News tagged with hepatitis c
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Hepatitis C virus channels efforts into cell survival
Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows the hepatitis C virus (HCV) to remain in the body for decades.
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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New Biomarker Predicts Response to Hepatitis C Treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have identified the first genetic marker that predicts response to hepatitis C treatments, and a single letter of DNA code appears to make a huge difference. Duke University Medical Center scientists ...
Aug 16, 2009 |
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New strategy for inhibiting virus replication
Viruses need living cells for replication and production of virus progeny. Thus far, antiviral therapy primarily targets viral factors but often induces therapy resistance. New improved therapies attempt to targets cellular ...
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Aug 14, 2009 |
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The hepatitis healing power of blueberry leaves
A chemical found in blueberry leaves has shown a strong effect in blocking the replication of the Hepatitis C virus, opening up a new avenue for treating chronic HCV infections, which affect 200 million people worldwide and ...
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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Current hepatitis C treatments work equally well, researchers report
The three treatment combinations for clearing the most common form of the hepatitis C virus work equally well with similar side effects, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues in 13 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Scientists find key to strengthening immune response to chronic infection
A team of researchers from The Wistar Institute has identified a protein that could serve as a target for reprogramming immune system cells exhausted by exposure to chronic viral infection into more effective "soldiers" against ...
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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First human gets new antibody aimed at hepatitis C virus
Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety ...
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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Researchers decode structure of an entire HIV genome
The structure of an entire HIV genome has been decoded for the first time by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The results have widespread implications for understanding the strategies ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Studies reveal hepatitis C virus carriers experience substantial increase in mortality
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne disease that causes inflammation of the liver and to which there is currently no vaccine available. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 3% of the world's population, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Portuguese scientists show Schistosoma haematobium direct link to tumours
Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) is a parasitic flatworm that infects millions of people, mostly in the developing world, and is associated with high incidence of bladder cancer although why is not clear. Now, however, ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Hepatitis C case found at 2nd Colorado hospital
(AP) -- A patient infected with hepatitis C has been found at a second Colorado hospital that employed a surgery technician accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with painkillers meant for patients.
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Jul 25, 2009 |
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Hepatitis C: No overall difference in sustained viral response in most widely used treatments
Findings from the largest study to date comparing the efficacy of competing treatments for chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV) show that the regimens are similar when it comes to safety and their ability to provoke long-term ...
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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Another hepatitis case linked to Colorado hospital
(AP) -- Another hepatitis C case has been linked to a Denver hospital where an infected surgery technician is accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful painkiller meant for patients.
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Jul 17, 2009 |
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3 states investigating hep C-infected scrub tech
(AP) -- Hundreds more patients have been advised to get tested for hepatitis C as health officials in two more states launched investigations into an infected Colorado surgery tech who allegedly swapped clean ...
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Jul 17, 2009 |
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NY hospital warns of possible hepatitis exposures
(AP) -- A hospital in New York state is notifying about 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients in Colorado to the disease.
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Jul 16, 2009 |
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