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Victrellis: First drug targeting hepatitis C released on UK market providing ...Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter A new pill which directly targets hepatitis C could potentially free up to three times as many patients from the virus for the first time. The Victrellis pill was launched in the UK yesterday, bringing with it fresh hope in ...See all stories on this topic »

Portsmouth Launches New Treatment Service for Hepatitis CAboutMyAreaPortsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the launch of a new Hepatitis C treatment service at Queen andra Hospital. From Monday 8 August patients in Portsmouth and surrounding areas with Hepatitis C will be able to be treated more locally ...See all stories on this topic »

DOJ Subpoena May Rattle Old Skeletons in Merck's ClosetBNET (blog)Merck (MRK)'s disclosure yesterday that it received a subpoena from the Department of Justice into the marketing of two hepatitis C drugs and a cancer drug isn't, as far as Merck has said, related to an earlier inquiry into potential violations of the ...See all stories on this topic »

Pharmasset board approves 2-for-1 stock splitCanadianBusiness.comBy AP | August 09, 2011 PRINCETON, NJ (AP) — Hepatitis C drug developer Pharmasset Inc. said Tuesday its board of directors approved a two-for-one split of the company's common stock. The Princeton, NJ, company will give one additional share to ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis testing service launched in CoventryCoventry TelegraphCOVENTRY safety chiefs have hired a charity to develop a tailored service for drug users who have or are at risk of contracting Hepatitis C. The project Hepatitis Coventry will support people from testing to treatment through peer networks, ...See all stories on this topic »

GenMark Plans to Expand Test Menu, Debut Next-Gen System in 2013GenomeWeb Daily Newsbased firm later this month will launch one of the tests, a hepatitis C detection and subtyping assay, which follows a recently completed beta trial. The test addresses a $50 million market in the US and a $100 million market globally, he said. ...See all stories on this topic »

ish drug deaths drop for second year in rowBBC NewsIt is estimated the number of deaths from drug-acquired hepatitis C could reach 200, by 2015. However, these statistics will not be included in official drugs death figures. Although down, the figures for deaths from drug misuse are the third highest ...See all stories on this topic »

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Anemia and iron homeostasis in a cohort of HIV-infected patients in Indonesia7thSpace Interactive (press release)Iron overload is associated with a poor prognosis in HIV and Hepatitis C virus infections. Iron redistribution may be caused by inflammation but possibly also by hepatitis C co-infection. We examined the prevalence of anemia and its relation to ...See all stories on this topic »

Justice Department Probes Merck's Marketing PracticesFairWarningThe drugs at issue are Temodar, which treats brain tumors; the hepatitis C drug PegIntron; and Intron A, which is used to treat cancer and other conditions. All three drugs were marketed by Schering-Plough, which Merck acquired in 2009. ...See all stories on this topic »