Investigators initially alerted the dentistry board to a potential hepatitis C infection from Harrington's office.

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The investigation began after the health department alerted the dentistry board to a potential hepatitis C infection from Harrington's office.

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The type of cancer in which T67 is being tested is often caused by a hepatitis-C infection, which is much more common in Asia.

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Hepatitis A is a viral infection of the liver.

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He said hepatitis A was a "short-term infection that has very unpleasant symptoms but is rarely serious".

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Writing in the Lancet medical journal, researchers from The International Hepatitis Interventional Therapy Group report a new treatment for chronic HCV infection that uses a combination of interferon alpha-2b and a drug called ribavirin.

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Most people who get hepatitis B have it for a short time, though it can cause a long-term infection that can damage the liver.

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