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Future of Hepatitis C patients in UAE hangs in 'ministerial' balance
Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Hepatitis C patients in the UAE are anxious, wondering whether their days in the country are numbered as the Ministry of Health mulls a decision whether to deny them residency. The ministry on Tuesday decided to hold off on implementing

Update on chronic hepatitis C (Conclusion) - YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE By Charles C. Chante, MD
Considerations for therapy The National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference concluded that all patients with chronic HCV infection should be considered for antiviral therapy, but it was recognized that decision to treat must be individualized.

Kitgum Registers More Hepatitis E Cases
(New Vision/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX News Network) -- More people are at risk of contracting the Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the northern district of Kitgum, according to a surveillance health report. 'The district health directorate and other

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Good News for Non-Responders to HCV Combination Therapy
A Phase 3 trial evaluating ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin) as a potential third component for Hepatitis C traditional combination therapy has just been completed. Although the data is currently being analyzed and won't be available until later in the year, the lead...

Purer, Less Costly Interferon for Hepatitis C and B Treatment
The Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company PharmaEssentia Corp. is testing P1101, its third-generation PEG-interferon-alpha drug candidate. Because it is a longer-lasting, purer interferon that is less costly to produce, P1101 could enhance the treatment options for Hepatitis C and B....

New Technology May Help Treat Hepatitis
While pharmaceutical companies are racing to find safer, more effective treatments for viral Hepatitis C and B, physicists from Arizona have a unique perspective on accomplishing the same goal. Learn how these scientists believe the virus could be rendered harmelss...

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