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Hepatitis C: A silent epidemic (you can help stop on Saturday) - Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)



Hepatitis C: A silent epidemic (you can help stop on Saturday) 
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
By Michael Yudell More than 3 million Americans are infected with the Hepatitis C virus, and half of them don't even realize it? You could be one of them. Hepatitis C is a viral infection that attacks the liver, causing liver damage and sometimes liver ...
The struggle against Hepatitis C Fox News
Health Department Offering Hepatitis C Screening WMFD.com
Lake offers tests for hepatitis ? a 'silent epidemic' in US Orlando Sentinel
Kansas City infoZine  -Muncie Star Press  -Patch.com 
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Hepatitis C, liver cancer research at UNC secures $2.3M federal grant - MedCity News



Hepatitis C, liver cancer research at UNC secures $2.3M federal grant 
MedCity News
A microscopic image of a section of a liver biopsy from a patient with hepatitis C. The viral proteins are green, cell nuclei are blue. The hepatitis C virus is believed to have links to the growth of liver cancer but those connections have been hard ...
Well-being Q&A: Hepatitis B gulfnews.com

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Achillion's hepatitis C drug gets FDA fast track - Reuters



Achillion's hepatitis C drug gets FDA fast track 
Reuters
(Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration granted a fast track designation to Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental hepatitis C drug ACH-3102, currently in an early-stage trial. The fast-track status is designed to expedite the regulatory ...
ACH-3102 Receives Fast Track Designation From the FDA for the Treatment of ... FierceBiotech
Achillion Gets FDA Incentives for Hepatitis C Drug Pharmaceutical Processing

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Free hepatitis C testing offered in Bismarck - Bismarck Tribune



Free hepatitis C testing offered in Bismarck 
Bismarck Tribune
Free testing for hepatitis C will be offered this month at Burleigh Public Health, Custer Family Planning, the UND Center for Family Medicine and Custer Health in the Bismarck-Mandan area. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that often lasts a ...

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Hepatitis C - Cost of Treatment Reduced - AllAfrica.com



Hepatitis C - Cost of Treatment Reduced 
AllAfrica.com
By Elizabeth Mosima, 15 May 2012 In order to alleviate the plight of patients, the cost of treatment of Hepatitis C was recently reduced. This was during the signing of an agreement between the government of Cameroon and Hoffmann La Roche Laboratories.
Deaths Attributed to HCV on the Rise, Outstripping HIV Mortality Infectious Disease Special Edition

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Idenix rises as analyst looks to trial data - BusinessWeek



Idenix rises as analyst looks to trial data 
BusinessWeek
Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Wednesday after a William Blair & Co. analyst said the hepatitis C drug developer could report some important good news over the next few months. THE SPARK: Analyst Y. Katherine Xu said several events could ...

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Achillion Gets Fast Track Designation For ACH-3102 To Treat Chronic Hepatitis C - NASDAQ



Achillion Gets Fast Track Designation For ACH-3102 To Treat Chronic Hepatitis C 
NASDAQ
(RTTNews.com) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACHN) announced the receipt of a fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for ACH-3102 as part of an interferon-free regimen for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, ...
ACH-3102 Receives Fast Track Designation From the FDA for the Treatment of ... GlobeNewsWire (press release)

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Medgenics Receives FDA Clearance to Commence Phase IIb Trial of EPODURE for ... - MarketWatch (press release)



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Medgenics Receives FDA Clearance to Commence Phase IIb Trial of EPODURE for ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition to treatments for anemia, hepatitis and hemophilia, Medgenics plans to develop and/or out-license a pipeline of future Biopump products targeting the large and rapidly growing global protein therapy market, which is forecast to reach $132 ...
Medgenics cleared by FDA to begin Phase IIb clinical trials for EPODURE; shares up Proactive Investors USA & Canada

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Class action over hepatitis C scandal - Ninemsn



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Class action over hepatitis C scandal 
Ninemsn
Fifty women who contracted hepatitis C after undergoing abortions at a Melbourne clinic have launched a class action in the Victorian Supreme Court. The action is against three parties - the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, ...
Hep C victims to sue medical regulator ABC Online
Melbourne Clinic Sued Over Faulty Service Leading To Several Women Contracting ... TopNews United States

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Free Hepatitis C Testing - KREX News Channel 5



Free Hepatitis C Testing 
KREX News Channel 5
National Hepatitis Testing Day is Friday, and free hepatitis C screenings will be available to the public. Free testing will take place across Colorado including right here in Grand Junction. Tests will be given at the Western Colorado AIDS Project all ...