Saturday, January 07, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Can heavy sweating during sleep be related to smoking marijuana or


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Saliva Hep C Test Developed
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Ask the Doctor: Herbal remedy for hepatitis?
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Several months ago, Dr. Alfred McNair, a board-certified gastro-enterologist, wrote a guest column about hepatitis. I've never received as many responses to a column as I received from this column. Some responses were congratulatory and some were

Friday, January 06, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Center for the Study of Hepatitis C


Center for the Study of Hepatitis C
The Center for the Study of Hepatitis C 1230 York Avenue . New York, NY 10021 Toll-free: (866) 672-HepC (4372) E-Mail: info@hepccenter.org

What I need to know about Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C: Hepatitis C Council Of Victoria
The Hepatitis C Council of Victoria Inc. is a statewide organisation representing and catering to the needs of people with hepatitis C, their carers, partners, family and friends. The Council works to

Pegasys.com: Basics of Hepatitis C
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Thursday, January 05, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Customs may take over destination inspection after 7 years


Customs may take over destination inspection after 7 years
Vanguard - The scanning services and equipment provided by three scanning companies in the nation s ports for the new import destination inspection regime which began yesterday shall be transferred to the Nigeria Customs Service after seven years. Mr. Samuel

Saliva Hep C Test Developed
Red Herring - Israeli researchers have developed a test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) based on a sample of saliva, suggesting mass screening for the liver disease may be possible in parts of the developing world where blood testing is less feasible. The aim

Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion
Manila Bulleting Online - What does the term blood product mean? What are the possible adverse effects and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion? A friend of mine died of cirrhosis of the liver because he received blood that was contaminated with hepatitis B virus when he

Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Your Health Briefs - 12/29


Your Health Briefs - 12/29
KXAN - Researchers are questioning the effectiveness of an herbal remedy used to treat liver disease. That and more in Thursday's Health Briefs. A review of 13 clinical trials on milk thistle found it has no significant effects on liver disease caused by

Doctors collecting information on hepatitis drug
Grand Forks Herald - BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota doctors are collecting information on the treatment of prisoners for hepatitis C. Drs. Jeff Hostetter, Kent Martin, John Hagan and Olimpia Rauta, all of Bismarck, are collecting information to present to the federal

Destroyer of lives
Meadville Tribune - At 17 she snorted her first line. By 23, she was shooting up. A mere four years later, Donna Green sits on a hospital bed at a Terre Haute nursing home, where a crayon drawing by her daughter and a poster of The Doors are taped to the wall. Dabbing

35 local patients will be tested
Columbia State - At least 35 patients of Columbia-area hospitals might have received transplants of stolen human tissue. The transplants are connected to a New York City case in which funeral home workers took parts from dead bodies without the families consent

Biomed Rounds: Will Biogen s Tysabri make a comeback in 2006?
Mass High Tech - Looking ahead to 2006, here is a list of predictions from Your Scribe, who doesn t always see 20-20, even in hindsight: Tysabri will be brought back onto the market. The multiple-sclerosis drug is a potential blockbuster for Biogen Idec Inc., but

Wednesday, January 04, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - ANGER OVER `LOW-KEY' LIVER REPORT


ANGER OVER `LOW-KEY' LIVER REPORT
Community Newswire, UK - Dec 20, 2005... dedicated to supporting people with liver disease has today hit out over a "low-key" and "non-urgent" Health Protection Agency (HPA) report on hepatitis C. ...

Intarcia Therapeutics to Present at the 24th Annual JPMorgan ...
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - 10 hours ago... provide an update on its development program for Omega DUROS(R), a subcutaneous implant designed to deliver omega interferon for the treatment of hepatitis C. ...

Infected inmates wait for drugs: Budget limits dictate which state ...
The Patriot Ledger, MA - Dec 27, 2005By SUE REINERT. State prisons are rationing medication for inmates infected with hepatitis C, a contagious and deadly liver disease. ...

Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Reports Results From Phase 2 Study Hepex-B(TM), Which Was Licensed From XTLbio


Cubist Pharmaceuticals Reports Results From Phase 2 Study Hepex-B(TM), Which Was Licensed From XTLbio
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 21 11:50 PM
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. announces that Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today provided data from a recently concluded Phase 2 study of HepeX-B which was licensed to Cubist by XTLbio in 2004.Save to My Web

Texas Scientists Discover How A Hepatitis C Protein Promotes Liver Cancer
Science Daily - Dec 06 6:01 AM
Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified a key biochemical connection between the hepatitis C virus and liver cancer.Save to My Web

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Ron Bentsur As Chief Executive Officer
RedNova - Jan 03 3:19 AM
REHOVOT, Israel, January 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTL Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. ("XTLbio") , a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs against hepatitis, announced today the appointment of Ron Bentsur as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Ron Bentsur is based in the US.Save to My Web

Tuesday, January 03, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Treating Chronic Mutational Hepatitis B with Chinese Medicine

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


webmaster@vigconic.com


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Hepatitis B


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Liver Cancer, Hepatitis C Connection Gets Clearer
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HCV Vaccine Progress
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Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion


Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion
Manila Bulleting Online - What does the term blood product mean? What are the possible adverse effects and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion? A friend of mine died of cirrhosis of the liver because he received blood that was contaminated with hepatitis B virus when he

T-cell boost may increase immunity
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What's New in Hepatitis C: Current State of the Field and Future
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Monday, January 02, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Is There A Vaccine For Hepatitis 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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Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis


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Sunday, January 01, 2006


Hepatitis C Combination Therapy - Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: Clinical Focus


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