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Allman Brother's Hep C Diagnosis Inspires Charity ConcertHuffington PostGregg Allman was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2007 and had to undergo a liver transplant in 2010 because of the disease's ravaging effects on his body. Now, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has a new liver that, according to his doctor, "likes" him, ...See all stories on this topic »

Hep A Immune Response Mystery Has Implications for Hep C ResearchAIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment NewsA surprising finding in a study comparing hepatitis C virus (HCV) with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections in chimpanzees sheds new light on the nature of the body's immune response to these viruses. The results are published online ahead of print by ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis study hits upon clueNews & ObserverBY HELEN CHAPPELL - Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL -- Researchers working to understand the destructive liver disease hepatitis C have made an unexpected discovery that could someday help defeat it. The virus that causes hepatitis C, long thought to sneak ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis at alarming rate in VN, Asia-PacificSGGPAbout 15 percent to 25 percent of chronic Hepatitis B patients would die from liver diseases. According to the Asia-Pacific Institute of Liver Diseases (APASL), hepatitis C is a large problem of public health in the region. ...See all stories on this topic »

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Number of Hepatitis C Patients Triples Over Last DecadeThe Chosun IlboThe number of the Hepatitis C patients topped 5600 as of last year. The 2002 figure only stood at around 1900, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health authority warns that the virus is easily transmitted through ...See all stories on this topic »

Ex-FrontPoint Hedge Fund Manager Skowron in Talks Over US Fraud ChargesBloombergProsecutors claimed he obtained nonpublic information from Dr. Yves Benhamou, an expert in hepatitis drugs and a former adviser for Human Genome Sciences Inc. The tips concerned hepatitis C drug trials and enabled Greenwich, Connecticut-based ...See all stories on this topic »

Effectiveness of treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in an ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)The effect of peginterferon and ribavirin treatment on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been established in several controlled clinical studies. However, the effectiveness of treatment and predictors

of treatment success in routine ...See all stories on this topic »

Telemedicine improves HCV treatment in underserved populationsClinical AdvisorPrimary care clinicians who participated in a telemedicine training program – the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model – managed hepatitis C virus infections just as effectively as specialty clinicians, researchers found. ...See all stories on this topic »

Liver recipient says a donor's generosity makes him a heroWhitecourt StarBy Mc Mullan In 2008 Walkey was diagnosed with Hepatitis C and although he was cured of the disease. The chemotherapy that had cured him had damaged his liver. Walkey developed cirrhosis of the liver and in 2009 had been in and out of the ...See all stories on this topic »