HIV & AIDS
US doctors urge reversal of gay blood ban
A leading US doctors' group this week urged the reversal of a decades-old ban on donations of blood from gay men, saying the law is discriminatory and outdated.
Jun 21, 2013
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Hepatitis C
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New test IDs genotype of hepatitis C
(HealthDay)—A new test to help doctors identify the genotype of a person's hepatitis C infection has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jun 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study on hepatitis C virus entry factor: Researchers identify disruption of iron uptake receptor
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 170 million people worldwide. Approximately 80 percent of infections lead to chronic illness including fibrosis, cirrhosis, cancer and also hepatic iron overload. A new study completed ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
33rd hepatitis C case confirmed in NH outbreak
New Hampshire health officials say the hepatitis C outbreak associated with a former hospital technician has spread beyond his patients to a person who is believed to have had sexual contact with one of them.
Jun 6, 2013
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Medical research
Team discovers new liver cell for cellular therapy to aid in liver regeneration
Liver transplantation is the mainstay of treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease, the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, but new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vitamin D deficiency may help spread of hepatitis B throughout liver
Researchers from Germany have found that low levels of vitamin D are associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. Findings published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood tests as good as biopsy for HCV-related disease
(HealthDay)—Compared to a liver biopsy, available blood tests are accurate for diagnosing fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a review published in the June 4 issue of the Annals ...
Jun 4, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers are one step closer to artificial livers
Prometheus, the mythological figure who stole fire from the gods, was punished for this theft by being bound to a rock. Each day, an eagle swept down and fed on his liver, which then grew back to be eaten again the next day.
Jun 2, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New agent inhibits HCV replication in mouse models—no resistance seen
Treatments against hepatitis C virus have only been partially successful. A major problem is that antivirals generate drug resistance. Now Seong-Wook Lee of Dankook University, Yongin, Republic of Korea and his collaborators ...
May 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pharmaceutical advances offer new options for health outcomes
Research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) explores pharmaceutical advances for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) and hepatitis C.
May 20, 2013
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