News tagged with chronic hepatitis c

Molecular and protein markers discovered for liver transplant failure from hepatitis C

Researchers have discovered molecular and protein signatures that predict rapid onset of liver damage in hepatitis C patients following a liver transplant. The markers appeared soon after transplant and well before clinical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Aug 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Immune responses can be generated locally within human melanoma skin metastases

In many types of cancer, activated immune cells infiltrate the tumor and influence clinical outcome. It is not always clear where these cells are activated, but results reported in Cancer Research, a journal of the Americ ...

Cancer Jul 31, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Hepatitis C may increase deaths from both liver-related and other diseases

[EMBARGOED FOR JULY 18, 2012] In a long-term study of people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), researchers found increased deaths from both liver-related and non-liver related diseases in patients with active infections ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Vitamin B12 supplements may help treat hepatitis C

Adding vitamin B12 to standard hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment significantly boosts the body's ability to keep the virus at bay, indicates a pilot study published online in the journal Gut.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Treating chronic hepatitis C with milk thistle extract does not appear beneficial

Use of the botanical product silymarin, an extract of milk thistle that is commonly used by some patients with chronic liver disease, did not provide greater benefit than placebo for patients with treatment-resistant chronic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Timing, duration of biochemical bugle call critical for fighting viruses

Researchers have identified the primary player of the biochemical bugle call that musters the body's defenders against viral infection.

Medical research Jun 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Hepatitis C is a new worry for baby boomers, study shows

The number of baby boomers dying from a "silent epidemic" of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 02, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Fibrosis and fatty liver disease increase risk of early atherosclerosis

Italian researchers report that severe fibrosis increases the early atherosclerosis risk in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A second study found that fatty liver disease also increases ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Tremelimumab shows promise in treatment of liver cancer

Tremelimumab treatment stabilized patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma due to chronic hepatitis C infection for more than 12 months, according to data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March ...

Cancer Apr 03, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Discovery provides blueprint for new drugs that can inhibit hepatitis C virus

Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have produced the first high resolution structure of a molecule that when attached to the genetic material of the hepatitis C virus prevents it from reproducing.

Medical research Mar 19, 2012 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Broader screening for hepatitis C would be cost effective, study suggests

Broader screening to identify people infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) would likely be cost effective, according to a new report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online. Significantly reducing HCV-related mortality and morbidity, however, will require a coordinated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mar 14, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Pages: 1 2 3 4
Next »