Saturday, January 21, 2006


OBGYN.net Publications Hepatitis C Infection: What the Obstetrician needs to know (Hepatitis C Infection)


OBGYN.net Publications Hepatitis C Infection: What the Obstetrician needs to know
Hepatitis C Infection: A Clinician's Guide. William Cusick, MD. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The Stamford Hospital. Stamford, CT. INTRODUCTION ... Dies DF, Serologic Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Infection. J La State med Soc March 1995;147:113-116. ...

Hepatitis C
Introduction. Hepatitis C. It's a virus that many of us know little about. It has been called the "silent killer" with good reason. ... Describe the diagnostic tests for Hepatitis C infection. Describe the signs of Hepatitis C infection. List the medications used to ...

Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C infection. *PIC*
Hepatitis C virus information and support for people suffering from Hepatitis C and their loved ones

Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Recent advances in the management of hepatitis C infection have improved the response to therapy.

Hepatitis C
... There is no hard evidence that women with hepatitis C infection are at significantly increased risk for having ... Women with hepatitis C infection usually have healthy babies ...

Friday, January 20, 2006


Hepatitis C Infection - Hepatitis C Virus Lives In Your Liver(NC)-Your liver

Hepatitis C Virus Lives In Your Liver

(NC)-Your liver works 24 hours a day, performing over 500 vital functions for your body. Most of the blood that returns to your heart passes through the liver. Your body can't function without it.

The hepatitis C virus lives in your liver. It inflames liver cells, which, over time, affects the way your liver functions. The effect of the hepatitis C virus varies from person to person. There is no way to predict how your body will react to it. There are, however, some things that are known:

You can live with hepatitis C for many years without experiencing any major symptoms, or you might simply feel tired. Symptoms can come and go over time. Their presence or absence does not tell you the degree to which liver damage may or may not be occurring. p>

Chronic, long-term inflammation of the liver can cause liver cell damage and result in fibrosis (liver scarring), or even cirrhosis. This damage can occur in as little as five years, or as long as 30 years.

About 20% of chronic hepatitis patients develop cirrhosis within 10 to 20 years.

Use of recreational drugs or alcohol can speed up inflammation and the development of fibrosis or cirrhosis.

There is an increased risk of liver cancer in people with cirrhosis.

The good news is that current drug treatments can be very effective for people with hepatitis C. Combined with proper nutrition, plenty of rest, and avoidance of recreational drugs and alcohol, these treatments help many who have the virus lead relatively healthy lives.

If you think you may be at risk of getting hepatitis C, see your doctor. The virus can be detected by a simple blood test. For more information on how to keep your liver happy and healthy, visit Health Canada's Web site at www.healthcanada.ca/hepc.

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Infectious Mononucleosis (Hepatitis C Infection)


Infectious Mononucleosis
Title: Infectious MononucleosisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2005

Hepatitis C Patients Taxing Medical System
Title: Hepatitis C Patients Taxing Medical SystemCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/31/2005 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/31/2005 1:58:37 AM

Shorter Therapy Effective for Genotypes 2 and 3
Genotypes 2 and 3 are much more responsive to current interferon combination therapies. This report details studies that show a shorter course of treatment might be just as effective as longer courses. Researchers continue to refine treatment protocols for HCV...

Thursday, January 19, 2006


Conclusions About Milk Thistle (Hepatitis C Infection)


Conclusions About Milk Thistle
A May 2005 review of clinical studies which casts doubt on milk thistle's value has recently been re-released into the press. Alternatively, an extensive amount of research supports the continued usage of this herb at higher dosages. Researchers of the...

Hepatitis B
Title: Hepatitis BCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/26/2001 11:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/21/2005

Hepatitis C
Title: Hepatitis CCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 9/17/2005

Wednesday, January 18, 2006


No increased risk for HCV transmission through breastfeeding, studies show (Hepatitis C Infection)


No increased risk for HCV transmission through breastfeeding, studies show
Medical Post Online - Jan 16 7:49 PM
ALEXANDRIA, VA. | Doctors will be able to reassure patients that breastfeeding does not raise the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to two studies published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.Save to My Web

Private schools demand scrapping of education policy
The Tribune - Jan 16 1:15 PM
A number of associations of private schools located in Haryana and affiliated to various boards today urged the government to scrap its 2003 education policy. The associations held a meeting here under the aegis of the Federation of All Private Schools Associations, Haryana.Save to My Web

'All we want is truth and justice'
BBC News - Jan 14 2:11 AM
One Scottish haemophiliac tells how an injection at the age of six left him with HIV and hepatitis C.Save to My Web

Vertex's Hepatitis C Drug Has Improved Chance Of Success
Forbes - Jan 09 2:22 PM
Prudential maintained an "overweight" rating on the biotechnology firm.Save to My Web

Schering-Plough Initiates PEG-INTRON(R) Maintenance Study in Patients Coinfected With Hepatitis C and HIV
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 12 11:30 PM
Schering-Plough announced today that it is initiating a large multinational clinical trial to evaluate the use of low-dose PEG-INTRON maintenance monotherapy in preventing or delaying hepatitis C disease progression and thus potentially reducing the occurrence of clinical events such as liver transplantation, liver cancer and death in cirrhotic patients with hepatitis C who are coinfected with Save to My Web

MedMira Announces Draw Down of Equity Line
[Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 17 1:15 PM
MedMira Inc., the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has submitted a draw down notice for $150,000 to Cornell Capital Partners, LP against its equity line of credit.Save to My Web

Is There A Vaccine For Hepatitis (Hepatitis C Infection) C?(NC)-No, not

Is There A Vaccine For Hepatitis C?

(NC)-No, not for hepatitis C. There are vaccines for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. To prevent further damage to your liver, your doctor may advise you to be vaccinated against hepatitis A and hepatitis B.

Could I give hepatitis C to someone else?

Yes, as far as we know, once you have hepatitis C, you can always transmit it to someone else if they come in contact with your blood. If you have hepatitis C, you can't donate blood. You should avoid sharing personal items like razors and toothbrushes, because the virus is spread through blood to blood contact.

Although the virus isn't spread easily by sexual contact or from a mother to her unborn baby, the risk of transmitting the virus is not absent. Therefore, talk to your doctor first if you want to have children. p>

For more information on hepatitis C visit Health Canada's Web site at www.healthcanada.ca/hepc.

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News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web.

News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use, editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News Canada and learn more about the NC services.


Tuesday, January 17, 2006


What is (Hepatitis C Infection) Hepatitis C?(NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious

What is Hepatitis C?

(NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious virus that is carried in the blood and harms the liver. About 240,000 Canadians are infected, many of whom are unaware that they even have it. The number of people with hepatitis C is increasing in Canada and around the world, primarily among those who share needles and other drug equipment. An estimated 5,000 Canadians - mostly young people - get this virus each year. p>

Although the hepatitis C virus has been around for a long time, it was only identified in 1989. It causes inflammation of the liver, which often progresses to cirrhosis (scarring that makes it difficult for the liver to function normally). Of the estimated 5,000 people that are newly infected each year, up to 70 percent experience no symptoms. For some, symptoms may not show up for 20 or 30 years. In the meantime, they may, unknowingly, be infecting others. That is why it is important to know if you are at risk and how to take preventative action.

If you think you have hepatitis C, or that you may be at risk, visit your doctor and ask for the simple blood test for this disease. For more information, contact a health care professional, and visit Health Canada's Web site at www.healthcanada.ca/hepc.

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News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web.

News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use, editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News Canada and learn more about the NC services.


Monday, January 16, 2006


Treating Chronic Mutational Hepatitis B with Chinese Medicine (Hepatitis C Infection)

Treating Chronic Mutational Hepatitis B with Chinese Medicine Vitalliver (Vigconic Suppositories)


Treating chronic mutational hepatitis B with Chinese medicine Vitalliver (Vigconic suppositories)


ZHANG GUAN HUA, LIANG CHAO, ZHENG WAN PIN


Chengdu University of TCM, Hepatitis Laboratory in the attached hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Sichuan, China

Research Method:

Quantitative determination by contrasting HBV-DNA of cases before and after the treatment.

Number of cases: 25 (n)

Case Selection: Between the age of 16 and 65, in accordance with the diagnosis standards pf chronic Hepatitis B, with negative e antigen and positive e antibody, HBV-DNA > 1 104 cp/mL.

Detection Method: All the blood samples are detected by Sichuan Clinical Detection Center; PCR-ELISA quantitative determination is used within detection range of 1 104 - 1 107-8, HBV-DNA, unit of measurement is cp/mL.

Direction Plan: one suppository provided by Vigconic (International) Ltd. Bid. The course of treatment is six months, the tracing observation after withdrawal lasts six months.

Observation index:


  1. HBV-DNA response after the treatment.

  2. Lasting HBV-DNA response (six months after withdrawal).
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Criterion of Therapeutic Effect:


  1. If HBV-DNA volume 1 104 cp/mL: 4/25 (16%)

  2. Lasting response:


HBV-DNA volume 1 104 cp/mL: 2/25 (8%)

Among the results of lasting response, 16 blood serum samples are detected through fluorimetric quantitative determination PCR by the instruments of PE.USD, H-7700 in the second attached hospital of Guangzhou Medical College. The result is in accordance with that in Sichuan Clinical Testing Center. (8 cases among it 1 102 cp/mL). The testing range of this testing method is 1 102 - 1 107-8 cp/mL.

Conclusion

The reason for the repeatedly abnormal liver function of Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) patients lies in the repeatedly duplication of HBV after infection, which leads to fibrosis of liver, then cirrhosis and liver cancer. It is commonly accepted that if CHB shows the transformation of HBeAg/Anti-HBe, HBV-DNA becoming negative, liver function returning to normal state, the disease is relieved. However, parts of patients with the transformation of HBeAg/Anti-HBe still remain positive in HBV-DNA and the pathological change in the liver continues. Because HBV-DNA occurs promoter mutation in the anterior C section (1896 necleoside G-A variation) or in the C section (1762 nucleoside T variation, 1764 G-A variation), HBeAg cannot come into being. Therefore, the HBeAg in the patient s blood cannot be detected, while the virus can keep on duplicating and fixing itself. Through sequential assay of nucleic acid, it proves that promoter mutation appears in 30%-60% of HBeAg negative Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) in the anterior C section or in the C section. In some provinces and cities of the People of China, the percentage of promoter mutation appears in HBeAg negative Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) in the anterior C section or in the C section is from 17.6% to 78.9%. Eight out of the 25 cases of our observation go through the sequential assay of nucleic acid carried out by the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong. It all proves to have HBV-DNA mutation. The chronic mutational Hepatitis B is infectious and apt to cause cirrhosis and liver cancer since the present medicines of antivirus and immuno-modulator do not produce the expected therapeutic effects.

Vitalliver suppository is made up from a formula of Chinese herbs, including Ginseng, Deer Horn, Cordyceps, Radix Astragali, Frudctus Cnidii, Semen Cuscutae, etc. The formula is mainly for strengthening the body resistant and primarily for reinforcing Kidney Qi, which produces good therapeutic effects in treating chronic mutational Hepatitis B. The mechanism is probably that through the regulating of immune system, the duplication of virus is inhibited and meanwhile the liver is protected, so it can produce a lasting therapeutic effect. No adverse reaction and severe accident happens during clinical observation, so it is safe for using. Vitalliver is bringing hopes to the treatment of chronic mutational Hepatitis B.

* The second stage of clinical trial would be carrying out by the Microbiology Department of the University of Hong Kong and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

For more information, please visit: http://www.vigconic.com


Or, contact:


William Yip cs@vigconic.com
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5/F, Cheung Wah Building, Sheung Heung Rd,


Kowloon, Hong Kong


Tel: 852-27656200


Fax: 852-27645314
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Chengdu University of TCM, Hepatitis Laboratory in the attached hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Sichuan, China


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Hepatitis C: Early (Hepatitis C Infection) Detection Means Better Health(NC)-Experts estimate

Hepatitis C: Early Detection Means Better Health

(NC)-Experts estimate that 240,000 people in Canada are currently infected with hepatitis C, of whom only 30% know they have the virus. The only way to find out for sure if you have hepatitis C is through a blood test. Your doctor can order one for you. By taking this action you'll be doing yourself a favour because hepatitis C can be treated only if it has been detected. Untreated hepatitis C can lead to severe conditions that require long-term, intensive care.

For more information visit Health Canada's Web site at www.healthcanada.ca/hepc.

About The Author

News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web.

News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use, editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News Canada and learn more about the NC services.


Sunday, January 15, 2006


MIGENIX Board Changes (Hepatitis C Infection)


MIGENIX Board Changes
[Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 09 2:17 PM
MIGENIX Inc. , a clinical-stage developer of drugs for infectious and degenerative diseases, today announced that Michael Abrams, Ph.D., has retired from its Board. This change reduces the size of the Board to eight directors from nine.Save to My Web

InterMune Completes Divestiture of Infergen(R) for Up to $135.5 Million in Cash
RedNova - Jan 03 7:33 AM
BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc.Save to My Web

Older Hepatitis C Patients Prove Difficult to Treat
RedNova - Jan 06 7:47 PM
Combination therapy in older hepatitis C patients results in more adverse effects necessitating discontinuation of treatment, lowering of dosages, and lower long-term benefits, according to a recent study carried out in Japan.Save to My Web

Diazyme test kit given green light
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 11:54 AM
Diazyme Laboratories (News) announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the San Diego biotech company 510(k) clearance to market its Enzymatic Total Bile Acids Assay Kit for the quantitative determination of total bile acids in human blood samples.Save to My Web

Anadys Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 24th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 05 6:00 AM
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present at the 24th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. PST at the Westin St.Save to My Web