Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 26th, 2002
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Autoimmune Disease - Symptomatic illness marks worse prognosis for autoimmune hepatitis patients
Magnetic Resonance - Images depict link between chronic hepatitis C activity and node appearance
Assisted Reproduction - Patients undergoing fertility treatments should be tested for hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis C - Drug abuse during 1970s and 1980s may explain doubling of deaths from alcoholic liver disease
Hepatitis C - New testing methods may improve detection and treatment
Appointments - Gary L. Davis named director of hepatology
Hepatitis B - Rights to low-dose oral interferon licensed in 40 African countries
Hepatitis C - FDA grants priority review for PEGASYS-Ribavirin combination
Hepatitis C - Suppressor gene often turned off or deleted in those who develop liver cancer
Public Health - Alternatives to PVC should be used for patients receiving certain treatments
Viral Replication - Achillion Pharmaceuticals launches phase II study of ACH-126,443
Viral Resistance - Entecavir may alter outlook for hepatitis B patients resistant to lamivudine
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