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Data Demonstrating Significant Efficacy Of Viread(R) In Treating Chronic Hepatitis B Published In New England Journal Of Medicine

04 December 2008

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the publication of detailed 48-week data from two Phase III pivotal clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of its once-daily Viread® (tenofovir disoproxil...
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European Commission Approval Of New Indication For Pegasys(R) (peginterferon Alfa-2a) Offers Hepatitis C Patients A Second Chance For A Cure

04 December 2008

Pegasys is the first and only pegylated interferon to be approved for treatment of up to 72 weeks in treatment-experienced patients. Roche announced today that the European Commission has approved Pegasys®...
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Treatment For Advanced Hepatitis C Doesn't Work

04 December 2008

An NIH funded multi-center clinical trial found no benefit from "maintenance therapy," low-dose peginterferon used for hepatitis C patients who have not responded to an initial round of treatment...
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Liver Disease / Hepatitis News Articles Archive - Page 1

03 December 2008

Secreted Protein Sends Signal That Fat Is On The Way

02 December 2008

Mayo Clinic Seeks New Therapies For Alcoholic Hepatitis

01 December 2008

Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease

28 November 2008

Indiana Addresses Viral Hepatitis

New System Eliminates Racial Disparities In Liver Transplants

26 November 2008

Light Sciences Oncology Completes Patient Enrollment In Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Litx As A Treatment For Hepatocellular Carcinoma

25 November 2008

Schering Plough Provides Update On Boceprevir Clinical Development And Introduces Potent Next Generation Oral HCV Protease Inhibitor

20 November 2008

Bovie Medical Corporation Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance To Market SEER Tissue Resection Device

Gentium Provides An Update On The Phase 3 Treatment Trial Of Defibrotide For Severe Veno-Occlusive Disease

Adults Need Vaccines Too

Investigational Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Treatment, TMC435 - Promising Study Results

Tibotec Begins European Enrollment For Phase 3 Trial Of Telaprevir In HCV Patients Who Failed Prior Treatment

19 November 2008

13 New Tumor-Suppressor Genes In Liver Cancer Identified By Cold Spring Harbor Science Teams

18 November 2008

HepaLife's Liver Stem Cell Line Launched Onboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission STS-126 For Special Experiments During 15-day Roundtrip

$14 Million In Savings Over 10 Years And Huge Health Gains At Canada's Supervised Injection Facility

Genetic 'signature' In Healthy Liver Cells Predicts Risk Of Liver Cancer Recurrence

Canada's Supervised Injection Site Is Cost-effective

17 November 2008

Hepatitis C Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Delivered By Inovio Biomedical's Electroporation Technology Reduces Viral Load By Up To 99.7%

14 November 2008

Journal Of Clinical Investigation Early Table Of Contents: Nov. 13, 2008

Combined Technologies Facilitate The Rapid Discovery Of New Genes That Lead To Cancer

13 November 2008

Stem Cells With Potential To Regenerate Injured Liver Tissue Identified By Penn Researchers

Possible Association Between CP And LC Of Alcoholic Etiology

Is Sildenafil Safe In Cirrhosis Patients?

Is Acute Cellular DNA Damage Induced By HBV Infection?

11 November 2008

Roche, InterMune And Pharmasset Announce Initiation Of INFORM-1, The First Dual Combination Clinical Trial With Oral Antivirals In Hepatitis C

10 November 2008

Roche, InterMune And Pharmasset Announce Initiation Of INFORM-1, The First Dual-Combination Clinical Trial With Oral Antivirals In Hepatitis C

Efforts, Events Seek To Reduce Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities

07 November 2008

Hepatitis C Transmission Not Reduced By C Sections, Says New Study

06 November 2008

Hepatitis C - Phase 3 Clinical Trial Evaluating Thymalfasin Combined With Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a And Ribavirin

New Data Suggest Long-Term Treatment With BARACLUDE® (entecavir) May Reduce Liver Damage Caused By Chronic Hepatitis B

05 November 2008

Progenics Selects Small-Molecule Hepatitis C Drug Candidate For Clinical Development

04 November 2008

AsianWeek Looks At Hepatitis B Awareness, Education Efforts

ZymoGenetics Reports Positive Interim Phase 1b Results In Hepatitis C

Advances In Understanding The Role Of NKT Killer Cells In Autoimmunity And Cancer At Liver Conference

Increased Cancer Risk Following Liver Transplant

Tibotec Presents Interim Findings For TMC435, An Investigational Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Treatment, At The AASLD Liver Meeting 2008

Romark Announces Presentation Of New Data For Nitazoxanide In Chronic Hepatitis C At AASLD 2008

03 November 2008

GlobeImmune Hepatitis C Therapeutic Vaccine, GI-5005, Doubles Viral Clearance And Increases RVR Rates In Phase 2 Clinical Trial

A Broad Spectrum Of Liver Disease Accurately Identified By Mayo Clinic's New Imaging Technology

Gilead Announces Two-Year Data From Pivotal Phase III Studies Evaluating Viread(R) For Chronic Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C - Single Dose Safety And Pharmacokinetics Results For ANA598 In Healthy Volunteers

02 November 2008

New Study Shows That Pegasys Regimen Provides Higher Cure Rates For Hepatitis C Patients

30 October 2008

GlaxoSmithKline To Acquire Genelabs Technologies To Increase Focus On Novel Small Molecule Therapies For Hepatitis C

Exercise Prevents Fatty Liver Disease According To New Study

Bharat Biotech's REVAC-B+TM - Hepatitis B Vaccine Crosses 150 Million Mark

29 October 2008

3.4 Million Deaths Averted Through GAVI-Funded Immunization Programs

Phenomix Starts Phase 1a Clinical Trial Of Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor PHX1766

Severe Health Risks Follow Adults Who Were Diagnosed With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease As Children

Why Are Some Veterans Who Are Coinfected With Hepatitis C And HIV More Likely To Be Treated For HCV Than Others?

28 October 2008

Orasure Technologies Files For Fda Approval Of Oraquick(R) Rapid Hepatitis C Test - When Approved, Expected To Be The First Rapid HCV Test In U.S.

Cytheris Initiates Asian Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial Of Interleukin-7 (IL-7) As An Immunotherapy In HCV Patients

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Highlights HCV - Telaprevir Development Program

Early Liver Transplantation Regardless Of Donor Type Increases Long-term Survival

27 October 2008

Efforts Seek To Raise Hepatitis B Awareness Among Asian-Americans, Address Minority Infant Mortality Disparities, More

Discovery Of New Genetic Disease That Causes Toxic Bile Damage To The Liver

25 October 2008

For His Outstanding Service To The Medical Community And To Patients With Liver Disease, Jefferson Doctor Named Transplant Surgeon Of The Year

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