Hepatitis Weekly articles from October 2008

Hepatitis Weekly archives from October 2008

How to select anti-hepatitis B virus agents for drug-resistance patients?
October 6, 2008... HBV infection may lead to acute liver disease, chronic active hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Over 350 million people worldwide are estimated to be infected chronically by HBV and are therefore at risk of liver...

The natural history of 'healthy-HCV carriers'.
October 6, 2008... A normal liver is observed in about 10% of HCV infected patients and the natural history of theses so-called "healthy-HCV carriers" is not fully defined (see also World Journal of Gastroenterology). An article published on 28 June 2008, in...

Reports from M.E. Tosti and colleagues advance knowledge in acute hepatitis.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Rome, Italy, "The incidence of, and risk factors for, acute hepatitis A (AHA) were assessed by using data collected from the Italian surveillance system of acute viral hepatitis (SEIEVA). To this end, a...

Research from P. Colson and co-authors provides new data about acute hepatitis.
October 6, 2008... "We describe here what is, to the best of our knowledge, the third reported case of severe thrombocytopenia associated with acute hepatitis E virus infection," investigators in Marseille, France report (see also Acute Hepatitis). "The...

Galmed Medical Research Initiates Phase I Study of Aramchol, its Leading Drug Candidate for Fatty Liver Disease.
October 6, 2008... Galmed Medical Research Ltd., a leading biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative proprietary drugs for the treatment of cholesterol and liver diseases, announced that it has started its Phase-I study in healthy human volunteers of its...

New hepatitis research from University of Khartoum discussed.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Medical Virology, "Sixteen pregnant women presented at the three main hospitals in Khartoum province, Sudan during the period of March-September 2007 with features of acute viral...

Reports outline hepatitis study findings from S.A. Gujar and colleagues.
October 6, 2008... "The contribution of virus-specific T lymphocytes to the outcome of acute hepadnaviral hepatitis is well recognized, but a reason behind the consistent postponement of this response remains unknown. Also, the characteristics of T-cell...

Research from Z.Y. Xu and colleagues provide new insights into hepatitis A virus.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "The objective of the study was to identify the protective factors for the rapid decline in the risk of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in China between 1990 and 2006." "Results of...

Studies from C.L. Vitral and co-researchers update current data on hepatitis A virus.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Brazil, "Recent studies have shown that the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A virus (HAV) is decreasing in several Latin American countries. Brazil is a very large and heterogeneous country, showing...

Studies from L. Garciaaguirre and colleagues provide new data on hepatitis A virus.(Report)
October 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Virology, "Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a hepatotropic member of the family Picornaviridae. Currently, the entire nucleotide sequence is available for only 26 HAV isolates." ...

Study findings from L. Shliakhtenko et al broaden understanding of hepatitis A virus.
October 6, 2008... "The epidemiological features of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection were studied in eleven territories located in the north-western region of the Russian Federation. The dynamics of HAV infection in Russia and in the region were evaluated during...

Hepatitis B Foundation supports the CDC new chronic Hepatitis B testing recommendations for Asian Pacific islander populations.(Report)
October 6, 2008... The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published new recommendations to increase routine testing in the United States for chronic hepatitis B, a major cause of liver disease and liver cancer. The recommendations,...

New hepatitis B virus study findings recently were reported by researchers at Kobe University.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Kobe, Japan, "Eight genotypes (A to H) and nine subtypes (adw2, adw4, ayw1, ayw2, ayw3, ayw4, adrq+, adrq-, and ayr) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been identified worldwide. They appear to be associated with...

Pennsylvania State University, Medical Department publishes research in hepatitis B virus.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "APOBEC3G (A3G) is a cytidine deaminase that can inhibit a wide range of retroviruses, including the para-retrovirus hepatitis B virus (HBV). The antiviral function of A3G depends on its...

Reports summarize hepatitis B virus study results from M.E. Mendy and co-researchers.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Banjul, Gambia, "Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis are important causes of mortality worldwide. Persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of these diseases." "Double...

Research from K. Deterding and colleagues has provided new data on hepatitis B virus.
October 6, 2008... According to a study from Hannover, Germany, "The importance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes for disease progression and response to interferon-alpha-based treatment is well established. While almost all patients in the Mediterranean area...

Studies from University of Utrecht update current data on hepatitis B virus.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Netherlands, "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major human pathogen. In addition to its importance in human health, there is growing interest in adapting HBV and other viruses for drug delivery and other...

Data from F.M. Wurst et al provide new insights into hepatitis C virus.(Report)
October 6, 2008... "Heavy alcohol consumption may accelerate the progression of hepatitis C (HCV)-related liver disease and/or limit efforts at antiviral treatment. As most of the patients in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) suffer from hepatitis C...

Findings from Harvard University, Medical Department in hepatitis C virus reported.
October 6, 2008... "Attachment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein to lipid droplets (LDs) is linked to release of infectious progeny from infected cells. Core progressively coats the entire LD surface from a unique site on the organelle, and this process...

New findings in hepatitis C virus described from Kurume University.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Kurume, Japan, "We focused on the relationship between variation in the IRES of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b and clinical outcome, since the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) has a comparatively low...

Reports outline hepatitis C virus study results from D. Ferraro et al.
October 6, 2008... "Several seroepidemiological population-based surveys carried Out in Italy have shown a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Camporeale (CP), a small Sicilian town with a 10.4% prevalence of HCV mostly genotype 1b, probably...

Research conducted at H.B. Oh and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about hepatitis C virus.(Report)
October 6, 2008... "Previous surveys of the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Korea have identified types 1 and 2, but little has been said of other genotypes and viral subtypes. In this study, HCV genotypes in Korea were investigated using Restriction...

Researchers at Emory University have published new data on hepatitis C virus.
October 6, 2008... "Interferon (IFN)-alpha has been used to investigate pathways by which innate immune cytokines influence the brain and behaviour. Previous studies suggest that altered basal ganglia function may contribute to IFN-alpha-induced...

Studies conducted at J.F. Cantaloube et al on hepatitis C virus recently published.
October 6, 2008... "The subtype distribution of 142 genotype 2 and 97 genotype 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates from the sera of 1,319 volunteer blood donors in France was determined by gene sequencing and by phylogenetic analysis of the NS5B region and El...

Study results from D.J. Bartels and colleagues broaden understanding of hepatitis C virus.
October 6, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The prevalence and clinical implications of naturally occurring variants that are resistant to hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitors in treatment-naive patients has not been reported. We...

University of Leuven publishes research in hepatitis C virus.(Report)
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from Louvain, Belgium, "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotyping is a tool used to optimize antiviral treatment regimens. The newly developed Versant HCV genotype assay (LiPA) 2.0 uses sequence information from both the...

Data on hepatitis E virus reported by V. Chandra and co-researchers.
October 6, 2008... "The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute viral hepatitis, but its characterization is hampered by the lack of an efficient in vitro infection system that can be used to study the effects of HEV proteins on cellular processes. Previous studies...

Investigators at Virginia Polytechnic Institute target hepatitis E virus.(Report)
October 6, 2008... "As a positive-strand RNA virus, hepatitis E virus ( HEV) produces an intermediate negative-strand RNA when it replicates. Thus, the detection of negative-strand viral RNA is indicative of HEV replication," scientists in the United States...

Studies from S.A. Mcdonald et al provide new data on hepatocellular cancer.
October 6, 2008... "We investigated trends in first-time hospital admissions and deaths attributable to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a large population-based cohort of 22 073 individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection through laboratory...

Study data from Columbia University update knowledge of hepatocellular cancer.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "To evaluate the role of oxidative stress and aflatoxin exposure on risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a case-control study nested within a large community-based cohort was conducted in...

Investigators at University of Barcelona zero in on immunization.
October 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis, "A universal vaccination program for preadolescents, aged 12 years, with the hepatitis A + B vaccine was introduced in 1998 in Catalonia (Spain) with the aim of...

New immunization data have been reported by scientists at Hacettepe University.
October 6, 2008... According to a study from Ankara, Turkey, "Hepatitis A is a worldwide vaccine-preventable infection. Recommendation of vaccination depends on the endemicity of the disease." "The World Health Organization recommends universal hepatitis A...

Research from University of Antwerp broadens understanding of immunization.
October 6, 2008... "For the first time a global meeting on hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection as vaccine preventable disease was organized at the end of 2007. More than 200 experts from 46 countries gathered to investigate the changing global HAV epidemiology...

Researchers at Purdue University, Department of Basic Medical Sciences target hepatitis B virus cell biology.
October 6, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Hepatitis B virus X protein via the p38MAPK pathway induces E2F1 release and ATR kinase activation mediating p53 apoptosis,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Hepatitis B...

Researchers at Institute of Infectious Disease target hepatitis B virus immunology.
October 6, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Severe dendritic cell perturbation is actively involved in the pathogenesis of acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure,' new data in hepatitis B virus. "Functionally impaired dendritic cells (DCs) play important roles...

Investigators at Basel University zero in on hepatitis C virus.
October 6, 2008... A report, 'Virus-induced over-expression of protein phosphatase 2A inhibits insulin signalling in chronic hepatitis C,' is newly published data in Journal of Hepatology. "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection disturbs glucose and lipid metabolism...

Reports on hepatitis C virus findings from Russian Academy of Medical Science provide new insights.(Report)
October 6, 2008... Research findings, 'Human oncogenic viruses: hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses and their role in hepatocarcinogenesis,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Russia, "Chronic infections caused by hepatitis B virus...

Study data from Kaohsiung Medical University, Graduate Institute of Medicine update knowledge of hepatitis C virus in children.(Report)
October 6, 2008... New research, 'Hepatitis C virus infection among children in aboriginal areas in Taiwan,' is the subject of a report. "The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among adults in aboriginal areas has been shown to be higher than in...

Research results from Imperial College London, Division of Medicine update knowledge of hepatitis C virus immunology.(Clinical report)
October 6, 2008... A new study, 'Cerebral immune activation in chronic hepatitis C infection: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study,' is now available. According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Abnormal cerebral metabolism and cognitive...

Scientists at Cairo University, Department of Community Medicine target hepatitis C virus risk factors.(Clinical report)
October 6, 2008... Data detailed in 'Incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in a cohort of women in rural Egypt' have been presented. "A prospective cohort study of the incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was performed...

Scientists at Charite University target hepatitis C virus risk factors.
October 6, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Evaluation of complement factor 5 variants as genetic risk factors for the development of advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection' new findings in hepatitis C virus. According to a study from Germany,...

New hepatitis C virus therapy research reported from University of Colorado, Research Center.
October 6, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Prospective analysis of effector and regulatory CD4+ T cells in chronic HCV patients undergoing combination antiviral therapy,' new data in hepatitis C virus. According to recent research from the United States, "The role...

Studies from Kaohsiung Medical University, Department of Internal Medicine in the area of hepatitis C virus therapy described.
October 6, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Changing prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among teenagers in an endemic area in Taiwan.' According to a study from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "Tzukuan Township in Taiwan has been reported to be an...

Studies from University of Melbourne in the area of hepatitis C virus vaccines published.(Report)
October 6, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'A self-adjuvanting lipopeptide-based vaccine candidate for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection,' have been published. "Effective CD8(+) T cell responses have been induced using totally synthetic...

Studies from Hokuriku University reveal new findings on chronic hepatitis.
October 6, 2008... "We adopted a pharmaceutical approach to enhancing the distribution of glycyrrhizin (GZ) in the liver based on continuous administration of GZ for chronic hepatitis therapy. The present study characterizes the changes in GZ concentration in...

Researchers' work from Loyola University focuses on hepatitis.(Report)
October 6, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Virology, "The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) encodes numerous accessory proteins whose importance in the natural infection process is currently unclear. One of...

Reports outline autoimmune disease study findings from University of Thessaly, Department of Nephrology.
October 6, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'A case of membranous nephropathy associated with Sjogren syndrome, polymyositis and autoimmune hepatitis' new findings in autoimmune disease. "Sjogren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized...

Adobe Releases Creative Suite 4 Production Premium.
October 6, 2008... Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe(R) Creative Suite(R) 4 Production Premium, a complete solution for creative professionals who craft world-class video, audio, and interactive media -- for delivery on-air, online, and on...

GreenChek Technology Inc. Rated 'Speculative Buy,' Price Target of $3.42 by Beacon Equity Research.
October 6, 2008... GreenChek Technology Inc. (OTCBB: GCHK) has been rated Speculative Buy with a price target of $3.42 by Beacon Analyst, Victor Sula, Ph.D (see also GreenChek Technology, Inc.). The full report is available at...

InterMune to Present Four Abstracts on HCV Protease Inhibitor ITMN-191 at the AASLD Meeting.
October 6, 2008... InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN) announced that four abstracts from clinical and in-vitro studies of ITMN-191 (R7227) accepted for presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD, Oct. 31...

OTAVA Ltd. offers MORE THAN 200 NEW FOCUSED COMPOUND LIBRARIES FOR SCREENING.
October 6, 2008... OTAVA Ltd. offers more than 200 new focused compound libraries for screening (see also Life Sciences). They include target-specific compound libraries, e.g, P38 kinase inhibitors, cathepsin B inhibitors, HCV serine protease inhibitors and...

Hepatitis B Foundation Launches Community Initiatives with New Associate Director of Public Health.
October 6, 2008... The Hepatitis B Foundation, a world-class nonprofit research organization headquartered in Doylestown, Pa., has appointed Gang Chen, Ph.D., as its new Associate Director for Public Health. Dr. Chen will help lead the Foundation's new public...

Majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B not at increased risk of MS.
October 13, 2008... The majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B are not at an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study to be published in the October 8, 2008, online issue of Neurology[R], the medical journal of the...

A novel therapy for bleeding gastric varices.
October 13, 2008... Two patients with the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension related to hepatitis infection were admitted to Shanghai Ruijin hospital due to recurrent melena and hematemesis. Isolated gastric varices were observed in the gastric...

Successful construction of eukaryotic plasmids containing HBV C genotype.
October 13, 2008... HBV infection remains a major health problem in the world. Several data have revealed that lamivudine can efficiently promote the treatment of hepatitis B. However, a long-term treatment of lamivudine leads to the emergence of...

Research data from Chungnam National University update understanding of apoptosis.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research from South Korea, "Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is essential for viral replication and plays an important role in viral pathogenesis. HBx transactivates many viral and cellular genes and participates In...

New autoimmune disease research from M.A. Pou et al outlined.
October 13, 2008... "Despite major advances in understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, the etiopathogenic factors responsible for the breakdown of self-tolerance mechanisms and the potential triggering mechanisms remain unknown. It is generally...

Studies from N. Benabdeljelil and co-researchers in the area of cytomegalovirus published.
October 13, 2008... "A synthetic cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter-driven cDNA minigenome containing the enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) gene as a reporter was derived from the genomic segment A of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). The 5'-end of the...

Research on hepatitis reported by scientists at Mayo Clinic.
October 13, 2008... "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral pathogen that influences the outcome of liver transplantation. In addition to the direct effects of CMV syndrome and tissue-invasive diseases, CMV is associated with an increased predisposition to acute...

Study data from P.M. Mulrooneycousins and co-authors update knowledge of hepatitis.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research from Canada, "Woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV), which is closely related to human hepatitis B virus, infects the liver but also invariably establishes persistent infection in the lymphatic system. Although the dose...

Reports from Harvard University, Medical Department highlight recent research in hepatitis A virus.
October 13, 2008... "The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) coordinates the administration of timely postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) to contacts of hepatitis A cases, making prompt disease reporting especially valuable. Electronic...

Reports outline hepatitis B virus research from M. Buti and colleagues.
October 13, 2008... "This practice point commentary discusses the findings and limitations of a prospective, double-blind, phase III trial conducted by Lai et al. in which patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) were randomly allocated to receive telbivudine 600...

Research conducted at S. Gudima and co-authors has provided new information about hepatitis B virus.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) share the HBV envelope proteins. When woodchucks chronically infected with woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) are superinfected with HDV,...

Research from K. Djeriri and colleagues provide new insights into hepatitis B virus.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Occupational Medicine - Oxford, " To evaluate knowledge and perception of hepatitis B, including prevention, among Moroccan health care workers (HCWs) and to estimate seroprevalence of...

Data on hepatitis C virus published by researchers at Federal University.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research from Campo Grande, Brazil, "A survey was conducted among the hemodialysis units of the city of Campo Grande, located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Mid-west region of Brazil, with the aim of investigating...

INSERM reports research in hepatitis C virus.
October 13, 2008... According to a study from Paris, France, "Unsafe injections and transfusions used during treatments are considered to be responsible for many cases of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in developing countries, but cannot account for a...

New findings from University of Coimbra in the area of hepatitis C virus published.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research from Coimbra, Portugal, "CD8 T cells play a major role in antiviral immune responses. Their importance for progression to chronic hepatitis C and response to treatment are still unclear." "To address these...

New hepatitis C virus study findings have been published by H. Li and colleagues.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Virology, "The frequency that multiple different subtypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) simultaneously infect a given individual is controversial. To address this question, heteroduplex...

New hepatitis C virus study findings have been reported from Technical University of Denmark.
October 13, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal RNA - a Publication of the RNA Society, "The initiation of protein synthesis on mRNAs within eukaryotic cells is achieved either by a 5' cap-dependent mechanism or through internal...

New hepatitis C virus study findings have been reported from University of Texas.
October 13, 2008... "A mutation within subdomain 1 of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 helicase (NS3-Q221L) (M. Yi, Y. Ma, J. Yates, and S. M. Lemon, J. Virol. 81:629-638, 2007) rescues a defect in production of infectious virus by an intergenotypic chimeric RNA...

Research from D.S. Campo and co-authors provides new data about hepatitis C virus.
October 13, 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 is a genetically heterogeneous RNA virus that is a major cause of liver disease worldwide....

Research from Stanford University, Medical Department yields new findings on hepatitis C virus.
October 13, 2008... "MicroRNAs usually interact with 3' noncoding regions (3'NCRs) of target mRNAs leading to downregulation of mRNA expression. In contrast, liver-specific microRNA miR-122 interacts with the 5' end of the hepatitis C virus RNA genome, resulting...

Scientists at University of Firenze detail research in hepatitis C virus.
October 13, 2008... According to a study from Florence, Italy, "Transient elastography (TE) has received increasing attention as a means to evaluate disease progression in patients with chronic liver disease. To assess the value of TE for predicting the stage of...

Studies conducted at University of Massachusetts, Medical Department on hepatitis C virus recently published.
October 13, 2008... "Hepatic gene transfer is envisioned as a substitute for protein replacement therapies, many of which are derived from blood products. Thus, the target populations may have a high prevalence of blood-borne pathogens, such as hepatitis C virus...

Studies from J.E. Trevizoli and colleagues provide new data on hepatitis C virus.(Report)
October 13, 2008... According to a study from Brasilia, Brazil, "The severity of liver disease among hepatitis C patients on hemodialysis is controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical, biochemical, and liver histologic characteristics of...

New findings reported from National University describe advances in hepatitis D virus.(Report)
October 13, 2008... "Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a pathogenic RNA virus with a plant viroid-like genome structure. HDV encodes two isoforms of delta antigen (HDAg), the small and large forms of HDAg (SHDAg and LHDAg), which are essential for HDV RNA replication...

New hepatocellular cancer research has been reported by scientists at National Taiwan University.(Report)
October 13, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, " The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) increases with increasing level of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in serum (viral load). However, it is unclear...

New life sciences findings from B.W. Mason and co-authors described.(Report)
October 13, 2008... According to recent research published in the British Dental Journal, "Objectives To investigate the association between treatment by a dental healthcare worker (HCW) and patient infection with a blood-borne virus (BBV). Nested case control...

Study results from B.W. Mason and colleagues in the area of life sciences published.(Report)
October 13, 2008... According to recent research from Wales, "Objectives To investigate the association between treatment by a dental healthcare worker (HCW) and patient infection with a blood-borne virus (BBV). Nested case control study." " A patient...

StemCells, Inc. Receives NIH Grant to Pursue Cell-Based Therapeutic for Hepatitis C.
October 13, 2008... StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced that it has been awarded a $305,000 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to research and develop a potential cell-based therapeutic for liver disease arising...

Findings from National Taiwan University, Department of Pediatrics broaden understanding of hepatitis B virus therapy.
October 13, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Interferon-alpha treatment in children and young adults with chronic hepatitis B: a long-term follow-up study in Taiwan,' have been published. "The short-and long-term benefits of interferon (IFN)-alpha...

Investigators at Chang-Gung University, Department of Internal Medicine release new data on hepatitis B virus therapy.(Report)
October 13, 2008... Data detailed in 'Changing aetiology of liver dysfunction in the new generation of a hepatitis B and C-endemic area: cross-sectional studies on adolescents born in the first 10 years after universal hepatitis B vaccination' have been presented....

Reports on hepatitis B virus therapy findings from Konkuk University, Department of Internal Medicine provide new insights.(Report)
October 13, 2008... Research findings, 'Rapid re-emergence of YMDD mutation of hepatitis B virus with hepatic decompensation after lamivudine retreatment,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "Lamivudine has a high...

Researchers at Medical College of Georgia, Medical College publish new data on hepatitis C virus therapy.
October 13, 2008... A new study, 'Extended-therapy duration for chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1: the long and the short of it,' is now available. According to recent research published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, "With pegylated interferon and...