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Hepatitis C patients likely to falter in adherence to treatment regimen over ...EurekAlert (press release)(PHILADELPHIA) – Patients being treated for chronic hepatitis C become less likely to take their medications over time, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Since the study also showed better ...See all stories on this topic »

Consider Hepatitis C Infection in Some Arthritis PatientsFamily Practice News Digital NetworkCHICAGO – Data from two new trials, one in press and the other ongoing, suggest that two established tumor necrosis factor inhibitors may be the safest drugs for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with active hepatitis C virus infection. ...See all stories on this topic »

ANALYSIS-Vertex takes early rounds of hep C bout with MerckReuters AlertNetBy Bill Berkrot Sept 29 (Reuters) - In the bout between a pair of breakthrough hepatitis C treatments, Incivek from upstart biotech Vertex Pharmaceuticals appears to have taken the first round from pharmaceutical heavyweight Merck & Co and its ...See all stories on this topic »

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Hep C Kidney TransplantAboutLawsuits.comAmid growing concerns about the spread of disease through organ transplant surgery, a Pennsylvania couple has filed two medical malpractice lawsuits against a hospital that transplanted a hepatitis C infected kidney from one partner to the other. ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis prison infections fallingHealthCanal.comThe prevalence of hepatitis is dropping among the nation's prison entrants, but infection rates could fall even faster through better immunisation against hepatitis B and treatment of hepatitis C, new research shows. The findings are contained in the ...See all stories on this topic »

Merck spent $1.1 million lobbying government in 2QThe Associated PressThose include the fee drug makers pay for the Food and Drug Administration to review experimental drugs for approval, importation of prescription drugs from countries where they are cheaper and education about hepatitis C. Merck recently got US and ...See all stories on this topic »

Opinion: California needs a logical, uniform needle-exchange programCapitol WeeklyCurrently, the State lacks the authority to fully respond to urgent public health concerns from HIV, hepatitis, and other blood-borne infections. The leading cause of hepatitis C infections in the state, and the second leading cause of HIV and ...See all stories on this topic »

Alcohol impairs the body's ability to fight off viral infectionEurekAlert (press release)It is also known to impair the anti-viral immune response, especially in the liver, including response against Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Immunology shows that alcohol modulates the ...See all stories on this topic »