Hepatitis C 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

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- New Insight Into a Major Cause of
Medscape News - Research presented during this year's meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) addressed important advances in our understanding of the hepatic consequences of obesity -- nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a

International Approvals: Erbitux, Peg-Intron, Rebetol
Medscape News - Dec. 27, 2005 Switzerland s regulatory authority Swissmedic has approved a new indication for cetuximab injection, allowing its use in combination with radiotherapy for the first-line treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer. Japan's

Controversies in Liver Transplantation
Medscape News - Current controversies in liver transplantation continue to revolve around the disparity between available deceased donor organs and maximizing the available donor pool, difficult clinical scenarios of patient selection given limited donor resources

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