Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 31st, 2004
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Immunology - Liver transplant recipients benefit from rabbit antithymocyte therapy
Medical Economics - Future savings offset the initial costs of treating chronic hepatitis C
Metastasis - Interferon and sodium butyrate reduce the invasive potential of liver cancer
Survival and Mortality - Circulating liver cancer cells are survival biomarkers
Transplant Medicine - Living and cadaveric livers yield similar outcomes in hepatitis C patients
Addiction Medicine - Family history predicts alcohol relapse after liver transplantation
Blood Safety - Blood donors in Lagos, Nigeria, misinformed regarding safety of donating blood
Chronic Hepatitis B - Hepatitis B virus genotypes have no bearing on outcomes after liver transplants
Chronic Hepatitis C - Good management of hepatitis C requires thorough pretreatment evaluation
Consumerism - Survey finds 78% of consumers are interested in new types of home test kits
Diabetes Risk Factor - Hepatitis C virus may be a diabetes trigger in liver transplant recipients
Diagnostic Imaging - Cirrhotic nodules sometimes resemble liver cancer on computed tomography
Diagnostics - Tc-99m-GSA scintigraphy complements liver function analysis before hepatectomy
Finance - Pharmaceutical company announces first quarter 2004 financial results
Gastroenterology - Enteral absorption of CsA good in very small children following liver transplant
Gastroenterology - Research differentiates fibrolamellar carcinoma from hepatocellular carcinoma
Gene Profiling - Human liver cancer cells differentiate during confluence
Hepatitis - Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B and C infections in Asia reviewed
Hepatitis - Site provides information about hepatitis infection and therapy
Hepatitis B - Additional testing of hepatitis B test kit completed in China
Hepatitis C - Preclinical data suggest potential for oral combination approaches for HCV
Hepatitis C Epidemiology - Risk factors for hepatitis C in Alaska natives reported
Hepatitis C Therapy - Immune responses in patients with hepatitis C and HIV described
Hepatitis C Virus - HCV compartmentalization in circulating B cells and monocytes is common
Hepatitis C Virus - High viral loads and diverse viremia characterize pediatric HCV infection
Hepatitis C Virus - MMF does not decrease viral load in chronic HCV liver transplant recipients
Hepatitis Vaccine - Hepatitis A/B vaccine cost-effective substitute for hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis Vaccine - Hepatitis vaccination in patients with chronic liver disease reviewed
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Specialized CT screenings help clinicians manage liver cancer patients
Hepatology - COX-2 correlates with VEGF and angiogenesis in hepatitis B-linked cancer
Hepatology - Chronic liver disease mortality in the United States reported
Immunology - CCR5Delta32 risk factor for biliary lesions following liver transplantation
Infectious Diseases - Officials say cash not there to fight hepatitis C
Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinomas present newly identified characteristics
Liver Cancer Risk Factor - Most hepatocellular carcinoma in West Africa caused by hepatitis B
Liver Disease - Hepatocyte growth factor used to prevent CD95-mediated hepatocellular damage
Liver Transplantation - Centrilobular alterations signal higher rejection odds after liver allografts
Pathology - The continuum of hepatitis C-related fibrosis grows with alcohol intake
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Anti-ribosomal P antibody differentiates those with lupus-related hepatitis
Transplant Medicine - Cancer recurrence after liver transplantation shortens survival
Transplant Medicine - MELD has improved survival odds for liver cancer patients awaiting transplants
Vaccine Adjuvant - Agaricus blazei Murill extract enhances immune responses
Virology - BK virus load correlates with clinical course of infection in renal transplants
Virology - Dual HHV8 and HCV infection induced Kaposi sarcoma in a female patient
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