The drugs, so-called hepatitis C protease inhibitors, represent the first class of agents that directly target the hepatitis C virus.
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Until researchers can come out with a potent enough antiviral combo to account for the massive numbers of mutations that hepatitis c virus can produce, interferon will remain part of hepatitis C treatments.
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It is recommended they be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, the health department said.
Snider said letters would be sent Friday to 7, 000 patients recommending testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
The state health department is contacting about 7, 000 patients seen by Harrington since 2007 to urge them to be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
"Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV are serious medical conditions, and infected patients may not have outward symptoms of the disease for many years, " the department said.
"Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV are serious medical conditions, and infected patients may not have outward symptoms of the disease for many years, " the health department said.
The health departments said hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV are serious medical conditions and infected patients may not have outward symptoms of the disease for many years.
More than 3, 200 of Harrington's patients were screened for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C after health investigators found sterilization violations and other infractions at the oral surgeon's office.
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But another doctor, Duan Qing, explained at the briefing that would be impossible for there to be any such cases of AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or syphilis because there is a lengthy incubation period.
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"There is a very small chance that some patients could have been exposed to the hepatitis B virus, the hepatitis C virus, or HIV, based on practices identified at the facility, " the congressional memo states.
The report highlighted Scotland's national Hepatitis C Action Plan as an example of best practice.
All the animals had been used in medical experiments and were infected with Hepatitis C.
Its next bestseller, PEG-Intron, used to treat hepatitis C, could be challenged soon as well.
Hopefully, it can hold onto some talent that has expertise in developing hepatitis C drugs, too.
Another nugget: most Americans with hepatitis C have genotype 1, which is the hardest to treat.
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By buying Zymogenetics, Bristol brings one of its hepatitis C drugs completely in house.
Its hepatitis C medicine fell into that category, but results proved no better than other options.
Unlike haemophiliacs who contracted HIV, the government has refused to give compensation to Hepatitis C sufferers.
Her microlivers are also being put to work in the fight against hepatitis C and malaria.
Cole said her kidney troubles date to February 2008 when she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C.
"It's sending out a message that people with hepatitis C do not matter, " he said.
For example, some compounds for dengue might also work for Hepatitis C, which is a blockbuster.
The dentistry board launched its probe after one of Harrington's patients came down with hepatitis C.
Investigators initially alerted the dentistry board to a potential hepatitis C infection from Harrington's office.
Roche also presented positive results for its hepatitis C polymerase inhibitor at the Boston meeting.
Bristol-Meyers Squibb has been working with ZymoGenetics to also develop a potential hepatitis C treatment.
But after sometimes 20 years, chronic hepatitis C can cause jaundice, nausea and abdominal pain.
Both have substantially boosted the cure rate in big trials, raising excitement among hepatitis c specialists.
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Vertex is completing midstage testing of its drug telaprevir, a hepatitis C protease inhibitor.
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