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Health Commission highlights drug services' hepatitis faults
Drug services in England are failing in the treatment and prevention of hepatitis B and C among drug users, health watchdogs have warned. The Healthcare Commission and the said there were "significant deficits" in the way drug partnerships were dealing

77 New Cases Of Hepatitis Are Identified In Las Vegas
The practice had not received a full inspection since 2001, although ... 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 country's largest

77 New Cases of Hepatitis Are Identified in Las Vegas
at 4:52 a.m. 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 countrys largest outbreaks of the liver disease. The officials had previously


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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...

Hepatitis C Complications Helped by Maintenance Interferon
A four-year study confirms that low-dosage maintenance interferon therapy prevents disease progression in those with portal hypertension or cirrhosis from Hepatitis C....

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