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Hepatitis C drug break-through
BBC News
Scientists at the Welsh School of Pharmacy say the first human clinical trials on a new drug to treat infections caused by the Hepatitis C virus have been ...

Inhibitory effects on HAV IRES-mediated translation and replication by a ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) causes acute hepatitis and sometimes leads to fulminant hepatitis. Amantadine is a tricyclic symmetric amine that inhibits the ...

Mayo patients in Jacksonville told to get checked for hepatitis
Post-Bulletin
At least three patients acquired the strain of hepatitis C that he has. Beumel was fired and charged with stealing drugs. ...
Mayo earns high marks for crisis communicationsBusiness Journal
Mayo tells more than 3000 patients of possible Hepatitis C infectionFierceHealthcare
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville is planning to send letters to to 3209 ...Orlando Sentinel

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Wannabe migrants warned that SA healthcare is 'diverse'
The Move Channel
According to the NHS, if you are travelling to South Africa you should have vaccinations against Tetanus, Hepatitis A, Cholera and TB. ...

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Adults need immunizations too
Penn Yan Chronicle-Express (blog)
Other vaccinations you may need include those that protect against Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Chickenpox (Varicella), and Measles, Mumps, & Rubella. ...

Cardiff hepatitis drug passes first trial
WalesOnline
A NEW drug to treat hepatitis C, discovered by experts at Cardiff University, has completed the first stage of clinical trials. ...

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No more cases of hepatitis B found among dental patients
The Herald-Mail
Health officials have not found any additional cases of hepatitis B among people treated at a free dental clinic last year since the announcement in June ...
No more cases of hepatitis confirmed after Mission of Mercy scareCosmetic Dentistry Guide (press release)

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KEZI TV
Hepatitis C Increases Among Young Adults
KEZI TV
Ever since a disease prevention center moved locations in Roseburg, it's seen an increase in Hepatitis C cases among young adults. In the past four weeks, ...

Jacksonville FL Medical Negligence: Mayo Clinic Worker Linked to Hep C Outbreak
CaymanMama.com (press release)
Jacksonville, FL—More than three years after the Mayo Clinic discovered an outbreak of Hepatitis C in several of its transplant patients, the Jacksonville ...
Mayo widens hepatitis investigationJacksonville Business Journal
Mayo Clinic to Send Letters to More Than 3000 Patients After Hepatitis ScareFirst Coast News
Mayo Searching For 3000+ Patients That May Be Affected In the Hepatitis C ScandalWOKV
Florida Times-Union -WJXT Jacksonville
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Mayo Clinic Florida widens hepatitis investigation
Bizjournals.com
Mayo Clinic Florida said Thursday it will begin to notify and test the 3209 patients who were potentially exposed to hepatitis C by a former employee. ...
Mayo Clinic to Send Letters to More Than 3000 Patients After Hepatitis ScareFirst Coast News
Mayo Searching For 3000+ Patients That May Be Affected In the Hepatitis C ScandalWOKV
New Info in Mayo Hepatitis C InvestigationWOKV
WJXT Jacksonville
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San Lorenzo Goalkeeper Pablo Migliore Out With Hepatitis
Peace FM Online
"It was confirmed that he has Hepatitis B and he is going to be out of the team for a time, with controls, with a special diet and a break from sport," club ...

Mayo widens hepatitis investigation
Jacksonville Business Journal
Mayo Clinic Florida said Thursday it will begin to notify and test the 3209 patients who were potentially exposed to hepatitis c by a former employee. ...
Mayo Clinic to Send Letters to More Than 3000 Patients After Hepatitis ScareFirst Coast News
Mayo Searching For 3000+ Patients That May Be Affected In the Hepatitis C ScandalWOKV
New Info in Mayo Hepatitis C InvestigationWOKV
WJXT Jacksonville
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Brief Intervention Helps People With Severe Mental Illness Access Services for ...
Medscape
Individuals with severe mental illness are at high risk for infection from HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV), especially if they ...

Mayo Clinic to Send Letters to More Than 3000 Patients After Hepatitis Scare
First Coast News
The employee who was arrested for fraudulently obtaining drugs, he said, may have led to an increase in hepatitis C cases in the hospital by diverting them. ...
New Info in Mayo Hepatitis C InvestigationWOKV

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Stuff.co.nz
No end in sight to lab strikes, suspensions
Stuff.co.nz
The decision meant patients were not getting test results for HIV, hepatitis C or gastrointestinal viruses. That meant patients could be getting sicker and ...

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PhysOrg.com
Hepatitis C drug trial 'success'
BBC News
Scientists say the first human clinical trials on a new drug to treat infections caused by the Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed. ...
Inhibitex completes INX-189 Phase1a trial for HCVNews-Medical.net
First clinical trials successfully completed on potent new Hepatitis C drugHealthCanal.com

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Health in the future: bed bugs may cure AIDS
Independent
Apparently researchers have also "shown that [bed] bugs can retain hepatitis B virus for weeks, but when they bite chimpanzees, the infection does not take. ...

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Hepatitis A
QSaltLake
Some of the most recent public health news in Salt Lake have been inspired by a case of hepatitis A discovered in an employee at the Quiznos restaurant at ...

New Info in Mayo Hepatitis C Investigation
WOKV
We should learn more today on the Hepatitis C investigation at Mayo Clinic ...

PhysOrg.com
Initial Hepatitis C drug trial complete
PhysOrg.com
The first clinical trials on a new investigational drug being developed to treat infections caused by Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed. ...

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