Hepatitis Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 29th, 2005
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Chronic Hepatitis B - Virus and transaminase levels foreshadow the emergence of hepatitis B mutants
Chronic Hepatitis C - Ondansetron relieves fatigue in patients infected with hepatitis C
Chronic Liver Disease - Albumin dialysis relieves portal pressure in patients with alcoholic hepatitis
Drug Delivery - Engineered bio-nanocapsules transport proteins to liver cells
Hepatitis C Therapy - Ribavirin priming makes chronic hepatitis C combination therapy more effective
Alcoholism - Glasgow scores predict patients at risk for alcoholic hepatitis-related death
Allergy & Immunology - Hepatic CD8+ T-lymphocyte response is required for clearing hepatitis B
Allergy & Immunology - Radiofrequency ablation of the liver counteracts cell-mediated immunity
Animal Research - Zinc supplementation prevents acute hepatitis in rodent Wilson disease models
Autoimmune Disease - Prolonged therapy for autoimmune hepatitis is deemed safe and effective
Autoimmune Disease - Treatment failure warrants liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis
Diagnostics - Studies advance knowledge in diagnostics research
Business Update - Bioharmaceutical company reports second quarter and 6-month financial results
Chronic Liver Disease - Fibrosis-related molecules abound in unresolving congenital hepatic fibrosis
Diagnostics - CE Marking granted for HCV real-time PCR viral load test
Diagnostics - Data advance knowledge in diagnostics research
Diagnostics - The SHASTA index stages liver fibrosis in virally coinfected patients
Liver Cancer - Researchers' findings advance liver cancer research
Drug Development - Bicyclol protects against experimental liver injury in mice
Drug Development - New class of vaccines include killed but metabolically active microbes
Endocrinology - Adiponectin levels decline in viral hepatitis patients who receive interferon
Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports second quarter 2005 financial results
Finance - Immunotherapies company reports Q2 revenue of $1 million
Finance - Maker of nucleic acid tests reports strong Q2 results
Finance - Oral fluid diagnostics company announces financial results
Hepatitis A Prevention - Toddler immunization programs reduce the incidence of hepatitis A in Israel
Hepatitis A Vaccine - Rates of hepatitis A drop in U.S. after vaccine implementation
Hepatitis B Epidemiology - Hepatitis B-related liver cancer surpasses liver failure in Japan
Hepatitis B Treatment - Therapy for chronic hepatitis B achieves primary endpoint in phase 3 trial
Hepatitis B Virus - Cameroonian samples reveal a new subtype of hepatitis B genotype A
Hepatitis B Virus - Emtricitabine demonstrates powerful activity against chronic hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Virus - Viral integration sites highlight hepatitis B-related carcinogenesis
Hepatitis C Therapy - Interferon gamma gains little headway in chronic hepatitis C non-responders
Hepatitis C Transmission - Many infants acquire hepatitis C infection from infected mothers in utero
Hepatitis C Treatment - CHMP adopts positive opinion for shorter course of Pegintron/Rebetol therapy
Hepatitis C Treatment - Patient enrolment begun in phase 1/2 clinical trial on hepatitis C therapy
Hepatitis C Virus - The evolution of hepatitis C virus envelope genes is patient-specific
Influenza Vaccine - Biotech company receives flu vaccine production license from Chinese state FDA
Liver Cancer - Disease burden of hepatocellular carcinoma is changing in Asia
Liver Cancer - Reports describe recent advances in liver cancer research
Nosocomial Infection - Assessment of injection practices in Cambodia reported
Pediatric Gastroenterology - Children with type 2 diabetes may develop elevated liver enzyme levels
Personnel - Immunotherapy company names Francis V. Chisari, MD, to scientific advisory board
Philanthropy - Philanthropist announced partnership to provide food to HIV/AIDS patients
Renal Disease - Hepatitis B vaccine doses trigger seroconversion in predialysis patients
Reproductive Medicine - Interferon beta can alter the menstrual cycle
Schistosomiasis - Decoy therapy overwhelms parasite-related liver fibrosis
Tissue Engineering - Mechanical stress stimulates production of liver regenerating factors
Transfusion Medicine - Exchange transfusion may be required for managing sickle cell hepatopathy
Transplant Medicine - Combination therapy treats hepatitis C reinfection after liver transplantation
Transplant Medicine - Recent studies add new data to transplant medicine research
Virology - Hepatitis C seropositivity predicts mortality in HIV-coinfected patients
Virology - Recent studies add new data to virology research
Virology - Subgenomic replicons offer a look at the hepatitis C life cycle
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