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Doctor Charged in Las Vegas Hepatitis C Outbreak Sent to Mental HospitalFox NewsThe doctor whose clinics were at the center of a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas was taken into custody Thursday and sent to a state mental hospital for evaluation, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Dipak Desai was ordered to surrender ...See all stories on this topic »

In focus : Hepatitis B virus and co-infectionsThe Nation NewspaperAccording to the World Health Organization, there are at present 170 million people infected with the hepatitis C virus(HCV), equivalent to 3 percent of the total world population. Inc prd 40 to 50 days. In some countries there are three to four times ...See all stories on this topic »

Canadian charged $609 for ambulance rideUPI.com... Ontario, said she was visiting Prince Island with friends so she could see the Green Gables house in a national park near Charlottetown when she "started to feel very dizzy" and "passed out" on a docked ferry due to her hepatitis C, ...See all stories on this topic »

Date Set for Key Meeting on Vertex DrugXconomyThe FDA said it has set April 28 as the date of an advisory committee meeting on Cambridge, MA-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals' (NASADAQ:VRTX) application for approval of its experimental hepatitis C drug telaprevir. The agency has a track record of often ...See all stories on this topic »

Stanley Initiating Coverage On Idenix Pharmaceuticals (IDIX)BenzingaIn a note to investors, Stanley writes, "We are initiating coverage of Idenix, a company with a pipeline of hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV drugs, with an EW rating and $4 PT (avg of Bull and Base cases). The FDA took IDX-184, the co. ...See all stories on this topic »

Second Study Indicates That People With HIV May Have A Higher Risk Of Bone ...The AIDS BeaconRisk factors that contributed to increased rates of fractures included older age, a low minimum CD4 count, hepatitis C infection, diabetes, and substance abuse. The researchers also found an increase in fractures at 'fragile' sites such as the wrist, ...See all stories on this topic »

Callstrom: Ignoring the Homeless is ExpensivePatch.comHe has other serious health problems including Hepatitis C and high blood pressure. Despite his many challenges, he was friendly and described himself as "happy go lucky." “It's humiliating. I really don't want to be homeless. ...See all stories on this topic »

Kidney Transplant Recipient Contracts HIV from Donated OrganInjuryBoard.comAlthough rare, infection from a donor has been known to happen, with four recipients contracting HIV and hepatitis C from a single donor in 2007. These recent transplant fiascoes come as changes are being proposed to the allocation of scarce organs. ...See all stories on this topic »