Saturday, January 14, 2006


Hepatitis C Therapy - Lower Ribavirin Dose Effective In Hepatitis C Therapy Mix


Lower Ribavirin Dose Effective In Hepatitis C Therapy Mix
Lower Ribavirin Dose Effective In Hepatitis C Therapy Mix. Higher Doses of Pegylated Interferon Increase Rate of HCV Viral Clearance ...

XTLbio gets FDA fast track designation for hepatitis C therapy
XTLbio gets FDA fast track designation for hepatitis C therapy · Pipeline Insight: Hepatitis C. Rehovot, Israel, 18 July 2005 - XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd ...

Hepatitis Central, Genotypes in Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Therapy Should Be Individually Tailored; Starting Virus Levels, Genotype Predict Response to Interferon Treatment · Genotypes Explained ...

HepNet-Study Results Presented on New Hepatitis C Therapy At ...
HepNet is a huge resource focusing on the needs of the medical community, providing updates on patient care issues, serology, new clinical papers and news ...

Hepatitis Information Network: HepNet - Hepatitis C
Can the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C therapy to other well accepted medical interventions be compared? Dr. Jong Wong, from the New England Medical ...

Hepatitis C Therapy - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Hep-C Drug ...


Valeant Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Hep-C Drug ...
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Jan 3, 2006Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the United States and Canadian rights to the ...

Northern Ocean Support Groups
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Dec 24, 2005... HEP-C SUPPORT: MOCHCCI-Hepatitis C support group meets 7-9 pm the first Tuesday of the month in the lower-level conference room at Ocean Medical Center, 425 ...

Bid to remove biopsy barrier to hep C treatment
AustralianDoctor.com (subscription), Australia - Jan 10, 2006By Bianca Nogrady. PATIENTS with hepatitis C will no longer need a liver biopsy to qualify for subsidised treatment with antiviral ...

Hepatitis C Therapy - LFCT - Hep C - Q&A


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What does the liver do? How is Hepatitis C transmitted? Who should be

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Northeast Times Article "Coming to the rescue of hep C sufferers" Links The National Hepatitis C Coalition, Inc. The Delaware Valley Hepatitis Treatment, Research and Education Center Department of

Hepatitis C Therapy - Hepatitis C: Index | CDC Viral Hepatitis


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Viral hepatitis C Prevention for Injection Drug Users Abobe (external link*); What Every Injection Drug User Should Know (brochure) Abobe; Viral Hepatitis ...

Hepatitis C and Complementary and Alternative Medicine: 2003 Update
The authors concluded "glycyrrhizin is a potential drug in reducing long-term complications in chronic viral hepatitis C in patients who do not respond with ...

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Hepatitis C: Current Treatment
... more research is definitely needed to develop safer, more effective and cheaper drugs (see Evolving Treatments for Chronic Viral Hepatitis C). ...

Friday, January 13, 2006


Hepatitis C Therapy - HCV Forum with Dr. Ben Cecil


HCV Forum with Dr. Ben Cecil
Welcome to the HCV forum. I have been interested in treating patients with HCV for five years and have treated more than 1800 patients with antiviral ...

National HCV Prison Coalition - Hepatitis C Awareness Project
The National Hepatitis C Prison Coalition provides support to prison inmates who are suffering from hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV/HCV coinfection.

Hepatitis C: FAQ | CDC Viral Hepatitis
Is there a vaccine for the prevention of HCV infection? ... Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is found in the ...

Genotyping - HCV News Articles
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Hepatitis C Therapy - Immunization: National Immunization Awareness Month


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Thursday, January 12, 2006


Hepatitis C Therapy - Hepatitis A, B, C's Articles


Hepatitis A, B, C's Articles
... of product Rebetron which is the current form of Hepatitis C therapy, has made a commitment to the patients that are ...

Current and Future Concepts in Hepatitis C Therapy
The goal of hepatitis C virus therapy is permanent viral eradication. This requires the use of drug combinations with multiple modes of action. ... The Challenge of Hepatitis C Therapy ...

Response to Hepatitis C Therapy Can Last for Years
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offers information on risk factors, frequently asked questions, current developments, a survey, and more.

Pegasys combination therapy approved for hepatitis C and HIV co-infection treatment in Europe
... Pegasys, the market leader worldwide in hepatitis C therapy, provides significant benefit over conventional combination ...

Controversies in Hepatitis C Therapy
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Hepatitis C Therapy - Herbal remedy for hepatitis?


Herbal remedy for hepatitis?
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Dec 16, 2005... Here is one of the letters of that series. I am a Hep C sufferer who lives in BC, Canada. I cannot take the Pegatron cure, and I am very grateful for this. ...

U of S scientists develop promising hep C vaccine
CBC Saskatchewan, Canada - 17 hours agoThere's no cure for hepatitis C, but scientists at the University of Saskatchewan think they've found a pretty good candidate for an effective vaccine. ...

Coastal Monmouth Support Groups
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Dec 24, 2005... HEP-C SUPPORT: Hepatitis C Challenge meets 7-9 pm the third Thursday of the month, Jersey Shore Wellness Center, 2020 Route 33, second floor conference room ...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Hep-C Drug ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Jan 3, 2006Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) todayannounced that it has completed its acquisition of the United Statesand Canadian rights to the hepatitis ...

Wednesday, January 11, 2006


Hepatitis C Therapy - Maxygen Announces Achievement of Milestone in Roche Alliance


Maxygen Announces Achievement of Milestone in Roche Alliance
FinanzNachrichten - Dec 14 4:48 AM
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maxygen, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. announced today that it has earned a $5 million milestone in its collaboration with Roche ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) to develop improved interferon alpha protein therapeutics to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections.Save to My Web

Gen-Probe to Webcast Presentation at the 24th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
RedNova - Jan 04 4:21 PM
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated announced today that the Company will present at the 24th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on January 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time (1:30 p.m. Eastern Time).Save to My Web

Mothers pass hepatitis C more often to infant girls
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 12:27 PM
The results of a large European study suggest that mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) occurs significantly more often among girls than among boys.Save to My Web

InterMune Announces Divestiture of Oritavancin
RedNova - Dec 27 8:19 AM
BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc.Save to My Web

Partial 24-Week Data Demonstrate Valopicitabine (NM283) Combined with Pegylated Interferon Continues to Produce Greater
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 14 6:56 AM
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced partial 24-week data today from an ongoing phase IIb clinical trial evaluating valopicitabine combined with pegylated interferon in treatment-refractory patients with chronic hepatitis C.Save to My Web

Hepatitis C Therapy - Maxygen Announces Achievement of Milestone in Roche Alliance


Maxygen Announces Achievement of Milestone in Roche Alliance
FinanzNachrichten - Dec 14 4:48 AM
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maxygen, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. announced today that it has earned a $5 million milestone in its collaboration with Roche ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) to develop improved interferon alpha protein therapeutics to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections.Save to My Web

InterMune Shares Slide From Monday High
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 10 10:40 AM
InterMune Inc. shares dropped Tuesday after an investment bank said investors are being overly optimistic about the drug developer's nascent hepatitis C therapy.Save to My Web

Maxygen achieves milestone in Roche partnership
Pharmaceutical Business Review - Dec 15 5:54 PM
Maxygen has earned a $5 million milestone in its collaboration with Roche to develop improved interferon alpha protein therapeutics to treat hepatitis C and B infections.Save to My Web

Tuesday, January 10, 2006


Hepatitis C 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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Kowloon, Hong Kong


Tel: 852-27656200


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Hepatitis C Therapy - ILAR Journal Online, Volume 42(2) 2001: Animal Models of Hepatitis


ILAR Journal Online, Volume 42(2) 2001: Animal Models of Hepatitis
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Nurses Update
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Monday, January 09, 2006


Hepatitis C Therapy - Maxygen Announces Achievement of Milestone in Roche Alliance


Maxygen Announces Achievement of Milestone in Roche Alliance
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Dec 14, 2005... We believe our next generation interferon alpha program has the potential to become a cornerstone of future hepatitis C therapy and we are confident that Roche ...

Higher doses of pegylated interferon or ribavirin improve ...
Aidsmap, UK - Dec 8, 2005Given that standard hepatitis C therapy with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin produces a sustained virological response (SVR) in less than 50% in patients ...

Vertex hepatitis C drug gets fast track
BusinessWeek - Dec 8, 20058 9:40 AM ET Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday that it received a "fast track" designation from regulators for a hepatitis C therapy it is developing. ...

SciClone Reports Results From First ZADAXIN Phase 3 Hepatitis C ...
Market Wire (press release) - Dec 14, 2005... trial results to determine and coordinate with Sigma-Tau, our European collaborator, the next steps regarding the development of ZADAXIN in hepatitis C therapy ...

Sunday, January 08, 2006


Hepatitis C Therapy - HCV Link to Cancer Found


HCV Link to Cancer Found
Hepatitis Neighborhood, FL - Dec 30, 2005... Epub 2005 Dec 6. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Viral Hepatitis C. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/fact.htm. ...