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Pharmasset rises on new hepatitis C drug studiesCNBC.comNEW YORK - Shares of Pharmasset Inc. climbed Tuesday after the company said it is starting late-stage clinical trials of an experimental hepatitis C drug. THE SPARK: The Princeton, NJ, company, is planning a 12-week study that treats hepatitis C with a ...See all stories on this topic »

EPIC: Smoking responsible for more incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma than ...HemOncTodayChronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus remained the strongest risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma, but results of a nested case-control study in Europe showed that 47.6% of hepatocellular carcinomas were associated with smoking. ...See all stories on this topic »

Pharmasset striding into Ph3 to lead pack of oral Hep C drug developersFierceBiotechPharmasset ($VRUS) has grabbed a leading post in the race for new oral therapies against the hepatitis C virus, initiating a Phase III program involving a combo of its experimental drug PSI-7977 and ribavirin. Importantly, the combo requires no ...See all stories on this topic »

Fatty liver disease, hepatitis a growing concern in VietnamSGGPAccording to the World Health Organization in Vietnam, Hepatitis B infection is present in 10 to 20 percent of the general population and is the cause of more than 80 percent of liver diseases and cancer cases in the country. Hepatitis C is also a ...See all stories on this topic »

Biotech Calendar: Key Dates for NovemberTheStreet.comKey presentations of hepatitis C drug data from Pharmasset(VRUS), Bristol-Myers Squibb(BMY), Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Merck(MRK), & (JNJ) and others. American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting research abstracts released: Ariad ...See all stories on this topic »

Federal drug RandD ill-conceivedBoston HeraldThen Vertex set its sights on another target: hepatitis C, a blood-borne viral infection that is carried by 200 million people worldwide — four times that of AIDS. Over time, hepatitis C causes progressive liver disease and can lead to cancer, ...See all stories on this topic »

An alternative view to achieving environmental protection?Al-Masry Al-YoumA national Hepatitis C research project was undertaken by Al-Azhar University in Cairo, conducted under the sponsorship of the Egyptian Government, in which a wide range of pharmaceuticals and treatments for Hepatitis C were evaluated; ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis May Lurk at Barbershops, Nail SalonsU.S. News & World ReportThe evaluation of hepatitis infection risk among patients in nail salons and barber shops was prompted by a reported case of acute hepatitis C that was "clearly related to a manicure/pedicure treatment," said. The disease, which causes swelling ...See all stories on this topic »

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