News tagged with hepatic disease
US approves second new hepatitis C drug
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Incivek to treat hepatitis C when taken along with the current two-drug regimen, marking the second such drug approval this month.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 23, 2011 |
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US regulators approve new hepatitis C drug
US regulators on Friday approved the first new treatment for hepatitis C in more than a decade, a Merck pharmaceutical known as Victrelis, to be taken with the current two-drug regimen.
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May 14, 2011 |
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Drug cocktail offers new hope for hepatitis C patients
A three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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Doctors should evaluate liver disease patients for cognitive impairment, address driving safety
There are potential legal ramifications for physicians of patients who drive with cognitive impairment, according to a study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Associ ...
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Mar 18, 2011 |
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Device could help liver failure patients, extend options for transplant
For patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), inflammation of the liver can result in a multitude of symptoms, including jaundice, fluid accumulation in the abdomen and hepatic encephalopathy -- impaired brain function ...
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Mar 11, 2011 |
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Research suggests HIV-infected patients at higher risk for bone fractures
Low bone mineral density in HIV-infected patients is common and raises concerns about increased risks of fracture. Although there have been several studies regarding bone mineral density, there have been few data on rates ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 11, 2011 |
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HBV infection decreases risk of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer patients
A research team from China evaluated the effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. The study showed that HBV infection decreases the risk of liver metastasis in patients with colorectal ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Lack of health insurance limits hepatitis C patients' access to latest antiviral therapy
New research has determined that patients in the U.S. with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are twice as likely to not have health insurance coverage compared with those without the disease. In fact researchers found only a third ...
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Feb 24, 2011 |
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Boosting body's immune response may hold key to HIV cure
Australian scientists have successfully cleared a HIV-like infection from mice by boosting the function of cells vital to the immune response.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Study finds little decline in hepatitis C infections among injection drug users
A recent 20-year study of injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore found a significant decline in new cases of HIV infection but only a slight decline in new cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The findings suggest ...
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Jan 31, 2011 |
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Seroprevalence of anti-HAV among patients with chronic viral liver disease
A research team from South Korea investigated the current seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies in patients with chronic viral liver disease in Korea. They found that most Korean patients with chronic liver ...
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Jan 25, 2011 |
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Researchers identify gene variants linked to hepatitis C treatment-related anemia
In two recent studies, researchers have identified two functional variants in the inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene that protect patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) against anemia brought on by antiviral treatment. The ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Metabolic syndrome found in 52 percent of patients after liver transplantation
Researchers from Israel have determined that more than half of liver transplant recipients develop post-transplantation metabolic syndrome (PTMS), placing them at greater risk for cardiovascular disease. Prior to transplantation ...
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Jan 06, 2011 |
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Death certificates confirm non-HIV-attributable diseases cause increase in US PLWHA deaths
During the decade since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), or 1996-2006, mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) sharply decreased in the United States. So, too, did the percentages of ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Researchers find mortality rates from liver diseases underestimated
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rank mortality related to chronic liver disease and cirrhosis as the 12th most common cause of death in adults in the U.S. Using a modified definition that ...
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Nov 01, 2010 |
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