Hep C Virus - Farrar rebuilds a no-frills Son Volt

Farrar rebuilds a no-frills Son Volt
San Jose Mercury News - If you've seen Jay Farrar onstage - be it with alt-country favorite Uncle Tupelo, with the early version of Son Volt, or on his own - you know this is an artist not exactly prone to outbursts of laughter. A seemingly stoic vocalist, Farrar has

Defence says it lacks disclosure of witnesses as tainted-blood case
Macleans - TORONTO (CP) - The criminal trial involving the man at the centre of the tainted-blood scandal began Monday with defence lawyers accusing the Crown of attempting to bombard the court with expert witnesses to turn the case into "a public inquiry

Woman: Illegal body piercing causing hepatitis
Times and Democrat - A local businesswoman who wants to offer tattoos claims that Orangeburg County has 17 documented cases of hepatitis C caused by illegal body piercing. Speaking to Orangeburg County Council Monday night, Tammy Conner said most of the cases are

BioCryst to Present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2006
dBusinessNews.com - BIRMINGHAM -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) today announced that it will present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2006 on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The

Experimental hepatitis C treatment shows promise
Advocate - Biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday said a mid-stage clinical trial has shown its hepatitis C treatment lowered virus levels to undetectable levels. The Phase II trial enrolled 12 hepatitis C patients and dosed them with Vertex' VX-950