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Recipient got kidney from donor with hepatitis CPittsburgh Post GazetteBy D. Hamill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette UPMC said today that the reason it shut down its live kidney donor transplant program was that a patient recently received a kidney from a donor who was hepatitis C positive. The revelation prompted UPMC late ...See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan institute develops Chinese medicine against hepatitis CFocus Taiwan News ChannelTaipei, May 11 (CNA) A Taiwan research institute has successfully developed a drug that contains Chinese herbal extracts used for treating hepatitis C and it is now in phase II clinical trials, a Ministry of Economic Affairs official said Tuesday. ...See all stories on this topic »

DDW: Study Backs HCV Screens for All BoomersMedPage TodayBy Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today CHICAGO -- Screening all baby boomers for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection could save tens of thousands of lives at a very acceptable cost, a researcher said here. If everyone born from 1946 to 1964 were ...See all stories on this topic »

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Share of Afghanistan Populace in Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection's Pool ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)ASTRACTThere is a notable dearth of data about Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence in Afghanistan. Awareness program and research capacity in the field of hepatitis are very limited in Afghanistan. Number of vulnerabilities and patterns ...See all stories on this topic »

Boulder County approves state's first syringe exchange programDaily CameraThe suspect who had been using the needle revealed during medical questioning that he had the potentially fatal Hepatitis C virus, and had to undergo testing and treatment. For more information on Boulder County's 22-year-old -- and now ...See all stories on this topic »

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Reports 2011 First Quarter Financial ResultsPR Newswire (press release)Subsequent to the quarter, Inovio announced a three-way collaboration agreement with Transgene SA and ChronTech Pharma AB to evaluate a novel therapeutic prime-boost vaccination strategy against genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a phase I clinical ...See all stories on this topic »

Scientists generate liver cells from skinABC OnlineGEOFF MCCAUGHAN: The commonest cause for liver transplantation is the adult community in the Western world is people with chronic hepatitis C infection who develop sclerosis or liver cancer. DAVID MARK: That's Professor Geoff McCaughan, the head of the ...See all stories on this topic »

: Gilead's Disease hunterCNNHepatitis C virus infection. That right now is a very important area. Typically only a few people can be treated, and only a few cured. It's a virus that causes liver failure and cancer. It's insidious. It replicates in the body for a long time. ...See all stories on this topic »

SciClone 1Q profit falls on investigation costsmsnbc.comThe company's key revenue driver is the hepatitis B and hepatitis C drug Zadaxin. The company is currently facing inquiries by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Department of Justice about possible violations of anti-bribery laws ...See all stories on this topic »