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Whitney Develops Name for Newly Approved Hepatitis C TreatmentSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The new drug will treat chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in adults with stable liver problems who have not been treated before or who have failed previous treatment. After developing the name INCIVEK, Whitney streamlined the approval ...See all stories on this topic »

NEJM: PCPs treat hepatitis C as effectively as specialists through new ...EurekAlert (press release)Albuquerque, NM – Under a completely new way of providing health care, primary care clinicians in remote villages, prisons and poor urban neighborhoods who were trained to treat patients with hepatitis C achieved excellent results identical to those of ...See all stories on this topic »

Zebrowski family plans hepatitis C benefit walk in late assemblyman's memoryThe Journal News | LoHud.comAt least 12000 people die every year from chronic liver disease linked to hepatitis C. New City resident and Assemblyman Zebrowski was one of them. He died in 2007 at age 61 of liver disease caused by hepatitis C. Now his family is

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Ahead of the Bell: Pharmasset shares riseForbesAP , 06.03.11, 09:02 AM EDT NEW YORK -- A Citi Investment Research analyst said Friday that Pharmasset Inc.'s leading hepatitis C drug candidate could be approved sooner than expected, and he nearly tripled his price target on Pharmasset shares. ...See all stories on this topic »

How to Treat Hepatitis CNewsMax.comHepatitis C is an infection caused by the Hepatitis C virus, which results in abnormalities associated with the liver of infected individuals. Advanced hepatitis symptoms are liver scarring and liver cirrhosis. Hepatitis C progresses gradually and the ...See all stories on this topic »

Fundraiser to help Whitefish coupleKPAX-TVThey later attempted to get life insurance but were found ineligible due to blood tests that showed Doc had contracted Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion at the time of the accident. Doc is now battling Stage 3 C Hepatoma and waiting to be added to a ...See all stories on this topic »

Doctor Death Is DeadHuman EventsHe had long suffered from hepatitis C, to the point that his lawyer told a parole board in 2006 that he had “less than a year to live.†He was 83 years old. Everyone has their own opinions about Kevorkian and his “death with dignity†assisted suicide ...See all stories on this topic »

Patient Safety Authority Examines Unsafe Injection PracticesEndoNurseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and US public health officials identified 51 reports of outbreaks of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection primarily associated with unsafe injection practices in patients in the United States ...See all stories on this topic »

HIV hearing returnsScotsmanTHE third round of hearings into how patients were poisoned with HIV and hepatitis C will take place in Edinburgh later this month. The Penrose Inquiry will resume on June 8 and seek to find out why contaminated samples were used for blood transfusions ...See all stories on this topic »

Elastography and serum markers show promise in patients with liver diseaseNews-Medical.netPatients who are evaluated for liver diseases such as hepatitis C (HCV) are typically recommended for liver biopsy to determine the extent of disease progression. For patients who question whether less invasive testing is available, clinicians now have ...See all stories on this topic »