Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 25th, 2005
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Chronic Liver Disease - Three dimensional software enriches liver resection and transplantation
Endocrinology - Patients treated for chronic hepatitis C may develop thyroid dysfunction
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Non-invasive niosomes offer topical immunization against hepatitis B
Obstetrics - Immunological status influences hepatitis E severity in pregnant women
Transplant Medicine - Repeated pulse therapy increases graft loss in HCV-positive liver recipients
Allergy and Immunology - Lymphatic tissue does not support hepatitis B replication in carriers
Allergy and Immunology - Patients coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV mount a full response to F protein
Antiviral Therapy - Researchers' work adds to antiviral therapy body of knowledge
Bioartificial Liver - Microfabricated grooved substrate is platform for bioartificial liver reactors
Blood Safety - Multitransfused thalassemic children show a risk for acquiring hepatitis C
Cancer Prevention - The farnesyltransferase inhibitor ABT-100 prevents liver cancer
Virology - Researchers' work adds to virology body of knowledge
Chronic Hepatitis C - Studies add new findings to chronic hepatitis c body of knowledge
Chronic Liver Disease - A new scoring system detects nonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression
Chronic Liver Disease - Auto-antibodies are unsuitable for diagnosing cholestatic liver diseases
Chronic Liver Disease - Matrix metalloproteinase gene variations associate with liver diseases
Chronic Liver Disease - Occult hepatitis B infection masks viral gene expression
Collaborations - Collaboration announced to advance infectious disease research
Cryopreservation - Cryopreservation protocol developed to store 3-D bioartificial liver device
Diagnostics - Better non-invasive markers for chronic hepatitis C-related fibrosis are needed
Diagnostics - Findings in diagnostics provide new insights
Diagnostics - N Latex CDT assay launched to identify chronic alcohol abuse
Drug Delivery - First patient receives TRT with Benephit Delta Infusion System
Drug Development - New drug combinations may overcome hepatitis B virus drug resistance
Gene Transfer - Asialofetuin-labeled liposomes and the AFP promoter enhance transfection
HIV/AIDS Testing - Medical company participates in National AIDS Day, sells HIV kits to China
HIV/AIDS Therapy - U.S. FDA approves new anti-HIV protease inhibitor for use in combination therapy
Hemophilia Therapy - Self-regulating lentiviral vector expresses human factor IX in vivo
Hepatitis B - Pharma companies enter license agreement for Clevudine
Hepatitis B - Study shows effectiveness of hepatitis B treatment
Hepatitis B Diagnosis - New primers screen for hepatitis B virus variants
Hepatitis B Therapy - Extended lamivudine therapy delays hepatitis B-related liver disease
Hepatitis B Therapy - Reports advance knowledge in hepatitis b therapy research
Hepatitis B Therapy - Stabilized short interfering RNA cuts hepatitis B virus replication in mice
Hepatitis B Treatment - Data published evaluating long-term therapy with Hepsera for hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Vaccine Development - Hepatitis B vaccine protects animals against woodchuck hepatitis virus
Hepatitis C Epidemiology - Hepatitis C transmission prevails at an outpatient clinic in Japan
Hepatitis C Therapy - Clinical response varies in children vertically infected with hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Virus - Cells containing full-length hepatitis C replicons advance proteome studies
Hepatitis C Virus - Global factors regulate the response of hepatitis C to antivirals
Lamivudine - Combination therapy surpasses monotherapy in chronic hepatitis B patients
Liver Cancer - Angiostatic therapy hinders hepatocellular carcinoma progression
Liver Cancer - The hepaCAM gene is silenced in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver Disease - Complement factor 5 may contribute to fibrogenesis
Liver Transplantation - Alcohol compounds the risk of hepatitis-C-related liver cancer formation
Liver Transplantation - Optimal method of "piggyback" venous outflow reconstruction identified
Mental Health - Drugs and therapy prevent interferon-induced depression in high-risk patients
Nosocomial Infections - Digestive endoscopy transmits hepatitis C infection infrequently
Nosocomial Infections - Endoscope channels harbor hepatitis B virus DNA after on-site cleaning
Oncogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in oncogenesis research
Personnel - Clinical trial data management company names board members
Proteomics - Protein signatures emerge in hepatocellular carcinoma samples
Transplant Medicine - Immunosuppressive drugs remain vital years after liver transplantation
Transplant Medicine - Recent findings in transplant medicine described
Transplant Medicine - Select therapies limit fibrosis progression after liver transplantation
Vaccines Development - Recent findings illuminate research in vaccines development
Virology - Adenoviral vector binding is toxic to non-targeted tissues
Virology - Alcohol impedes hepatitis C response to therapy in HIV-coinfected patients
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