News tagged with antiviral drug resistance
Silencing hepatitis B virus prevent recurrence of liver cancer
Previous studies have shown that antiviral treatment reduces the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). But now, researchers from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...
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Combination of direct antivirals may be key to curing hepatitis C
A combination of antiviral drugs may be needed to combat the drug resistance that rapidly develops in potentially deadly hepatitis C infections, a new study using sophisticated computer and mathematical modeling has shown.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 05, 2010 |
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Scientists identify potential new class of drugs to combat hepatitis C
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have discovered a novel class of compounds that, in experiments in vitro, inhibit replication of the virus responsible for hepatitis C. If these compounds prove effective ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 20, 2010 |
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TGen seeks emergency FDA approval of new swine flu test
The Phoenix-based non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced today that, along with a business collaborator, it will submit a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Vanderbilt chemist and a biomedical engineer have teamed up to develop a respiratory virus detector that is sensitive enough to detect an infection at an early stage, takes only a few minutes ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Outwitting mutating flu during a pandemic
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a global influenza pandemic, small stockpiles of a secondary flu medication - if used early in local outbreaks - could extend the effectiveness of primary drug stockpiles, according to research made available ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 04, 2009 |
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Study shows workplace benefits of influenza vaccination in 50-64 year olds
Workers age 50-64 who received influenza vaccine lost substantially fewer days of work and worked fewer days while ill, according to a new study in the Feb. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Given ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Study: Excessive use of antiviral drugs could aid deadly flu
Influenza's ability to resist the effects of cheap and popular antiviral agents in Asia and Russia should serve as a cautionary tale about U.S. plans to use the antiviral Tamiflu in the event of widespread ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 07, 2009 |
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