Hepatitis Weekly articles from August 2008

Hepatitis Weekly archives from August 2008

New findings from University of California describe advances in alcoholism.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Liver cirrhosis develops only in a minority of heavy drinkers. Genetic factors may account for some variation in the progression of fibrosis in alcoholic liver disease (ALD)." ...

The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Nexavar Study Demonstrating Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Patients With Liver Cancer.
August 4, 2008... Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX) announced that The New England Journal of Medicine published results of a Phase 3 trial demonstrating that Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets decreased the absolute risk...

Study data from D. Saboo and co-authors update knowledge of diabetes.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from India, "Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication of renal transplantation. We evaluated risk factors for PTDM." "This retrospective evaluation of 1112 patients transplanted from January...

Recent findings in erythropoiesis described by C.T. Costiniuk and colleagues.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research from Ottawa, Canada, "Anemia is a complication of therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, necessitating dose reductions or therapy abandonment. Administration of an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) is a...

New hepatitis data have been reported by scientists at Massey University.
August 4, 2008... In this recent report published in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers in Wellington, New Zealand conducted a study "To examine associations between A1C concentration and mortality in a New Zealand population. During a Hepatitis Foundation...

Data on hepatitis B virus described by researchers at University of Siena.(Report)
August 4, 2008... According to a study from Siena, Italy, "Little is known about the effect of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C on sperm quality. In this study we analysed sperm quality from selected patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis...

New data from National Institutes of Health illuminate research in hepatitis B virus.
August 4, 2008... "HBV recurrence increases morbidity and mortality in HBsAg+ patients undergoing liver transplantation. We aimed to estimate the relative efficacy of combined therapy with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and lamivudine (LAM) versus HBIG...

New hepatitis B virus research from Erasmus University discussed.(Report)
August 4, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Virology, "Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is one of the main indicators for inflammatory activity in chronic hepatitis B. During interferon-based therapy, approximately 25%-40%...

Study findings from V. Kliem et al broaden understanding of hepatitis B virus.(Clinical report)
August 4, 2008... "Chronic liver disease resulting from hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections is still a major concern in kidney recipients. Our aim was to evaluate the prevalences, risk factors, and impact of HBV and HCV infections in adult...

Investigators at University of Alberta release new data on hepatitis C virus.
August 4, 2008... "A phase 2, randomized, multi-center, open-label study evaluated the safety and efficacy of albinterferon alfa-2b in interferon-alpha treatment-naive patients with genotype 2/3, chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Forty-three patients were...

Report summarizes hepatitis C virus study findings from H. Ebinuma and co-researchers.
August 4, 2008... "CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (CD25(+) Tregs) play a key role in immune regulation. Since hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists with increased circulating CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells and virus-specific effector T-cell dysfunction, we asked if...

Research data from University of Birmingham update understanding of hepatitis C virus.
August 4, 2008... "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an enveloped positive-stranded RNA hepatotropic virus. HCV pseudoparticles infect liver-derived cells, supporting a model in which liver-specific molecules define HCV internalization," scientists in Birmingham, the...

Research from Medical University of Bialystok broadens understanding of hepatitis C virus.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from Bialystok, Poland, "Understanding the distribution of HCV genotypes has implications for prognosis and therapy of hepatitis C. To describe the distribution of HCV genotypes in Poland in relation to route of...

Researchers from Derriford Hospital publish new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology, "Cellular immunity with interferon gamma production could have a role in protection from hepatitis C virus (HCV). Interleukin (IL)-12 is a key cytokine...

Studies from D.G. Bowen et al further understanding of hepatitis C virus.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The inhibitory receptor programmed death-1 (PD-1) is present on CD8(+) T cells in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), but expression patterns in spontaneously resolving infections are incompletely...

Studies from Toho University provide new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
August 4, 2008... According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, " It has been reported that Th2 cytokines down-regulate antitumor immunity, while activation of type 1 T cell responses promotes antitumor immunity. However, detailed information on the immunological...

Studies from University of Pisa, Medical Department provide new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
August 4, 2008... "The aim of this study was to evaluate CXCL10 serum levels in patients with hepatitis C virus chronic infection (HCV) associated mixed cyoglobulinemia (MC), in the presence or absence of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT). CXCL 10 was assayed in 50 MC...

Research results from Mahidol University update understanding of immunization.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, "This cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the prevalence of, and factors relating to, the acceptance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination by...

Data from University of Naples advance knowledge in non-hodgkin lymphoma.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from Naples, Italy, "Primary Hepatic (PHL) and Primary Splenic (PSL) non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma are rare entities. Small series of PHL and PSL have been reported, suggesting a non-fortuitous association with Hepatitis C Virus...

Researchers from National Taiwan University, Department of Pediatrics report details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitic b vaccines.(Report)
August 4, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Inadequate humoral immunogenicity to recombinant hepatitis B virus vaccine in biliary atresia children.' According to a study from Taipei, People's Republic of China, "This study aimed to...

Recent findings in hepatitis B virus therapy described by investigators from Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences.(Report)
August 4, 2008... Data detailed in 'In vivo and in vitro anti-hepatitis B virus activity of total phenolics from Oenanthe javanica' have been presented. "The traditional Chinese medicine Oenanthe javanica (OJ) has been used for many years, mainly for the...

Study findings from C. Olivier et al provide new insights into hepatitis B virus vaccines.
August 4, 2008... A report, 'Immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety of a seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) concurrently administered with a fully liquid DTPa-IPV-HBV-Hib combination vaccine in healthy infants,' is newly published data in...

Study data from University of Montreal update knowledge of hepatitis C virus prevention.
August 4, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Reduction in intracellular HCV RNA and virus protein expression in human hepatoma cells following treatment with 2'-O-methyl-modified anti-core deoxyribozyme,' have been published. "HCV RNA is gaining...

Reports summarize immunization research from N. Wood and co-authors.
August 4, 2008... A report, 'Establishment of a surveillance system (utilising Midwifes Data Collection Systems) for monitoring the impact of hepatitis B vaccination on the population prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Australia,' is newly...

New alcoholism study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Foggia.
August 4, 2008... "The mechanisms of progression from fatty liver to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis are not well elucidated. Mitochondrial dysfunction represents a key factor in the progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) as mitochondria are the main...

Researchers from Ankara University, Medical Department publish new studies and findings in the area of alcoholism.
August 4, 2008... " Currently, although only a few therapies normalize the liver test abnormalities with/without improving the liver histology, no pharmacologic therapy has proved to be effective for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. To...

New DNA research findings from University of Ghent described.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Cytokine, "Conserved molecular patterns of microbial pathogens, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) DNA motifs are important signals for receptor-mediated...

Study findings from T. Alchalabi et al provide new insights into hepatitis.
August 4, 2008... " Primary sclerosing cholangitis/autoimmune hepatitis (PSC/AIH) and primary biliary cirrhosis/AIH (PBC/AIH) overlap syndromes are poorly defined variants of AIH. Few large patient series exist, and there are little data on long-term outcomes,"...

Reports on liver fibrosis findings from New York University, Department of Radiology provide new insights.(Report)
August 4, 2008... Research findings, 'Chronic hepatitis: role of diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and inflammation,' are discussed in a new report. In this recent report, researchers in the United States...

Investigators at Kanazawa University publish new data on obesity and diabetes.
August 4, 2008... Fresh data on obesity and diabetes are presented in the report 'Olmesartan ameliorates a dietary rat model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis through its pleiotropic effects.' According to a study from Kanazawa, Japan, "Insulin resistance is a...

Gilead Sciences Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results.(Financial report)
August 4, 2008... Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Total revenues for the second quarter of 2008 were $1.28 billion, up 22 percent compared to total revenues of $1.05 billion for the...

Older liver donors not associated with negative outcomes in transplant recipients with hepatitis C.
August 4, 2008... Receiving a liver from a donor older than age 60 does not appear to be associated with transplant failure, death or recurrent disease in the next five years among transplant patients with the hepatitis C virus, according to a report in the July...

Gender, time of day affect response to vaccination.
August 4, 2008... Led by Anna Catriona Phillips of the University of Birmingham, researchers assessed the response to a hepatitis A vaccine in young healthy adults and also examined responses to the annual influenza vaccination in older community-based adults...

Liver damage in hepatitis C patients could be treated with warfarin, says study.(Report)
August 11, 2008... The drug warfarin may help prevent liver failure in thousands of people with Hepatitis C, according to new research (see also Imperial College London). In a study published (1 August) in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis,...

New acute hepatitis research from Okayama University, Medical Department discussed.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Okayama, Japan, "We report for the first time a new RNA replication system with a hepatitis C virus (HCV) strain (AHI) derived from a patient with acute hepatitis C. Using an HCV replicon RNA library...

Reports summarize alcoholism research from S.J. Thomson and co-authors.
August 11, 2008... In this recently published study, investigators in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To determine time trends in hospital admissions for chronic liver disease in U.K. between 1989/1990 and 2002/2003, mortality rates in U.K. and...

New data from V. Verma et al illuminate research in hepatitis.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, "Cytokines play a key role in regulation of immunity and inflammation. The aim of the study was to detect serum levels of TGF-beta, IL-10, and sTNF alpha RII...

Findings from S. Sellamuthu and co-authors broaden understanding of hepatitis A virus.
August 11, 2008... "By using an improved genetic screening system, variants of the HAV 3CP protease which exhibit altered P2 specificity were obtained," scientists in South Korea report (see also Hepatitis A Virus). "We randomly mutated the His145, Lys146,...

New hepatitis B virus research from T.T.T. Huy et al outlined.
August 11, 2008... "A novel variant of hepatitis B virus was identified in Vietnam. This strain (HBV-VH24) had a novel intergenotypic recombination between genotypes A, C, and G. VH24 showed high similarity (98.3 to 98.9%) to the ''aberrant strains'' among...

New hepatitis B virus study findings have been published by H.L. Zaaijer and colleagues.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from Netherlands, "Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is characterized by the presence of HBV DNA while the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) remains undetectable. The HBV genomes in five asymptomatic blood donors with...

Report summarizes hepatitis B virus study findings from M. Sherman and co-researchers.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "In hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B patients who were refractory to current lamivudine therapy, switching to entecavir was superior to continued lamivudine at week 48...

Reports from University of Madras describe recent advances in hepatitis B virus.
August 11, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Chennai, India conducted a study "To investigate the cellular defects by analyzing the (Th1/Th2) cytokine levels in vaccine responders and non-responders. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) from...

Studies from N. Warner and colleagues yield new information about hepatitis B virus.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from Melbourne, Australia, "The hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutation that encodes rtA181T is selected in the viral polymerase during antiviral drug therapy and can also encode a stop codon in the overlapping surface gene at...

Data on hepatitis C virus detailed by S. Petta and co-authors.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Palermo, Italy, "Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is an adipocytokine associated with insulin resistance (IR). We tested serum levels of RBP4 to assess its link with steatosis inpatients with genotype 1 chronic...

Findings from N. Kaushikbasu and co-researchers advance knowledge in hepatitis C virus.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Frontiers in Bioscience, "In a quest to identify novel compounds targeting HCV viral replicase, we evaluated a new series of 4-thiazolidinone derivatives (18 compounds). Our in vitro NS5B...

New findings from University of Messina in the area of hepatitis C virus published.(Report)
August 11, 2008... " Considering that celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune-based entity and the hepatitis C virus is suspected of being able to trigging autoimmune reactions, it has been hypothesized that hepatitis C virus infection might predispose to CD. The...

New hepatitis C virus research reported from Taichung Veterans General Hospital.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from Taichung, Taiwan, "Antiviral treatment leading to impaired quality of life in chronic hepatitis C patients has been reported in the West. To promote high quality care, we explored the quality of life in...

New hepatitis C virus study findings have been reported from University of Paris.(Report)
August 11, 2008... "Hepatocellular steatosis is common in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Steatosis can be considered as a true cytopathic lesion induced by hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3, suggesting that one or more viral proteins produced during genotype...

Research from Harvard University in the area of hepatitis C virus published.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Infection with genotype 4 of the Hepatitis C virus is common in Africa and the Mediterranean area, but has also been found at increasing frequencies in injection drug users in Europe and North...

Research from Hokkaido University, Medical Department yields new findings on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
August 11, 2008... "Dendritic cell maturation critically modulates antiviral immune responses, and facilitates viral clearance. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is characterized by its high predisposition to persistent infection," scientists in Sapporo, Japan report (see...

Research from Osaka University reveals new findings on hepatitis C virus.
August 11, 2008... "Dendritic cells (DCs) sense virus via toll-like receptors (TLR) or retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I) and evoke a cascade of immune reactions. In myeloid DC (MDC) from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients, the levels of...

Research from Princess Alexandra Hospital provides new data on hepatitis C virus.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "Obesity and fatty liver are commonly observed among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are risk factors for increased hepatic fibrosis. Obesity is accompanied by...

Research on hepatitis C virus described by N. Akuta and colleagues.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from Toranomon, Japan, "The efficacy of interferon (IFN) monotherapy for non-responders to pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) combination therapy is still unclear. To evaluate the impact of IFN monotherapy...

Research on hepatitis C virus reported by scientists at Kobe University.(Report)
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "A substantial proportion of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-1b-infected patients still do not respond to interferon-based therapy. This study aims to explore a predictive marker for the...

Studies from A. Delluc et al in the area of hepatitis C virus described.
August 11, 2008... "Mixed cryoglobulin is usually associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and might cause systemic vasculitis. The presence and impact of cryofibrinogen, another cryoprotein, in the serum of HCV-infected patients have not yet been...

Studies from Florida State University have provided new information about hepatitis C virus.(Report)
August 11, 2008... "Cyclosporine (CsA) and its derivatives potently suppress hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication. Recently, CsA-resistant HCV replicons have been identified in vitro," scientists writing in the Journal of Virology report (see also Hepatitis C...

University of Basel publishes research in hepatitis C virus.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. the current standard...

University of Pennsylvania reports research in hepatitis C virus.(Report)
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "The outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with antiviral CD4 T cell response, human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class II genotypes, and ethnicity....

Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Medical Department details research in hepatitis C virus.(Clinical report)
August 11, 2008... "For chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the effects of current therapies are limited. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the interferon beta-1a (IFN beta-1a) versus IFN beta-1a plus ribavirin (RBV) combination on Chinese...

Reports outline hepatitis E virus research from X.J. Li and colleagues.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Nine hundred and four serum samples were collected from pigs from 16 pig farms in China's Hunan province and tested for anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody and the HEV capsid...

Research in the area of hepatitis E virus reported from M.A. Kulkarni and colleagues.
August 11, 2008... "The zoonotic transmission of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a well-established fact and pigs are known reservoirs of the virus. The human and swine HEV from countries such as the USA, Japan and Taiwan, show a remarkable sequence identity,"...

Researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Medical Department report details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis E virus.(Report)
August 11, 2008... "Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important pathogen. The animal strain of HEV, swine HEV, is related to human HEV," scientists in the United States report (see also Hepatitis E Virus). "The genotype 3 swine HEV can infect humans and genotype...

New data from N. Akuta et al illuminate research in hepatocellular cancer.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "Previous studies identified amino acid (aa) substitutions of the, hepatitis C virus core region of genotype 1b (HCV-1b core region) and elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels as predictors of poor...

New hepatocellular cancer research from A. Lin et al outlined.
August 11, 2008... "Chronic hepatitis C virus HCV infection progresses through liver fibrosis and cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma HCC. It appears to be causally related to B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma since regression after antiviral therapy has been...

Research from INSERM in the area of hepatocellular cancer published.
August 11, 2008... According to a study from Lyon, France, "Dysregulation of growth factors and their receptors is central to human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We previously demonstrated that the Frizzled-7 membrane receptor mediating the Wnt signalling can...

Study results from Seoul National University, Medical Department broaden understanding of hepatocellular cancer.(Report)
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Medical Virology, "Few reports have detailed mutation frequencies and mutation patterns in the entire X region according to clinical status. The aims of this study were to elucidate the...

Research from Istanbul University in the area of immunization published.(Report)
August 11, 2008... "Abnormal immune response to gliadin, genetic, and environmental factors play a role in the pathogenesis of celiac disease (CD). Non-responsiveness to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination is related to genetic features," researchers in Istanbul,...

Findings from University of Bremen, Department of Virology provide new insights into hepatitis A virus.(Report)
August 11, 2008... New investigation results, 'Hepatitis A virus protein 2B suppresses beta interferon (IFN) gene transcription by interfering with IFN regulatory factor 3 activation,' are detailed in a study published in The Journal of General Virology....

Reports outline hepatitis B virus epidemiology research from University of Sao Paulo, Department of Gastroenterology.(Report)
August 11, 2008... New research, 'Hepatitis D and B virus genotypes in chronically infected patients from the Eastern Amazon Basin,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Sao Paulo, Brazil, "Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective hepatotropic...

Studies from M. Ratinier and colleagues provide new data on hepatitis C virus.
August 11, 2008... Fresh data on hepatitis C virus are presented in the report 'Transcriptional slippage prompts recoding in alternate reading frames in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) core sequence from strain HCV-1.' "Since the first report of frameshifting in...

Studies from National Institute of Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases Department further understanding of hepatitis C virus.(Report)
August 11, 2008... Research findings, 'Virological characterization of the hepatitis C virus JFH-1 strain in lymphocytic cell lines,' are discussed in a new report. "While hepatocytes are the major site of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a number of studies...

Investigators at National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease target hepatitis C virus risk factors.
August 11, 2008... A new study, 'Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific immune responses of long-term injection drug users frequently exposed to HCV,' is now available. "Injection drug users (IDUs) who successfully clear hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a reduced risk of...

Reports outline hepatitis C virus therapy study findings from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty.
August 11, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Chronic hepatitis C responds poorly to combination therapy in chronic hepatis B carriers' new findings in hepatitis C virus. "The effect of conventional interferon-based therapy of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C...

Study findings from Thomas Jefferson University provide new insights into hepatitis.
August 11, 2008... "Some strains of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) can induce chronic inflammatory demyelination in mice that mimics certain pathological features of multiple sclerosis. We have examined neural cell tropism of demyelinating and nondemyelinating...

University Medical Center details research in hepatitis.(Report)
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "Diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) may be challenging. However, early diagnosis is important because immunosuppression is life-saving." "Diagnostic criteria of the...

Investigators at Chiba University, Medical Department release new data on hepatocellular cancer.(Report)
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Modern Pathology, "Heterogeneous biological characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma may be attributed to the cellular origin of the tumor. Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma probably...

Researchers at Kanazawa University, Department of Human Pathology target cholangitis cell biology.(Report)
August 11, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Activation of ATM signaling pathway is involved in oxidative stress-induced expression of mito-inhibitory p21WAF1/Cip1 in chronic non-suppurative destructive cholangitis in primary biliary cirrhosis: an...

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Highlights.(Financial report)
August 11, 2008... Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patient care by developing novel medicines in the areas of hepatitis C and oncology, reported its financial results and highlights for...

Hepatitis B Foundation Names Mary Ann Baviello Program Coordinator.
August 11, 2008... The Hepatitis B Foundation, a world-class nonprofit research organization headquartered in Doylestown, Pa., is pleased to announce the appointment of Warrington resident, Mary Ann Baviello, MSPH, as the Foundation's new Program Coordinator. ...

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Advances HCV Discovery Program to Clinic.
August 11, 2008... Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases, announced that it has initiated a first-in-man study of...

Human Genome Sciences Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Key Developments.(Financial report)
August 11, 2008... Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSI) announced financial results and key developments for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (see also Human Genome Sciences, Inc.). "During the second quarter, we continued to make excellent progress in...

New findings reported from S. Molina and co-authors describe advances in acute hepatitis.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research from Montpellier, France, "Understanding the virus-host interactions that lead to approximately 20% of patients with acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection to viral clearance is probably a key towards the...

Scientists at University of Brescia detail research in cholangio cancer.
August 18, 2008... According to a study from Brescia, Italy, "Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is an unusual tumour. The clinicopathological data of 67 patients with ICC and combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (HCC-ICC) are presented." "HCV-HBV...

Studies from P. Pagliano and co-researchers yield new data on chronic hepatitis.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, "A 37-year-old splenectomized man affected by beta-thalassemia and chronic hepatitis, recently treated with pegylated interferon-a (Peg-IFN), was...