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Hepatitis Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 15th, 2005

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Hepatitis Weekly | Other Publications

Chronic Hepatitis B - Lamivudine-induced seroconversion after hepatitis B relapse is short-lived

Fatty Liver Disease - Weight loss after bariatric surgery helps obese patients clear liver steatosis

Hepatitis B Therapy - Lentiviral vectors containing hammerhead ribozymes end hepatitis B activity

Hepatitis C Virus - Liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C require lower doses of tacrolimus

Oncogenesis - Hepatitis C may trigger B-cell disorders through CD81 and E2 interaction

Business & Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports second quarter 2005 results

Business & Finance - Pharmaceutical company announces second-quarter 2005 earnings per share

Business Update - Companies to pay $525M to purchase Emory's emtricitabine royalty interest

Cancer Research - ProQinase and Univ. of Duesseldorf receive grant for anticancer drug research

Cancer Risk Factors - Hepatitis B virus-associated liver cancer harbors c-kit-positive tumor cells

Cancer Risk Factors - Reports advance knowledge in cancer risk factors research

Virology - Research add new data to virology body of knowledge

Diagnostics - Cell systems advance the study of hepatitis delta virus genome replication

Diagnostics - Diagnostic test manufacturer delivers HIV test kits

Drug Development - Hepatitis C drug discovery collaboration expanded

Ebola - Agreement signed to evaluate Tarvacin for hemorrhagic disease

Endocrinology - Insulin resistance modulates fibrosis and antiviral efficacy in hepatitis C

Finance - Healthcare products corporation reports financial results for Q2 2005

Virology - Studies advance knowledge in virology research

HIV Therapy - Pharma company receives U.S. FDA approval for Zidovudine Tablets

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Discovery and development services company awarded NIH contract

HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection - Pegylated interferon alpha-2a effective/well-tolerated in HIV/HCV coinfection

Healthcare Access - Group dismayed by Oregon governor's veto of hepatitis C legislation

Hematology - Hepatitis C is a cofactor for vascular access thrombosis in dialysis patients

Hematology - Lamivudine prophylaxis fights hepatitis B reactivation in cancer patients

Hepatitis B - Identification of a protein important for hepatitis B replication

Hepatitis B Therapy - Differentially expressed genes are targets for hepatitis B containment

Hepatitis B Therapy - Pediatric chronic hepatitis B patients respond to lamivudine therapy

Hepatitis B Virus - AST surpasses ALT for screening liver injury in hepatitis B carriers

Hepatitis B Virus - Agreement signed to recover genetic information from clinical serum samples

Hepatitis B Virus - Biopharmaceutical company comments on data from hepatitis B treatment study

Hepatitis B Virus - Lamivudine helps patients overcome HBV-related decompensated liver cirrhosis

Hepatitis B Virus - Phase III clinical evaluation of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate begins

Hepatitis C Virus - Group launches hepatitis C treatment program

Hepatitis C Virus - Transgenic mice model extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C

Hepatocellular Cancer - SEN virus infection not major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatology - Combined models assess hepatitis C-related liver fibrosis

Herpes Labialis - Phase 2 study of herpes labialis treatment successfully completed

Injury Prevention - Sharp injury prevention organization releases new education booklet

Kidney Failure - Hepatitis C does not worsen liver disease in uremic hepatitis B patients

Kidney Failure - In many cases hepatitis C infection precedes end-stage renal disease

Lipid Research - Once-daily oral treatment for lipid disorders, cholesterol launched in U.S.

Liver Cancer - Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy impedes hepatoma cell proliferation

Liver Cancer - Human maid homologue useful marker protein in hepatocarcinogenesis

Liver Cancer - Studies describe new findings in liver cancer research

Liver Disease - Chemically treated mice model natural killer T cell liver injury

Oncology - Findings in oncology provide new insights

Oncology - Hepatitis B viral integration precipitates cancer formation

Pediatric Immunization - Premature infants should be monitored when given combination vaccines

Stem Cell Research - Monocyte-derived Neohepatocytes developed for autologous cell therapy

Stem Cell Research - Small hepatocytes differentiate and re-express constitutive cytochrome P450s

Stem Cell Transplantation - Transplant of dHGF-cultured hepatocytes prolongs survival of acute liver failure

Thalassemia - Abdominal lymphadenopathy has ties to post-transfusion chronic hepatitis C

Transplant Medicine - Bile duct necrosis impedes liver graft survival

Transplant Medicine - Hepatitis C infection compromises liver re-transplantation outcomes

Transplant Medicine - Hepatitis C viremia increases immediately after renal transplantation

Transplant Medicine - Researchers describe findings in transplant medicine studies

Virology - Hepatitis C RNA is unchanged in HIV-coinfected patients given interleukin 2

Virology - Reports add new data to virology research

Virology - The hypervariable region 1 of hepatitis C may establish viral persistence

Wound Healing - Fibrin sealant accomplishes hemostasis following partial liver resection

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