Medications
Hepatitis C drug can cause depression
There's a high rate of depression among patients with hepatitis C, but a standard treatment for the disease includes a drug, interferon, that can cause depression.
May 1, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Impressive SVR12 data for once-daily combination to treat HCV genotype 1 patients
Results from three Phase III clinical trials (ION-1, ION-2 and ION-3) evaluating the investigational once-daily fixed-dose combination of the nucleotide analogue polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir (SOF) 400mg and the NS5A inhibitor ...
Apr 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Possible tumor marker found for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma
A research team at the MHH is comparing changes in natural killer cells of the innate immune defense system in chronic hepatitis C sufferers as a risk factor for the later development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Mar 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breaking bad mitochondria: Mechanism helps explain persistence of hepatitis C virus
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a mechanism that explains why people with the hepatitis C virus get liver disease and why the virus is able to persist in the body ...
Apr 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer death rates rise 43 percent, CDC reports
Liver cancer death rates jumped 43 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jul 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treatment for chronic hepatitis B linked to increased rates of colorectal and cervical cancer
A new study presented today demonstrates a potential link between treatment of long-term oral nucleos(t)ide analogues and an increased risk of colorectal (p=0.029) and cervical (p=0.049) cancer in patients with chronic Hepatitis ...
Apr 15, 2016
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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
New drug combo cures toughest cases of hepatitis C, hints to future injection-free therapies
Efforts to cure hepatitis C, the liver-damaging infectious disease that has for years killed more Americans than HIV/AIDS, are about to get simpler and more effective, according to new research at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere.
Jan 15, 2014
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Medications
A promising discovery could lead to better treatment for Hepatitis C
Virologists at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have identified a critical role played by a cellular protein in the progression of Hepatitis C virus infection, paving the way for more effective treatment. ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. task force: Baby boomers should be tested for hepatitis C
(HealthDay)—A U.S. task force suggests that people at high risk for the hepatitis C virus should be screened, which includes those with a history of intravenous drug use and those who received blood transfusions before ...
Nov 26, 2012
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