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Vertex CEO sees " historic launch " for Hep-C drug

Reuters

By Ros Krasny BOSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Vertex

Pharmaceuticals Inc , Emmens, said on Thursday that adoption of its

recently-launched hepatitis C drug, Incivek, has been " very very fast. " The

first full quarter of US ...

See all stories on this topic »Unprotected sex ups hepatitis risk

Times of India

A new study has found that HIV-infected men who have unprotected sex with other

men (MSM) are at increased risk for contacting hepatitis C virus (HCV) through

sex. HCV transmission primarily occurs through exposure to blood, and persons

who inject ...

See all stories on this topic »Ontario's health minister says communication

about Ottawa clinic scare not ...

Ottawa Citizen

By lee greenberg, The Ottawa Citizen October 20, 2011 8:05 PM TORONTO — A

panicked weekend when hundreds of thousands of Ottawa residents worried about

potential exposure to HIV and hepatitis through an unnamed clinic was

unnecessary, says Ontario's ...

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Widow of firefighter with hepatitis C due death benefits: Pa. high court

Business Insurance

PHILADELPHIA—A doctor's testimony was insufficient to refute a Pennsylvania

law's presumption that a firefighter contracted hepatitis C on the job, the

Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the

high court said ...

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U.S. Hepatitis C Market

SYS-CON Media (press release)

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new

market research report is available in its catalogue: This research service

covers the US hepatitis C (HCV) market from 2008 to 2016, with 2010 as the base

year. ...

See all stories on this topic »Roche to Acquire Anadys Pharmaceuticals for $230M

San Diego Business Journal

Just days after releasing promising data from its midstage clinical trial for a

drug that treats the hepatitis C virus, San Diego-based Anadys Pharmaceuticals

Inc. said it would be acquired by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG for $230

million — a 256 ...

See all stories on this topic »Ga. Firefighter Exposed to Hepatitis Dies

Firehouse.com

A Georgia firefighter exposed to Hepatitis while assisting at an incident in

1993 died in July. Fulton County Firefighter Harold Gibson, 53, died on

July 2, according to the USFA. The 12-year veteran contracted Hepatitis C after

coming in ...

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Diseases President's Press ...

MarketWatch (press release)

He has selected to review 10 abstracts in advance of their actual presentation

in scientific sessions for the benefit of the media: The Growing Burden of

Mortality Associated with Viral Hepatitis in the United States, 1999-2007

Holmberg, et al. ...

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