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Going for Seconds in the Hepatitis C SpaceMotley FoolFresh from the Food and Drug Administration's approval of its hepatitis C drug, Incivek, Vertex has licensed a pair of hepatitis C compounds from privately held Alios BioPharma. The strategy doesn't come all that cheap. ...See all stories on this topic »

Noninvasive liver tests may predict hepatitis C patient survivalEurekAlert (press release)Non-invasive tests for liver fibrosis, such as liver stiffness measurement or the FibroTest, can predict survival of patients with chronic hepatitis C, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American ...See all stories on this topic »

Vertex Pharma licenses potential hepatitis C drugsBusinessWeekThe company said the drugs, taken orally, appear to block an enzyme essential for replication of the hepatitis C virus. The virus can cause liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure or cancer. The Food and Drug Administration approved Vertex's hepatitis C ...See all stories on this topic »

New Hepatitis C Drugs to their HEPVisionsSM Therapy Management ProgramThe Open Press (press release)(OPENPRESS) June 14, 2011 -- The announcement comes on the heels of the FDA's approval of Merck's VictrelisTM and Vertex's IncivekTM. Both drugs are approved for use in combination with peg interferon and ribavirin, creating a triple therapy regimen. ...See all stories on this topic »

'State unable to meet blood needs'Times of IndiaOut of this, 16906 units collected in 2010, 49 of them were HIV + donors and from the 15759 units screened for other transfusion-related diseases, a total of 162 units reacted for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) ...See all stories on this topic »

Coffee May Help In Fight Against HepatitisRTT NewsResearch showed drinking three or more cups per day helped advanced hepatitis C patients with chronic liver disease respond to a treatment. These results can be found in "Gastroenterology," the official journal of the American Gastroenterological ...See all stories on this topic »

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Low CD4 cell count increases risk of non-AIDS-defining cancers for patients on ...aidsmapRates of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection were 5% and 6% respectively. A total of 236 non-AIDS-defining cancers were diagnosed, 43% of which were related to infections. These included 37 cases of anal cancer, 24 head and neck cancers, 16 diagnoses ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis C Treatment Changing Rapidly With Approvals Of Two New DrugsGastroenterology & Endoscopy News (registration) H. Caldwell, MD, professor of medicine and director of hepatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, pointed out that the emerging therapies for hepatitis C offer a significant increase in sustained viral eradication but ...See all stories on this topic »

Blood Donor Day: More blood, more lifeJakarta PostBlood saves life but unsafe blood is a potent vehicle for transmission of several dreadful diseases including HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, malaria and syphilis, to name a few. WHO estimates that the lack of effective screening results in up to 16 ...See all stories on this topic »