News tagged with hepatitis c virus
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6,800 exposed to HIV or hepatitis at Ottawa clinic
Up to 6,800 people may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis an Ottawa clinic over the past decade, health officials warned Monday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Liver cancer incidence lower in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease than hepatitis C
Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis have a lower incidence of liver-related complications and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) than patients infected with hepatitis C ...
Cancer
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Danger signal limits Hepatitis C infection
Despite the fact that hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists chronically in about 80 percent of those infected, some liver cells remain free of the virus even after many years. Now Sung Key Jang of Pohang University of Science ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2011 |
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New hope for hep C vaccine
Hopes for an effective vaccine and treatment against the potentially fatal hepatitis C infection have received a major boost following the discovery of two 'Achilles' heels' within the virus.
Medical research
Sep 13, 2011 |
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New vaccine for hepatitis C virus
Murdoch University researchers have begun a study to develop a new and innovative vaccine for the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Medications
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Hepatitis C is transmitted by unprotected sex between HIV-infected men
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides substantial ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Pinpointing a tell-tale mark of liver cancer
Persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to chronic hepatitis C and then progress to fatal liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related ...
Genetics
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Genetic variant linked to development of liver cancer in hepatitis C virus carriers
A genome-wide study by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital and Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital has identified a genetic variant associated with the development ...
Genetics
Jul 03, 2011 |
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Gene variant increases fatty liver risk and fibrosis progression
New research confirms that a variant on the patatin-like phospholipase-3 (PNPLA3) gene increases risk of steatosis and fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). The PNPLA3 single nucleotide polymorphism ...
Genetics
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Will new drugs block hepatitis C virus in its tracks?
Targeted multi-drug treatments for hepatitis C patients that could stop the virus in its tracks have come a step closer, thanks to researchers at the University of Leeds, UK.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 28, 2011 |
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New drug represents breakthrough in treatment of hepatitis C
The drug telaprevir (Incivek) provides a dramatic improvement in the treatment of the most common form of hepatitis C infection, says an international team of investigators led by Dr. Ira M. Jacobson of NewYork-Presbyterian ...
Medications
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Study finds how the immune system responds to hepatitis A virus
A surprising finding in a study comparing hepatitis C virus (HCV) with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections in chimpanzees by a team that includes scientists from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute sheds new light on the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 20, 2011 |
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High rates of injection drug use in urban Aboriginal youth signal need for prevention programs
A new study indicates high rates of injection drug use in urban Canadian Aboriginal youth, particularly in women, and points to the need for culturally specific prevention programs, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Health
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Scientists create first genetically humanized mouse model for hepatitis C
Scientists at Rockefeller University and The Scripps Research Institute have developed the first genetically humanized mouse model for hepatitis C, an achievement that will enable researchers to test molecules that block ...
Medical research
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Coffee drinking improves hepatitis C treatment response
Advanced hepatitis C patients with chronic liver disease may benefit from drinking coffee during treatment, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ...
Addiction
Jun 07, 2011 |
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