis C, leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer. ...
- Forbes
Court hears how woman with Hep C bit man who refused dance Nov 22, 2005
A SHETLAND woman is being held in jail after biting a man's ear knowing that she was carrying the hepatitis C virus. Fiona Manson ...
- Scotsman,
Hep C victims plead for cash Nov 21, 2005
They're not satisfied with Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh's commitment Friday to start negotiating payouts for people infected with Hepatitis C before 1986 or ...
- Ottawa Sun,
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
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,
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),
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),
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,
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
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 candidate ...
- Globes,
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
...a study showing that re-treatment with Pegasys(R) (peginterferon alpha-2a) plus Copegus(R) (ribavirin, USP) reduced viral levels in hepatitis C patients for ...
- 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,
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),
Canadian Study on Hepatitis C Treatment Based on Patient Weight ... Nov 12, 2005
...which holds a global monopoly on PEG-INTRON (peginterferon alfa-2b) and REBETOL (ribavirin, USP) used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, sponsored a ...
- AXcess News,
Actilon(TM), Coley Pharmaceutical Group's Drug Candidate for ... Nov 14, 2005
...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 (HCV). ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
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,
ViroPharma Announces That Treatment With HCV-796 Reduces Hepatitis ... Nov 10, 2005
Incorporated (Nasdaq:VPHM) today announced preliminary results from a Phase 1b proof of concept study with HCV-796, an orally dosed hepatitis C (HCV) viral ...
- 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,
Teacher says she got hepatitis C from student Nov 15, 2005
...not a life-threatening one. But now she has contracted hepatitis C, and she blames the Department of Education. "I was put in a ...
- New York Newsday,
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,
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)
Blood Donations and Hepatitis C Nov 15, 2005
...practices, including pooling blood and reinfusing compatible red blood cells to permit more frequent donations, led to high hepatitis C infection rates among ...
- Infection Control Today,
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,
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,
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),
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,
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,
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 kills about 10,000 people a year ...
- NHPR,
Hepatitis C Leadership Summit, October 29-30, Seeks to Elevate the ... Oct 27, 2005
...and Research Collaboration Project (HARCP), a non-profit organization, and The Bruckner Group, are pleased to announce the Hepatitis C Leadership Summit (HCVLS ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Biolex Therapeutics announces initiation of study of Hepatitis C ... Nov 2, 2005
...drug delivery and development company OctoPlus (Leiden, the Netherlands), initially for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C. Locteron combines ...
- Carolina Newswire (press release),
Mother to child transmission of hepatitis C virus, breastfeeding ... Nov 2, 2005
Breastfeeding does not raise the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to two new studies published in the December 1 ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Hepatitis C complicated by morphine withdrawal Oct 29, 2005
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that morphine withdrawal complicates hepatitis C by suppressing IFN-alpha-mediated immunity and ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
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,
Hepatitis C ... A Health Threat for Baby Boomers Oct 26, 2005
Nearly four million Americans have Hepatitis C, a potentially deadly virus that infects the liver. Many of them are baby boomers ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Defense attorneys seek new trial in hepatitis C case Oct 27, 2005
Fremont. Robert Ridder contracted Hepatitis C while undergoing cancer treatments at Javed’s cancer clinic in Fremont. Prochaska ...
- Fremont Tribune,
Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Hopeful That Proposed ... Nov 3, 2005
OREGON CITY, OR -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/03/2005 -- While the Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program (HCCAP) recognizes the need and supports preparedness for ...
- Market Wire (press release)
UMC seeks hepatitis C patients Oct 31, 2005
Salazar, 49, of Fresno, agreed to participate in a nationwide hepatitis C clinical trial when doctors at UMC approached him earlier this fall. ...
- Fresno Bee (subscription),
Hepatitis C packs cruel punch Oct 26, 2005
COLUMBUS | Despite seven years and four courses of expensive treatment, hepatitis C virus still ravages Craig Zimmers' liver and that's a fate he wants other ...
- Dayton Daily News (subscription),
WSU to use grant to combat hepatitis C Nov 3, 2005
...of drug abuse — using shared needles in "shooting galleries" around Dayton to inject heroin and cocaine — left Tommie Darden with both HIV and hepatitis C. ...
- Dayton Daily News (subscription),
Hepatitis C complicated by morphine withdrawal Oct 28, 2005
Philadelphia, PA--Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that morphine withdrawal complicates hepatitis C by suppressing IFN-alpha ...
- EurekAlert (press release),
Public Health Groups to Hold LA Hepatitis C Summit Nov 2, 2005
The Alliance and other public health groups are teaming up to hold the third annual Hepatitis C Summit in in Los Angeles on November 17. ...
- Drug Policy Alliance,
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),
Hepatitis C ... A Health Threat for Baby Boomers Oct 26, 2005
Nearly four million Americans have Hepatitis C, apotentially deadly virus that infects the liver. Many of them are babyboomers who ...
- Finanzen.net,
Morphine Withdrawal Complicates Hepatitis C Infection in Drug ... Oct 30, 2005
Hepatitis C, a condition that leads to inflammation of the liver is common among intravenous drug users. There are nearly 70-80 ...
- MedIndia,
Morphine Withdrawal Enhances Hepatitis C Virus Replicon Expression Oct 29, 2005
Wen-Zhe Ho *. We previously demonstrated that morphine enhances hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication in human hepatic cells. Here we ...
- Am J Pathology (subscription)
Vertex Pharma's VX-950 Could Be Leading Hep C Drug Nov 14, 2005
The specialty pharmaceutical firm provided viral resistance data from a Phase Ib study of VX-950, a protease inhibitor for hepatitis C patients. ...
- Forbes
XTLbio Announces Data Demonstrating the Antiviral Activity of One ... Nov 16, 2005
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 candidate ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Area woman joins Hep C fight on Parliament Hill Nov 21, 2005
FALLS -- Tina Lyon doesn't want the federal government to make new policy when it comes to compensating those like her who contracted hepatitis C from tainted ...
- Brockville Recorder and Times,
Ask a doc Nov 18, 2005
There are now vaccines available for the prevention of hepatitis B. Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne disease in the United States. ...
- Central Florida Future (subscription),
Hep C victims' families seek public inquiry Nov 16, 2005
RELATIVES of Hepatitis C victims who died after receiving blood transfusions have launched a legal action to seek a public inquiry into the deaths. ...
- Glasgow Evening Times,
Human Genome Sciences Reports Interim Results of Phase 2 Clinical ... Nov 15, 2005
...tolerability and efficacy of Albuferon(TM) (albumin-interferon alpha) in combination with ribavirin (RBV) in patients with chronic hepatitis C who failed to ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Worldwide Biotech & Pharmaceutical Company Obtains Good ... Nov 22, 2005
Asia. The product range of WWBP covers Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) products, diagnostic medicines and Over-The- Counter (OTC) drugs. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Health Fitness Calendar Nov 21, 2005
HEPATITIS C PATIENT EDUCATION CLASSES: Get a basic overview and learn about risk factors, avoiding transmission, therapy options and side effect management. ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel,
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® (ribavirin ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Pegasys(R) Shows Encouraging Interim Results for Hepatitis C ... Nov 11, 2005
...from a study showing that re-treatment with Pegasys® (peginterferon alpha-2a) plus Copegus® (ribavirin, USP) reduced viral levels in hepatitis C patients for ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
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),
Ciphergen inks Texas research deal Nov 21, 2005
Fremont-based Ciphergen (NASDAQ:CIPHE) said Monday that the test would reduce the need for painful and expensive liver biopsies of Hepatitis C patients. ...
- San Francisco Business Times,
Children with chronic Hepatitis C benefit from interferon with ... Nov 5, 2005
Nearly half of 118 children with chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treated with a combination of interferon-alpha-2b and an optimized dose of ribavirin achieved ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Hepatitis C ... A Health Threat for Baby Boomers Oct 26, 2005
...--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly four million Americans have Hepatitis C, a potentially deadly virus that infects the liver. Many of them ...
- Business Wire (press release),
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,
Phase 1a Clinical Trial of XTL-6865 for the Treatment of Hepatitis ... 03 Oct 2005
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd announced that it has initiated the Phase1a clinical trial of XTL-6865 for the treatment of hepatitis C ("HCV"). ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Dietary supplements cause severe liver inflammation in HIV ... 03 Oct 2005
Blood tests indicated that the man did not have syphilis, hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, infections which can cause liver inflammation. ...
- Aidsmap,
Drugs pose serious danger to the youth 03 Oct 2005
...like digestion problems or respiratory infections, to potentially fatal diseases, like Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and hepatitis C. Of course ...
- Kenya Times,
Greasing Interferon's Gears May Pave Way To Greater Therapeutic ... 03 Oct 2005
...development of a mechanism to tweak Stat1's responsiveness may prove particularly useful for patients with such disorders as hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis ...
- Science Daily (press release)
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,
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 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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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)
EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS WARNED: TAKE ACTION ON HEPATITIS C NOW OR ... Sep 29, 2005
..."Not only are millions infected with either hepatitis B or hepatitis C, but the current lack of awareness and appropriate screening means that the great ...
- ITNews,
Invitation for the media - 12th International Symposium on ... Sep 29, 2005
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the CHUM Research Centre are organising the 12th International Symposium on Hepatitis C and Related ...
- Canada NewsWire (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,
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
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
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
Bradenton doctor chips away at hepatitis C virus Sep 27, 2005
The hepatitis C virus is more widespread than HIV, but it gets relatively little attention. About 4 million people in the United ...
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune,
Pharmacists Able to Detect 'Hidden' Hepatitis C in Drug Users Sep 26, 2005
England, September 26 /PRNewswire/ -- New hope is on the way for intravenous drug users who are, unknowingly, suffering from the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release),
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),
(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,
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. Ninety ...
- WOWT,
FLAMEL ANNOUNCES HEPATITIS C TRIAL RESULTS Sep 26, 2005
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 infection ...
- Small Times
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,
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,
Hepatitis C' surgeon suspended Sep 18, 2005
A surgeon who had hepatitis C and put his patients at risk by carrying out invasive procedures has been found guilty of serious professional misconduct and ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net,
Aethlon Medical begins Hepatitis-C trial in India Sep 20, 2005
Aethlon Medical Inc. (OTC: AEMD, News) announced Tuesday that human clinical trials to treat patients infected with the Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) are now ...
- San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription),
Hepatitis C surgeon risked patients Sep 12, 2005
A surgeon who had Hepatitis C put his patients at risk by carrying out invasive operations despite it being against Department of Health rules, the General ...
- Daily Mail - UK,
Doctor spreads Hepatitis C Sep 12, 2005
Madrid - A prosecutor is seeking a 2 214-year jail term for a Spanish anaesthetist accused of infecting 276 patients with Hepatitis C between 1988 and 1998 in ...
- News24,
Hepatitis C threatens new generation of Egyptians Sep 5, 2005
CAIRO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Egyptian children face a high risk of contracting the liver disease hepatitis C from their parents, probably through the use of dirty ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Most chronic hepatitis C patients will develop cirrhosis in later ... Sep 2, 2005
Gastroenterological Association ( AGA ) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, showed that nearly 80 percent of chronic hepatitis C sufferers who ...
- Xagena.it,
Most chronic hepatitis C sufferers will develop cirrhosis in later ... Sep 1, 2005
1, 2005 ) – Nearly 80 percent of chronic hepatitis C sufferers who have the disease for several decades will develop cirrhosis or end-stage liver disease ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Spanish anaesthetist on trial for contaminating 270 with hepatitis ... Sep 12, 2005
A Spanish anaesthetist accused of transmitting the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus to more than 270 patients in one of Spain's worst health scandals goes ...
- TODAYonline,
Surgeon did not know locum had Hepatitis C virus Sep 14, 2005
A consultant surgeon at a Midland hospital had no idea his assistant in an operation was infected with the Hepatitis C virus, a disciplinary hearing heard ...
- ic Birmingham.co.uk,
Combination Therapy Using Chronic Hepatitis-C Drug 'PEGASYS' Plus ... Sep 13, 2005
...[Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President Osamu Nagayama (hereinafter, Chugai)] announced today that combination therapy using chronic hepatitis-C drug "PEGASYS ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Stanford licenses gene for hepatitis C treatment Sep 13, 2005
Companies from Massachusetts and California have signed a joint licensing deal with Stanford University for a gene that could help treat hepatitis C. ...
- San Francisco Business Times,
Most hepatitis C victims get cirrhosis Sep 1, 2005
LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A British study finds that almost 80 percent of people with chronic hepatitis C will eventually develop cirrhosis. ...
- United Press International
Surgeon thought staff knew he had Hepatitis C Sep 15, 2005
A surgeon who operated on patients while infected with Hepatitis C claimed yesterday that he thought the people he was working with already knew about it. ...
- ic Birmingham.co.uk,
Combination Therapy Using Chugai Pharmaceutical's Chronic ... Sep 14, 2005
...by Chugai. PEGASYS is a pegylated interferon agent that treats chronic hepatitis C infection with a once-a-week dosage. The monotherapy ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Modulation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Abundance by a Liver-Specific ... Sep 1, 2005
We show that the sequestration of miR-122 in liver cells results in marked loss of autonomously replicating hepatitis C viral RNAs. ...
- Science Magazine (subscription)
Sex Abuse Suspect May Have Hepatitis C Sep 14, 2005
...(KSL News) -- A man accused of sexually abusing several teenage boys may also have passed on hepatitis C to his victims. Blood tests ...
- KSL-TV,
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,
Roche says hepatitis C treatment gets Japanese priority review Sep 13, 2005
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) Tuesday said it has received Japanese priority review status for a hepatitis C treatment combining ...
- MarketWatch
India to observe Hepatitis Awareness Day Oct 1 Sep 30, 2005
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 Day ...
- NewKerala.com,
Quilt shows victims of hepatitis C's silent onslaught Sep 15, 2005
Hepatitis C, the liver-damaging virus that Sienkiewicz, 58, caught during a Caesarean section blood transfusion in 1979, is a more low-key killer. ...
- DetNews.com,
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,
Linking microRNA to hepatitis C Sep 2, 2005
There is a surprising new role for a microRNA in the accumulation of hepatitis C virus in the liver, a study in Science suggests. ...
- Scientist,
Events in Capital Area Seek to Promote Hepatitis C Awareness Sep 14, 2005
With perhaps 18,000 people in the Sacramento-area unaware they're carrying the potentially-deadly Hepatitis C virus, health volunteers are out in force today ...
- KXTV,
Hepatitis C Sep 14, 2005
...silently attacks their livers. Most people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have no symptoms at all. In fact, most people ...
- MayoClinic.com
Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Hosts Pearl Health and ... Sep 29, 2005
OREGON CITY, OR -- (Market Wire - Sep 29, 2005) -- The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program (HCCAP) is pleased to announce the upcoming Pearl Health and ...
- ArriveNet (press release),
One million hepatitis C patients could respond to therapy by 2014 Sep 30, 2005
30 Sep 2005, 13:06 GMT - In 2004 around 366,000 patients infected with chronic hepatitis C responded to pegylated interferon + ribavirin therapy. ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
Women coinfected with HIV/HCV have worse brain impairment Sep 26, 2005
Women coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus had worse neuropsychological function than women who are infected with only one or these viruses, or who are ...
- Aidsmap,
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,
Living with the sleeping dragon Sep 26, 2005
Tess (not her real name) had hepatitis C, also known as "the sleeping dragon". Today she's a quiet-living Wellington professional ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
MIGENIX Completes First Clinical Study of Celgosivir in Chronic ... Sep 27, 2005
...of celgosivir (MX-3253), an orally administered, first-in-class, a-glucosidase I inhibitor, in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release),
SciClone to Report Top-line Data From First US Hepatitis C Phase 3 ... Sep 27, 2005
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 (HCV ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Yoga Breathes Life Into a Devotee Sep 29, 2005
...fact about Springer that people would never guess in a million years is that only three years ago, she was fighting for her life in a hospital, with Hepatitis C ...
- Montclarion Online (subscription),
Husband’s death pushes cyclist Oct 1, 2005
Hepatitis C can be a lonely, isolating disease that can destroy a life, as Simone learned when her husband, Paul Hagan, died Nov. 12, 2004. ...
- LimaOhio.com,
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,
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,
DATAMONITOR: 1 million Hep C patients could respond to therapy by ... Sep 28, 2005
NEW YORK, September 27, 2005- In 2004 around 366,000 patients infected with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) responded to pegylated interferon + ribavirin therapy ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Bioenvision's Phase II Trial of Virostat Very Active in Hepatitis ... Sep 28, 2005
...results from the ongoing investigator sponsored Phase II clinical study of BIVN-401 (Virostat) in adults with refractory, chronic Hepatitis C Virus infection ...
- Business Wire (press release),
StaphVAX Immunogenicity Study in Orthopedic Patients Meets Primary ... Sep 30, 2005
...treatment of S. aureus infections, NicVAX(TM) [Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine], a vaccine to treat nicotine addiction, and Civacir(TM) [Hepatitis C Immune Globulin ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Sirna Therapeutics Granted Broad Patent Covering RNAi-Mediated ... Sep 27, 2005
Together, these claims provide important coverage for the development of siRNA therapeutics to treat RNA viruses such as Hepatitis C virus (HCV), human ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Anti-flu campaign to be launched in Casablanca Oct 2, 2005
Parallel to this event, Moroccan Federation of Diabetes will also organize next Saturday on October 8 a conference under the topic “Hepatitis C, a priority ...
- Al-Bawaba,
DOCTORS yesterday accused the Government of ignoring an epidemic ... Sep 29, 2005
And Charles Gore, of the Hepatitis C Trust, said 86 per cent of sufferers were unaware of their infection. It is contracted through ...
- Mirror.co.uk,
Bioenvision's Phase II Trial of Virostat Very Active in Hepatitis ... Sep 28, 2005
BIVN-401 was given to 25 patients with genotype 4 hepatitis C whohad failed a prior treatment, including interferon in many of thepatients. ...
- Finanzen.net,
Biker pedals hepatitis warning Sep 23, 2005
...is a one-woman health education campaign, pedaling across the country trying to deliver a message which she has a very personal stake in - hepatitis C can kill ...
- Beloit Daily News,
Biotechs rally to hit 52-week highs Sep 30, 2005
Its stock has climbed from a 52-week low of $8.61 in April and rallied in May as Vertex began releasing data from its early stage hepatitis C clinical trial. ...
- BusinessWeek
CNW Group summary of releases for Evening, Thursday, September 29 ... Sep 29, 2005
Will Continue to Defend Lawsuit (e- ImpTobacco-Lawsuit) C5865 - MONTREAL : Invitation for the media - 12th International Symposium on Hepatitis C and Related ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release),
Fresno County Supervisors Ask Health Officer To Investigate ... Sep 29, 2005
...recommends the county establish a needle-exchange program to prevent the transmission of bloodborne diseases, including HIV and hepatitis C. Although county ...
- Kaiser network.org,
Jury selection is under way Sep 29, 2005
...and nurse Linda Prochaska are defendants in the lawsuit that alleges improper infection control practices which led to the contraction of hepatitis C by the ...
- Fremont Tribune,
Study Shows E1-INT(TM) Regenerates Human Insulin Producing Cells Sep 29, 2005
TM) and GLP1-INT(TM) for the treatment of diabetes, MS-IET for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and HCV-IET for the treatment of hepatitis C. Transition is ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release),
(PRN) - Following Is a Test Release ... [+] Sep 30, 2005
...in Georgia ... [+. PRN) - European Governments Warned: Take Action on Hepatitis C Now or Risk a Global Epidemic ... [+. PRN) - FUN ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Pharmasset Appoints Lynn B. Hill as Vice President, Alliance & ... Sep 27, 2005
Dr. Hill was involved in the strategic development of Pegasys(r) for the treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, and she contributed to the regulatory ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Alt-country performer is feeling better after a hard road Sep 30, 2005
He will be on medication for the rest of his life. These are the changes that hepatitis C have brought to Alejandro Escovedo's life. ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer,
On RNA and RNAi (RNA Interference or Silencing) Oct 1, 2005
...are experimenting with radical new ways of tricking patients' RNA interference systems into fighting HIV-AIDS, Cancer, Hepatitis C, Macular Degeneration ...
- CSI Files,
Flamel Technologies Announces Positive Preliminary Results of a ... Sep 23, 2005
Phase I/II data from a trial demonstrating the safety, tolerability, and long-acting activity of IFN-alpha-XL in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV ...
- Business Wire (press release),
A Ray of Hope for Flamel? Sep 27, 2005
On Friday, Flamel officials released preliminary data from a phase 1/2 trial suggesting IFN-alpha-XL -- its hepatitis C treatment -- may work just as well as ...
- Motley Fool
Health/Fitness and Support Groups Sep 26, 2005
FOR LIVER PATIENTS: HELP!’s monthly support-persons group is for family and friends of liver patients, especially those with hepatitis C. Information and non ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel,
Cohen Independent Research Group Initiates Coverage on Novelos ... Sep 26, 2005
A Phase 2B/3 study is expected to commence in 2006. The Company plans to file an IND with the FDA for NOV-205 as a mono-therapy for hepatitis C in 2005. ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Del-Immune V, an Immune-Boosting Agent Developed in Russia ... Oct 1, 2005
...a supplement that is helping people overcome everyday illnesses such as colds and sinus infections as well as more serious infections like hepatitis C. It has ...
- New Age Media Concepts (press release)
Blood donation a service to humanity: Delhi CM Sep 30, 2005
Safe blood is free from all transfusion transmissible diseases like malaria, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, including HIV/AIDS. ...
- NewKerala.com,
Enzo Biochem Announces Court Ruling Sep 30, 2005
...evaluation of its proprietary gene medicine for HIV-1 infection and its proprietary immune regulation medicines for hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection and ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Blood Service to Take Racial Factor Out of Donor-Profiling Sep 30, 2005
...laboratory technology that allows detection of traces of the three important viruses that may be transmitted to patients: HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. ...
- AllAfrica.com,
AIDS epidemic raging behind bars Sep 26, 2005
He tested positive for hepatitis C and was given brochures on hepatitis and HIV, according to the lawsuit. About a quarter of people ...
- The News Journal,
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