Links and Intro's to 8 New Hepatitis C Articles

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FDA Approves New Hepatitis C Drugs

RegBlog (blog)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month approved Merck's hepatitis C

drug, Victrelis. Ten days later, the agency approved a competing hepatitis C

drug, Incivek, by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and & . These drugs may

now be used by ...

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Get tested, treated for hepatitis

Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Gracie Bonds Staples A few days of rest, and in most cases, the hepatitis A

he had contracted from contaminated groundwater would normally be enough to make

him feel better. But months after a doctor diagnosed with hepatitis C, he

was starting ...

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Ahead of the Bell: Pharmasset expands hep C study

BusinessWeek

Shares of Pharmasset Inc. jumped in pre-market trading Wednesday after the

company said it is adding new groups of patients to a study of its hepatitis C

treatment PSI-7977, giving a strong indication that the drug works. Its shares

rose $14.34, ...

See all stories on this topic »

Pam Strickland: Outsourcing hepatitis testing questionable

Knoxville News Sentinel

Troyer's answer was because the Knox County Health Department doesn't perform

hepatitis testing and HRC does. What? The county health department doesn't do

hepatitis testing? What kind of health department do we have anyway? " It's not

in their scope of ...

See all stories on this topic »

No check on drug companies fleecing hepatitis patients

DAWN.com

PESHAWAR, June 9: The multinational pharmaceutical companies have been fleecing

the hepatitis C patients for the last several years and there is still no check

on them, doctors and patients say. “Majority of hepatitis C patients needs

Interferon ...

See all stories on this topic »

Analysis finds mortality from all causes higher among hepatitis C-infected

EurekAlert (press release)

[EMBARGOED FOR JUNE 10, 2011] Although liver-related mortality among those

infected with hepatitis C is well-documented, little is known about deaths in

these patients that are not related to liver problems. A new study published in

Clinical Infectious ...

See all stories on this topic »

First genetically humanized mouse model for hepatitis C developed

TruthDive

London, June 9 (ANI): Scientists at Rockefeller University and The Scripps

Research Institute have created the first genetically humanized mouse model for

hepatitis C. The achievement will enable researchers to test molecules that

block entry of the ...

See all stories on this topic »

Patients Support Universal Screening for Hepatitis C

Renal Business Today

SEATTLE—In the United States, up to 70 percent of 2.9 million to 3.7 million

people with hepatitis C (HCV) are unaware of their infection. Although universal

screening might be a cost-effective way to identify infections, prevent

morbidity, ...

See all stories on this topic »

[Guest guest]

FDA Approves New Hepatitis C Drugs

RegBlog (blog)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month approved Merck's hepatitis C

drug, Victrelis. Ten days later, the agency approved a competing hepatitis C

drug, Incivek, by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and & . These drugs may

now be used by ...

See all stories on this topic »

Get tested, treated for hepatitis

Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Gracie Bonds Staples A few days of rest, and in most cases, the hepatitis A

he had contracted from contaminated groundwater would normally be enough to make

him feel better. But months after a doctor diagnosed with hepatitis C, he

was starting ...

See all stories on this topic »

Ahead of the Bell: Pharmasset expands hep C study

BusinessWeek

Shares of Pharmasset Inc. jumped in pre-market trading Wednesday after the

company said it is adding new groups of patients to a study of its hepatitis C

treatment PSI-7977, giving a strong indication that the drug works. Its shares

rose $14.34, ...

See all stories on this topic »

Pam Strickland: Outsourcing hepatitis testing questionable

Knoxville News Sentinel

Troyer's answer was because the Knox County Health Department doesn't perform

hepatitis testing and HRC does. What? The county health department doesn't do

hepatitis testing? What kind of health department do we have anyway? " It's not

in their scope of ...

See all stories on this topic »

No check on drug companies fleecing hepatitis patients

DAWN.com

PESHAWAR, June 9: The multinational pharmaceutical companies have been fleecing

the hepatitis C patients for the last several years and there is still no check

on them, doctors and patients say. “Majority of hepatitis C patients needs

Interferon ...

See all stories on this topic »

Analysis finds mortality from all causes higher among hepatitis C-infected

EurekAlert (press release)

[EMBARGOED FOR JUNE 10, 2011] Although liver-related mortality among those

infected with hepatitis C is well-documented, little is known about deaths in

these patients that are not related to liver problems. A new study published in

Clinical Infectious ...

See all stories on this topic »

First genetically humanized mouse model for hepatitis C developed

TruthDive

London, June 9 (ANI): Scientists at Rockefeller University and The Scripps

Research Institute have created the first genetically humanized mouse model for

hepatitis C. The achievement will enable researchers to test molecules that

block entry of the ...

See all stories on this topic »

Patients Support Universal Screening for Hepatitis C

Renal Business Today

SEATTLE—In the United States, up to 70 percent of 2.9 million to 3.7 million

people with hepatitis C (HCV) are unaware of their infection. Although universal

screening might be a cost-effective way to identify infections, prevent

morbidity, ...

See all stories on this topic »