Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

High response seen for all Hep C Tx models in injection drug users

(HealthDay)—For people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who inject drugs (PWID) and receive opioid agonist therapy (OAT), receipt of HCV treatment is associated with high sustained virologic response (SVR), according to a study ...

HIV & AIDS

HIV infection may be a risk factor for heart failure

Patients with HIV infection without a prior history of coronary heart disease may be at a higher risk of developing heart failure, according to a report in the April 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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 ...

Medications

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).

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