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Hepatitis News : Hepatitis C cases spike this summer in Dakota County
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:07:31 GMT
Dakota County is seeing an outbreak of hepatitis C this summer among young people sharing needles while using heroin and other drugs, state health officials said Friday.

Hepatitis News : Hepatitis drug passes first trial step
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:26:45 GMT
CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Researchers say they've completed the first trials of a drug to treat infections caused by the Hepatitis C virus that affects 170 million people worldwide. Hepatitis C - Wales - Hepatitis - Liver - Health

Hepatitis News : Hepatitis A scare at a McDonald's in Lethbridge
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:19:40 GMT
Alberta Health Services is issuing an alert about a Hepatitis A scare at a McDonald's in Lethbridge. The area's medical officer of health, Dr. Lorne Clearsky, says anyone who consumed food or a drink from the restaurant in the city's downtown between August 20th and 22nd may have been exposed.Vaccines are being offered to the public. Hepatitis A is a disease of the liver caused by a virus, and ...

Hepatitis A warning issued in southern Alta.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:12:00 GMT
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Alberta Health Services is issuing an alert about a Hepatitis A scare at a McDonald's in southern Alberta.

Hepatitis C drug trial 'success'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:44:55 GMT
Scientists say the first human clinical trials on a new drug to treat infections caused by the Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed.

Hepatitis C Increases Among Young Adults
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:10:35 GMT
Ever since a disease prevention center moved locations in Roseburg, it's seen an increase in Hepatitis C cases among young adults. read more

Hepatitis C suspect must wear ankle monitor
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:54:01 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The radiology technologist at the center of the Mayo Clinic's Hepatitis C investigation will have to wear an ankle monitor while out of jail on bond.

Potent new hepatitis C drug: First clinical trials successfully completed
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:22:35 GMT
The first clinical trials on a new investigational drug being developed to treat infections caused by hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed. Completion of the initial phase (phase 1a) of trials of INX-189 means the chances of it becoming an approved medicine have significantly improved.

Officials report outbreak of hepatitis C in Dakota County
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:10:40 GMT
State health officials say there's been an outbreak this summer of hepatitis C in Dakota County, mostly among drug users.

New Partnership Forms To Address The Hepatitis B And C Epidemic In Europe
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:27:01 GMT
At least 23 million European Union (EU) citizens are currently living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C,[i] both cancer-causing viruses. In a direct response to the health burden this presents and the recent recognition by the WHO of the seriousness of hepatitis as a global health issue, a unique Partnership comprising key international public and private stakeholders has formed to drive the first ...

First clinical trials successfully completed on potent new hepatitis C drug
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:46:22 GMT
( Cardiff University ) The first clinical trials on a new investigational drug being developed to treat infections caused by hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed.Completion of the initial phase (phase 1a) of trials of INX-189, discovered and first prepared by researchers at Cardiff University's Welsh School of Pharmacy in 2008, means the chances of it becoming an approved medicine ...

Researchers complete INX-189 clinical trials for Hepatitis C virus
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:12:12 GMT
The first clinical trials on a new investigational drug being developed to treat infections caused by Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed.

Hepatitis patients to benefit from Dh1.6m in Zakat Fund donations
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:43:49 GMT
Seventy four hepatitis patients in the UAE are to benefit from an initiative by the Zakat fund amounting to Dh1,605,000 meant to provide them with monetary aid for their treatment.

National › Gov't, hepatitis B sufferers remain wide apart over damages
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:25:42 GMT
The government and hepatitis B sufferers remained wide apart Wednesday over damages that the state should pay over viral infections from mass vaccinations in which…

No more cases of hepatitis B found among dental patients
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:14:08 GMT
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. Health officials have not found any additional cases of hepatitis B among people treated at a free dental clinic last year since the announcement in June that five people developed the disease after the event.

Vaccine proves effective against hepatitis E
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:16:36 GMT
Chinese scientists have developed a promising vaccine against hepatitis E that they say safely protects most adults from the infectious disease, which kills many people in countries with poor sanitation.

Hepatitis C liver deaths warning
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:01:09 GMT
Hepatitis C is contributing to a huge rise in the number of people dying from liver disease MPs have warned.

Mayo urges tests for more than 3,000 in hepatitis fallout
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:38:51 GMT
Mayo Clinic’s world-renowned reputation is serving as both an asset and obstacle in efforts to determine the reach of a hepatitis increase tied to a former employee at its Jacksonville location. Mayo administrators invoked the medical provider’s lofty reputation often during news conferences, particularly when they sought to distance the organization from the worker’s actions. But that eminence ...

Abbott says FDA approves hepatitis B test
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:33:56 GMT
Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration cleared the company's new hepatitis B test. The FDA approved the Abbott RealTime HBV test, which measures the amount of hepatitis B virus in a patient's blood.

McDonald's customers warned of hep A case
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:46:16 GMT
A case of hepatitis A has been confirmed in a food handler at a McDonald's restaurant in Lethbridge, Alta.

San Lorenzo Goalkeeper Pablo Migliore Out With Hepatitis
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:53:44 GMT
San Lorenzo goalkeeper Pablo Migliore's season has gone from bad to worse, after it was announced that he would be out for two months due to contracting Hepatitis.

Abbott Receives FDA Approval For First Automated Molecular Test For Assessing Hepatitis B Treatment
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:29:36 GMT
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Abbott RealTime HBV assay for measuring viral load or the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a patient's blood. It is the first and only approved test capable of automating HBV viral load testing from sample extraction to final results. The Abbott RealTime HBV assay, based on ...

Even with hepatitis C, patient was grateful for heart transplant
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:53:51 GMT
Near the end of last year, Peggy Scott’s Mayo Clinic physicians were getting concerned. The Alabama woman had been on the list for a heart transplant for more than six months. After decades of surgeries, doctors were out of other options for fixing the thick, weak heart she was born with. Still, there was no heart donor match as Scott lived for months in Jacksonville, just to be close enough to ...

3,209 patients at risk of Hepatitis C
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:12 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Patients who were treated at the Mayo Clinic or St. Luke's Hospital as far back as October, 2004 may have been infected with Hepatitis C.

Zakat Fund continues fight against Hepatitis
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:46:26 GMT
ABU DHABI — Zakat Fund has provided a total of Dh1.6 million for some 74 patients suffering from the epidemic Hepatitis, who are not able to afford expenses of their medical treatment.

Abbott says FDA approves hepatitis B test
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:34:49 GMT
(AP) — Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration cleared the company's new hepatitis B test.

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for First Automated Molecular Test for Assessing Hepatitis B Treatment
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:14:59 GMT
DES PLAINES, Ill., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Abbott RealTime HBV assay for measuring viral load or the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a patient's blood. It is the first and only approved test capable of automating HBV viral load testing from sample extraction ...

Warning Over Increase In Hepatitis C Deaths
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:46:29 GMT
Hepatitis C is causing a large rise in the number of people dying from liver disease a Parliamentary report has warned.

Hepatitis C big part of liver disease rise
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:10:14 GMT
THE number of people dying from liver disease and liver cancer in the East of England has increased by 70% in just 11 years, new figures have revealed.

Mayo Clinic to Send Letters to More Than 3,000 After Hepatitis Scare
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:33:47 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Mayo Clinic CEO announced this afternoon that the hospital will send out letters to 3,209 patients worldwide who may have been infected by a former employee.

Mayo: 3,209 Patients In 'Circle Of Risk'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:01:16 GMT
The Mayo Clinic says one of its employees has been linked to three patients' cases of hepatitis C. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Mayo Clinic said at a news conference Thursday afternoon it has identified 3,209 patients in the "circle of risk" of contracting hepatitis C from an employee who they said diverted drugs more than three years ago.

Inhibitex Successfully Completes Phase 1a Trial Of INX-189
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:27:51 GMT
Inhibitex, Inc. (Nasdaq: INHX), announced that it has successfully completed a Phase1a, first-in-man, single ascending dose trial of INX-189, its nucleotide polymerase inhibitor in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections. In this trial, 42 healthy volunteers received either a single oral dose of INX-189, ranging from 3 mg to 100 mg, or placebo. The Company plans to ...

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for First Automated Molecular Test for Assessing Hepatitis B Treatment
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:05:00 GMT
Abbott announced today it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Abbott RealTime HBV assay for measuring viral load or the amount of hepatitis B virus in a patient's blood.

Mayo IDs 3,209 Patients In 'Circle Of Risk'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:09 GMT
The Mayo Clinic says one of its employees has been linked to three patients' cases of hepatitis C. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Mayo Clinic said said at a news conference Thursday afternoon it has identified 3,209 patients in the "circle of risk" of contracting Hepatitis C from an employee who they said diverted drugs more than three years ago.

Zakat Fund Fights Epidemic Hepatitis
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:29:14 GMT
Abu Dhabi, 31 August, 2010: Zakat Fund has given AED 1.6 million for a total of 74 patients of Epidemic Hepatitis who are not able to afford their medication expenses. This grant comes in line with the Fund's outstanding Reward and Recovery project that aims to extend a helping hand to the needy patients to alleviate their suffering.

Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg To Be Honored By San Francisco’s Hepatitis B Community
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:58:17 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO – Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg who discovered the Hepatitis B Virus and developed the Hepatitis Vaccine will be honored by the Chinese Hospital and San Francisco’s Hepatitis B community. The honor will take place at the Hep B Free Coast to Coast...

Abbott gets US FDA nod for Abbott RealTime HBV assay, automated molecular test for assessing hep B treatment
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:42:31 GMT
Abbott has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Abbott RealTime HBV assay for measuring viral load or the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a patient's blood.

National liver expert joins UCSD
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:29:47 GMT
Robert G. Gish, M.D., a world-renowned hepatologist, has joined the UCSD School of Medicine as co-director of the Center for Hepatobiliary Disease and Abdominal Transplantation (CHAT), a multidisciplinary program that offers adult and pediatric patients in the Western United States a single destination for the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease. "Hepatitis B is a global problem with more ...

Mayo patient worried about Hep C
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:39:12 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local woman is scared she is one of the 3,209 patients the Mayo Clinic says may have been infected with Hepatitis C.

Certain Syringes More Likely To Spread Hepatitis C Virus Among Drug Users
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:53:46 GMT
A Yale School of Medicine study reveals that the high prevalence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injection drug users may be partly due to the resilience of the virus in certain types of syringes. The study, which could open new avenues in preventing the spread of HCV, appears online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, along with an accompanying editorial titled “The Beginning of a New ...

Marci’s Medicare Answers September 2010: Prostate cancer screenings… emergency ambulance calls… Hepatitis B shots… and ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:44:27 GMT
Dear Marci, Does Medicare cover screenings for prostate cancer? — Sven Dear Sven, Yes. Medicare covers one prostate screening per year (every 12 months) for men age 50 and older. Prostate cancer screenings can detect prostate cancer, which affects one in six men, in its early stages.

NIAID Grant to Fund Dynavax Research on Hepatitis B Vaccination and Individual Variations in Human Responsiveness
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:38:29 GMT
BERKELEY, CA--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Dynavax Technologies Corporation ( NASDAQ : DVAX ) announced today a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to take a systems biology approach to study the differences between individuals that do or do not respond to vaccination against the Hepatitis B virus. This study will be one of several projects covered in ...

Robert Schimmel dies following car accident
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:51:40 GMT
Comedian Robert Schimmel died from injuries sustained in a car accident the week before.

SCH to honour organ donors
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:15:09 GMT
03 September 2010 DOHA: Haroon Sultan from Bahrain is a living liver donor, who is now leading a normal life after donating part of his liver to his mother who had been suffering from Hepatitis C.

Abbott RealTime HBV assay receives marketing approval from FDA
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:57:54 GMT
Abbott announced today it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Abbott RealTime HBV assay for measuring viral load or the amount of hepatitis B virus in a patient's blood. It is the first and only approved test capable of automating HBV viral load testing from sample extraction to final results.

Inhibitex completes INX-189 Phase1a trial for HCV
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:13:22 GMT
Inhibitex, Inc., announced today that it has successfully completed a Phase1a, first-in-man, single ascending dose trial of INX-189, its nucleotide polymerase inhibitor in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections. In this trial, 42 healthy volunteers received either a single oral dose of INX-189, ranging from 3 mg to 100 mg, or placebo. The Company plans to present ...

Minister to meet distraught father
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:42:36 GMT
A TOP health official is planning to meet the father of a teenage sickle cell patient, who allegedly caught Hepatitis C following a blood transfusion.

UC Merced Connect: Biochemist seeks to combat hepatitis C
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:44:01 GMT
UC Merced biochemistry professor Jinah Choi is looking for a cure for hep

Tampa Bay area health support groups
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Support groups AFRICAN-AMERICAN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Sisters Network of Tampa Bay meets monthly at Seminole Heights Library, 4711 N. Central Ave., Tampa. Call (813) 806-0597 or e-mail sistersnetworktampa@ hotmail.com.

Why You Just Got Hammered
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:16 GMT
Celldex is cheap but risky.

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