Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 11th, 2005
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Cancer Therapy - Cancer patients with viral hepatitis benefit from hepatic artery chemotherapy
Hepatitis B Prevention - Hepatitis B vaccine does not stop viral recurrence after liver transplantation
Hepatitis B Therapy - Interferon triggers anti-inflammatory activity in chronic hepatitis B patients
Oncology - Genes predispose breast cancer patients to tamoxifen-induced fatty liver
Virology - Several factors drive the effect of donor age on liver transplant outcomes
Adverse Drug Reaction - Alemtuzumab immunotherapy reactivates hepatitis B virus infection
Business & Finance - Prestara maker reports 2004 revenues of $5.6 million
Business Update - Global Access Program for HIV therapies to include additional countries
Cancer Therapy - Interferon and perindopril combine to fight angiogenesis and cancer growth
Chronic Hepatitis B - Screenings for hepatitis B antigen predict treatment response to lamivudine
Chronic Hepatitis C - Suppressor of cytokine signalling-1 may host interferon resistance
Virology - Reports advance knowledge in virology research
Chronic Liver Disease - Interferon limits fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis B patients
Cirrhosis - Research offers hope of new treatments for liver damage
Diagnostics - FDA approves COBAS AmpliScreen hepatitis C and HIV-1 tests
Diagnostics - Genetic patterns emerge in patients on interferon for chronic hepatitis C
Drug Abuse - Medically supervised drug injection facilities safer for users
Drug Delivery - Research add new data to drug delivery body of knowledge
Virology - Reports describe recent advances in virology research
Drug Development - FDA panel recommends approval of Baraclude for hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Therapy - Hepatitis B virus polymerase gene mutations reduce clinical outcomes
Hepatitis B Virus Therapy - Antiviral pressure is low among those infected with hepatitis B in Vietnam
Hepatitis C Awareness - Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program launches online activist resource center
Hepatitis C Therapy - Early treatment of acute hepatitis C benefits patients coinfected with HIV
Hepatitis C Therapy - Nucleotide inhibitors staunch hepatitis C virus replicase
Hepatitis C Therapy - Viramidine achieves steady state levels in patients with hepatitis C
Hepatology - Cytoprotective TNF-alpha-inducible proteins identified in mouse liver
Hepatology - Stress-activated MAPKs mediate rubratoxin B-induced hepatotoxicity
Influenza Vaccine - Chinese government grants new drug certificate for split flu vaccine
Liver Cancer - Aberrant Pim-3 expression encourages hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation
Liver Cancer - Gefitinib prevents hepatocellular carcinoma development in cirrhotic liver
Liver Cancer - Molecular mechanisms of Fenretinide clarified
Liver Failure - Utility of albumin dialysis reviewed
Liver Transplantation - Common hepatic artery tubing facilitates arterial reconstruction
Mutagenesis - Hepatitis C type 1b E2-PePHD mutations are not linked to treatment response
Occupational Health - Workers chronically exposed to trichloroethylene need periodic screenings
Oncology - Hepatitis C genotypes are similar in patients with hemopoietic malignancies
Oncology - Studies describe new findings in oncology research
Pharmaceutical Research - The pharmacokinetics of nelfinavir change in HCV and HIV coinfected patients
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Mycophenolate mofetil marginally effective as PSC therapy
SARS Coronavirus - New data illuminates research in SARS coronavirus
Transplant Medicine - Donor age has no effect on long-term liver transplant survival
Transplant Medicine - Kidney transplant recipients experience hepatitis B virus reactivation
Transplant Medicine - Success of liver transplantation may be most influenced by three risk factors
Vaccine Development - Lipopolysaccharide eclipses hepatitis B virus nucleocapsid immunogenicity
Vector Development - Recombinant viral capsids are efficient oligonucleotide delivery vehicles
Virology - Hepatitis B genotype D often causes acute liver failure
Virology - Hepatitis C virus protein mutations fuel antiviral resistance
Virology - Molecular beacons quantify lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus mutants
Virology - New data illuminates research in virology
Virology - Newly identified protein may inhibit hepatitis virus
Zinc Deficiency - Molecular changes in hepatic lipid metabolism identified in rats
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