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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 30th, 2004

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Chronic Hepatitis C - Pegylated interferon and ribavirin cures many with hepatitis C virus infection

Immunology - Tests for anti-E2 antibody enhance hepatitis C detection in dialysis patients

Renal Transplant - Ultralow-dose interferon plus ribavirin helps HCV-positive kidney recipients

Transfusion Medicine - Blood donation may be a source of hepatitis E virus transmissions in Japan

Virology - NS5A protein confers a multiplicative advantage to hepatitis C virus

Business & Finance - LymphoStat-B maker reports losses, milestones in Q2 2004

Carcinogenesis - Fumonisin B-1 encourages liver disease and liver cancer formation

Chronic Liver Disease - Liver-directed cell therapy is expected to augment organ shortages

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Herbal medicine-induced hepatotoxicity is becoming more prevalent

Diagnostics - Low viremia accounts for seronegative diagnoses in some hepatitis B carriers

Disease Associations - New data continues to link hepatitis C virus with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Drug Resistance - Hepatitis C virus core protein blocks interferon-induced STAT importation

Endocrinology - Estrogen suppression offers no protection to murine steatohepatitis models

Fatty Liver Disease - Weight reduction benefits children with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Finance - Alferon N maker announces private placement of common stock and warrants

Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports second quarter results

Finance - Pharma company announces second quarter 2004 financial results

Genomics - PRDM5 gene is silenced in human cancers and has growth-suppressive activities

Hematology - Major beta-thalassemia complications are primarily age-related in North America

Hepatitis - Biotechnology company announces results of hepatitis C quality of life study

Hepatitis A Vaccine - Inactivated hepatitis A vaccine effective in children with liver disease

Hepatitis B - Liver transplantation outcomes have significantly improved

Hepatitis B Therapy - Multi-national phase II trial to study Remofovir in hepatitis B patients

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Hepatitis B vaccine plus lamivudine did not eliminate viral DNA

Hepatitis B Virus - Pharmaceuticals company initiates phase 2 clinical trials of hepatitis B drug

Hepatitis Epidemiology - Seroprevalence of markers of viral hepatitis in Yemeni healthcare workers

Hepatitis Therapy - New drug combination appears promising for those with HIV and hepatitis C

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Specificity of hepatocyte paraffin 1 determined

Immunology - Fetal stem cells transfer to and remain in maternal bone and bone marrow

Liver Fibrosis - Study demonstrates that FXR agonist can reverse liver fibrosis

Occupational Health - Hepatitis B virus test results dictate caution when worker tasks are at risk

Oncology - Disruptions of the p53-p21/WAF1 pathway alter liver cancer progression

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Survey reveals surprising insights into parental attitudes toward teen sex

Transfection - Herpes simplex virus type 1 can infect cells via non-HSV-specific receptors

Transfusion Medicine - Polytransfused children in France show high rates of GB virus C infection

Transplant Medicine - Graft-versus-host disease spawns acute hepatitis after stem cell transfer

Viral Epidemiology - At least three new HCV type 6 subgroups prevail among Myanmar blood donors

Viral Genomics and Genetics - Phylogenetic analysis defines the Tunisian epidemiology of hepatitis C virus

Viral Kinetics - Hepatitis D virus ribozyme-substrate complexes feature novel structures

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