By using induced pluripotent stem cells as a starting point, researchers in the United States say they can obtain liver-like cells that could help them crack the mystery surrounding hepatitis C. The condition is puzzling because it produces different effects on patients.
The overall effects are the same – mos... |
1 February 2012
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A grand-scale genetic study has revealed that a single genetic variant can be considered responsible for the frequent onset and development of liver cancer in people who are chronic hepatitis C virus carriers. This segment of the population has been known to be at higher risk of developing the horrible condition than... |
4 July 2011
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Patients suffering from hepatitis C, and who do not respond well to standard treatments, will soon have a new drug at their disposal, say researchers from the United States. They recently presented the chemical to the world, saying that they managed to obtain good results using it. According Bruce R. Bacon, MD, the d... |
31 March 2011
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In a paper detailing a long-term study, investigators were able to demonstrate that hepatitis C infection rates among injection drug users (IDU) have maintained steady over the past years, whereas a significant reduction was recorded in the number of HIV infection cases.
The investigation, which was conducted on ... |
31 January 2011
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Researchers found out that if they added a third anti-viral drug to the standard treatment for the hepatitis C, the cure rate increases significantly, even for the most difficult to treat patients. The research was led by Paul Kwo, MD, of Indiana University School of Medicine and published in the online edition of th... |
9 August 2010
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Canada's only safe injection site, Vancouver's Insite, saves the government 14 million Canadian dollars each year, a recent study shows. In addition, the national health system says that, over 10 years, some 920 life-years will be saved, for people who would otherwise succumb to AIDS, hepatitis C, or other ... |
19 November 2008
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