Links & Summaries for 8 Additional Hepatitis C Articles

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Achillion's new milestone in hep C trial

Hartford Business

New Haven drug developer Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it has moved into

Phase 2 of its clinical trial for an effective treatment for chronic hepatitis.

The bioscience firm has begun dosing 60 patients in the US and Europe for 12

weeks in the ...

See all stories on this topic »Hepatitis C support groups meet in Oroville,

Chico

Enterprise-Record

Two groups offering a social network and support for people with Hepatitis C

meet monthly in Chico and Oroville, and serve lunch during meetings. In

Oroville, the group meets noon to 1 pm the second Tuesday at Oroville Family

Health Center, ...

See all stories on this topic »Antiviral drugs against Hepatitis C Virus

7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major worldwide problem causes acute and

chronic HCV infection. Current treatment of HCV includes pegylated

interferon-alpha (PEG IFN- alpha) plus ribavirin (RBV) which has significant

side effects depending upon ...

See all stories on this topic »Gregg Allman Feared Losing His Voice More Than

Death

antiMUSIC.com

(Gibson) Even though Gregg Allman went under the knife in 2010 for a liver

transplant (due to his Hepatitis C), he wasn't worried about coming out OK on

the other side. Allman recently spoke to Spinner.com about the situation. ...

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New Drug Effectively Treats Hepatitis C

U.S. News & World Report

By Reinberg WEDNESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- The recently approved

drug Incivek, combined with two standard drugs, is highly effective at treating

hepatitis C, a notoriously difficult-to-manage liver disease, two new studies

show. ...

See all stories on this topic »Breakthrough in hepatitis C fight

Belfast Telegraph

A major breakthrough in the fight against hepatitis C has been made by a team of

scientists. Researchers have discovered the viral infection stuns the body's

immune system and stops white blood cells from fighting back. The team, from

Trinity College ...

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hepatitis C therapy can be provided ...

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Specially trained primary care providers can offer effective and safe treatment

hepatitis C infection, US investigators report in the New England Journal of

Medicine. Rates of sustained virological response were the same for patients who

received ...

See all stories on this topic »New Hepatitis C Drug Telaprevir Helps Cure the

Disease

eMaxHealth

What do you get when you add the new hepatitis C drug, telaprevir, to standard

therapy? How about a 75 percent cure rate, according to the results of the

ADVANCE trial which appear in the New England Journal of Medicine. Telaprevir

(Incivek, by Vertex ...

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