Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 23rd, 2004
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Chronic Hepatitis C - Consensus interferon and lactoferrin don't improve hepatitis C response rates
Diagnostics - Short-term hepatitis C virus infections reveal novel epitopes
Pediatric Cancer - HCV-associated liver disease in young cancer survivors shadows adult illness
Zoonotic Disease - Avian hepatitis E virus shares the features of swine and human HEV
Adverse Side Effects - Pegylated interferon causes dystonia in some patients infected with hepatitis B
Antiretroviral Therapy - Antiretroviral emtricitabine (FTC) has low toxicity in HIV-infected patients
Bacterial Infection - Methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections are epidemic in injection drug users
Business & Finance - Pharmaceuticals company reports second quarter 2004 results, clinical update
Business Update - VScan HIV test kit manufacturer opens office in Shanghai
Chronic Liver Disease - Viral protein drives lymphocyte recruitment in hepatitis C transgenic mice
DNA Vaccine - Beta-actin promoter plus regulatory element enhances efficacy of DNA vaccines
Diagnostic Imaging - Preoperative images prognosticate outcomes after liver cancer resection
Drug Development - U.S. FDA approves URSO 500 mg tablets for treating primary biliary cirrhosis
Enzymology - A novel fluorometric test measures hepatitis C virus helicase activity
Enzymology - Functional interaction models explain hepatitis C virus helicase kinetics
Finance - Molecular diagnostics company reports second quarter 2004 financial results
Food Safety - Chi-Chi's sues suppliers in green onion hepatitis A outbreak
Genotypic Analysis - The NS5b region of hepatitis C virus is more accurate for determining subtypes
Hepatitis - High response rates achieved for treatment of hepatitis C and HIV
Hepatitis C - Researchers identify breakthrough in hepatitis c virus infection
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Antigen and CpG with liposomes enhance hepatitis C virus immune responses
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccines for treatment of hepatitis C infection reviewed
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Hepatitis C virus-like particles induces immune responses in primates
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Incomplete immunity against hepatitis C linked to receptor recognition
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Monoclonal antibody to hepatitis C glycoprotein blocks viral infectivity
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Vaccine containing CpG ODN induces strong immune response to hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Virus Therapy - Indomethacin helps interferon increase Th 1 response to hepatitis C infection
Hepatitis C Virus Transmission - Intravenous drug users inject less safely in prison than outside of prison
Hepatitis Risk - Georgia inmates get hepatitis B in prison, but cash not available for vaccine
Hepatology - Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 may contribute to hepatitis pathogenesis
Immunosuppression - Cyclosporine microemulsion and tacrolimus are comparable in graft recipients
Infectious Disease - Klebsiella pneumoniae genes linked to liver infection identified
Liver Cancer - Small interfering RNA urokinase silencing halts hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver Cancer - TT virus-derived apoptosis-inducing protein guides hepatic pathogenicity
Liver Cancer - Viral DNA recombination improves transgene expression in liver tumor cells
Liver Disease - New patent covers HepDirect liver targeting prodrug technology
Liver Surgery - Angiopoietins garner capillary growth after partial liver resection
Liver Transplantation - Hepatic artery aneurysm closed with coronary stent graft
Liver Transplantation - Late hepatic artery thrombosis has little impact on liver graft survival
Neuroscience - Hepatitis A virus infection sparks acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Pharmacology - Capillary electrophoresis measures ribavirin in human plasma and serum
Proteomics - Hepatitis C virus E1 protein C-terminal domain causes cellular self-destruction
Renal Disease - Lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus thrives in kidney graft recipients
Retrovirus - Pseudotyped hepatitis C virus glycoproteins are difficult to characterize
Stem Cell Research - New approach toward immortalization of hepatic progenitor cells suggested
Transcription - HNF1, HNF4, and the viral X protein regulate hepatitis B virus promoters
Translocation - Hepatitis D virus antigen SER-123 commands viral localization
Transplant Medicine - Octogenarian livers compromise the survival of HCV-positive graft recipients
Transplant Medicine - Transplant pioneers, patients celebrate 20 years of organ transplants
Viral Proteomics - Viral protein interactions are quantifiable in vitro
Virology - A new Micromonospora sp. SA246 compound activates hepatitis B replication
Virology - Such a thing as too much help?
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