HCV - Hepatitis C Patients Taxing Medical System

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

Pill Form of Therapy for HCV Coming Closer
This report is an update of therapy progress presented at the AASLD (American Academy for the Study of Liver Diseases). Three separate approaches are covered. Yes, progress is being made....

Ultrasound
Title: UltrasoundCategory: Procedures and TestsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/15/2005

Vertex Progresses with VX-950
Vertex is the racehorse to watch right now. They are progressing quicky on their preliminary good results. While it's not yet time to line up for their treatment, we believe theirs will be first to market of the new approaches...

HCV Vaccine Progress
The development of a HCV vaccine is very exciting, even to patients already infected. Although the vaccine will not help them direcly, it shows definite progress in understanding and outsmarting this virus that is known to be difficult to combat...