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Study: Hepatitis C does not impede HIV treatment
It shows other factors are to blame for blocking recovery of immune system A study on hepatitis C done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is adding to the debate about whether the virus stunts or slows the recovery of the

Ninth Las Vegas Hepatitis C Case Confirmed
Another hepatitis C case linked to a closed Las Vegas endoscopy clinic brings the number of confirmed cases of the disease to nine, health officials said. However, the latest patient to test positive for the disease didn't become ill within a six-month

Nev. health official confirms 9th hepatitis case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A ninth case of hepatitis C has been linked to a Las Vegas medical clinic facing lawsuits from patients alleging it exposed them to the virus by reusing syringes and vials of medicine. A chronic case of the blood-borne liver disease was

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Natalie Cole Optimistic About Her Battle with Hepatitis C
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Hep C and Fatty Liver Disease Linked
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Anadys' ANA773 Hepatitis C Phase I Trials in Netherlands
Reducing the dosing schedule in half, Anadys Pharmaceuticals continues its investigation of ANA773, a Toll-Like Receptor-7 agonist prodrug. Approaching the Hepatitis C virus differently from most other contenders, Phase I clinical trials evaluating the safety, tolerability and viral-load decline associated...

High Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis

table  1.   Characteristics of Sleep Among Groups
Cirrhosis
Chronic Renal Failure
Healthy Controls
Satisfactory Sleep Unsatisfactory Sleep Total Satisfactory Sleep Unsatisfactory Sleep Total Satisfactory Sleep Unsatisfactory Sleep Total
Number 23 21 44 27 17 44 42 2 44
Sleeping time <6 h/night  4 14* 18  2  9* 11  5 0  5dagger
Sleep latency >30 min  2 11* 13  4  9* 13  2 0  2dagger
Awakenings (episodes/night) 2.3 ± 0.3 3.3 ± 0.3dagger 2.7 ± 0.2 1.9 ± 0.2 2.9 ± 0.3* 2.3 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.1 1 0.9 ± 0.1Dagger
Daytime sleepiness (episodes/wk)§ 1.7 ± 0.3 4.1 ± 0.6* 2.8 ± 0.4 1.4 ± 0.4 3.7 ± 0.6* 2.3 ± 0.4 0.5 ± 1.1 0 0.5 ± 1.1Dagger
Daytime naps (min/day) 19 ± 3 49 ± 9dagger 34 ± 5 31 ± 1 71 ± 3* 46 ± 8 7 ± 2 0 7 ± 2Dagger
* P < .01 and dagger P < .05 between satisfactory and unsatisfactory sleep.
 Dagger P < .01 healthy individuals vs. CRF and cirrhosis.
§ Falling asleep or struggling to stay awake during daytime.

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