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77 New Cases Of Hepatitis C Identified In Las Vegas
Nevada health officials said Thursday that they had identified 77 new cases of hepatitis C among patients treated at a Las Vegas endoscopy practice, in one of the countryâ??s largest outbreaks of the liver disease. The officials had previously

EMEA Provides Guidance on Chronic Hepatitis C Trials
The primary endpoint for confirmatory efficacy studies of treatments for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) should be sustained virological response (SVR), according to a draft guideline from the European Medicines Agencys Committee for Medicinal Products for

May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month
, which was first designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2001. This is an important opportunity to help raise awareness about viral hepatitis in this country. With as many as 5 million Americans affected by chronic

UPDATES AND COMMENTARY

New Mexico Offers Free Hepatitis C Hotline
Finally being recognized as the widespread, public health problem that it is, the New Mexico Department of Health has taken a giant step forward to help people with Hepatitis C. By launching a new, toll-free phone number, locals concerned about...

Highly Effective Against HCV Genotype 1
When tested on people with Hepatitis C genotype 1, R7128 proved to be an effective addition to combination therapy after just four weeks' time. In addition to its anti-viral effect, polymerase inhibitor R7128 received good marks for safety and minimal...

Investigational Drug Beats Standard Therapy in Hepatitis C Study
A Phase IIa trial investigating triple combination therapy with PEGASYS, COPEGUS and Roche's investigational drug R1626, demonstrated a higher response rate than traditional combination therapy alone. While R1626's effectiveness and high barrier to resistance makes it a top Hepatitis C...

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Autoimmunity & Women

Idiopathic Autoimmune CAH

Autoimmune Liver Disease

A comparison of the prevalence of
autoantibodies in individuals with chronic Hepatitis C
and those with autoimmune hepatitis:
the role of interferon in the
development of autoimmune diseases

Genetic distinctions between types
1 and 2 autoimmune hepatitis

Reversibility of hepatic fibrosis
in autoimmune hepatitis

Frequency and Nature of the
Variant Syndromes of Autoimmune Liver Disease

Prednisone Withdrawal Advocates:
Beware Of Recurrent Autoimmune Hepatitis

Autoimmunity FAQ's

What Is Autoimmune Hepatitis?

Treatment For Autoimmune Hepatitis

Latent autoimmune hepatitis triggered during
interferon therapy in patients with chronic Hepatitis C

Short-term Cyclosporine induces a
remission of autoimmune hepatitis in children.

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