Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 2nd, 1998
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Risk Factors (HGV) - Drinking, Transfusions Linked to Hepatitis G Infection
At-Risk Populations (HAV) - Outbreak Among Gay Australians Underscores Vaccination Need
Carcinogenesis - Senescent Human Protein May Explain HBV-Linked Cancer
Quality of Life (HCV) - "Asymptomatic Infection" May Be Misnomer in Hepatitis C
Therapy (HCV) - NS5A Mutation Doesn't Predict IFN Response in Children
Blood Banking (Hepatitis G Virus) - No HGV RNA Detected in Blood Used for Transfusion
Conference Announcement (Blood Banking) - Blood Safety Conference Scheduled for February 1998
Alternative Medicines - Herbalist's Plant Extract Improves Resistance to Hepatitis Virus
Hepatitis B (Clinical Trials) - Approval Received To Begin HBV Study for ZADAXIN Thymosin Alpha 1 in Japan
Hepatitis C - HCV Helicase Enzyme Three-Dimensional Structure Reported
Hepatitis C Therapies - Chronic HCV Therapy Receives FDA Priority Classification
Occupational Risk - Researchers Discuss Routine HAV Immunization for Workers Exposed to HCV
Disease Associations - "Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hemophiliacs and I.V. Drug Users."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "The Clinical Importance of Decreasing Alpha Fetoprotein Levels in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "When Is HCV-RNA Useful in the Clinical Management of Anti-HCV Positive Patients?"
Pathogenesis (HCV/HIV) - "Hepatitis C Reactivation During Therapy for HIV Infection With a Protease Inhibitor: CD8/CD4 Reentry Syndrome?"
Pathogenesis (HGV/HIV) - "Hepatitis G Viremia in HIV Infection: A Favorable Prognostic Factor?"
Therapy (HCV/HIV) - "Antiviral Combination Therapy Decreases HIV Load But Does Not Alter Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Replication."
At-Risk Populations (HCV) - "Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Injecting Drug Users in Australia."
Autoimmune Hepatitis - "Genetic Distinctions Between Types 1 and 2 Autoimmune Hepatitis."
HAV/HBV Vaccines - "Vaccines for Hepatitis A and B - The Latest Recommendations on Safe and Extended Protection."
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - "Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Gene to Public Health."
Therapy (HCV) - "Interferon-alpha 2b Therapy in Low-Activity Hepatitis C: A Pilot Study."
Therapy (HCV) - "A Multivariate Analysis of Factors Predictive of Sustained Response to Treatment."
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