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How ovarian tumours evade immune system

Washington, Dec 1 : In a new study, researchers at Johns Hopkins have uncovered how ovarian tumours allows the cancer to evade the body's immune system, causing the disease to spread without getting detected. (original story)

World AIDS Day: Where Do Blacks Stand?

Dr. Kevin Fenton Communities from South Africa to South Central Los Angeles and from Birmingham to Beijing will stop today and have a moment of silence for World AIDS Day.A Observed on the first day of December ... (original story)

Vagina monologues

Understanding your body is an important part of sexual health. This raises doubts and medical questions such as the following: 1. What is contraception? How many types are available? Any method used to prevent ... (original story)

EpiVax wins $390K grant for HIV vaccine delivery system

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is awarding Providence, R.I.-based biotech company EpiVax Inc. (original story)

Antibiotics: Single Largest Class Of Drugs Causing Liver Injury

Antibiotics are the single largest class of agents that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury , reports a new study in Gastroenterology, an official journal of the American Gastroenterological ... (original story)

Researchers Seek New Therapies for Alcoholic Hepatitis

A new study from Mayo Clinic finds the use of the drug therapy etanercept ineffective in treating alcoholic hepatitis, an acute inflammation of the liver caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. (original story)

East London Getting Sexual Health Clinic Test Results By Text On Their Mobile Phones

Patients in East London are now choosing to receive the results of their sexual health clinic tests by text message on their mobile phones. (original story)

HIV+ and looking to conceive

When a permanent, quarantined laboratory opens at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital this spring, the barriers to reproductive services may start to disappear for couples living with HIV. (original story)

Monoclonal gammopathy and glomerulopathy associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Authors: Vilayur E, Trevillian P, Walsh M Background A 42-year-old previously healthy man was referred to hospital with an 8-week history of fevers, night sweats, fatigue, and unintentional weight loss. There was no past history of medical illness or any medication use. Physical examination was ... (original story)

Consumer information on: cobas taqman hcv test for use with the cobas ampliprep instrument and the cobas taqman analyzer or the cobas taqman 48 analyzer - p060030

This laboratory test measures the amount of hepatitis C viral RNA in a patient?s blood. Viral RNA (ribonucleic acid) is genetic material from the hepatitis C virus. (Source: CDRH Consumer News) (original story)

Alcohol drinking and liver cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review of epidemiologic evidence among the japanese population

Conclusion We conclude that there is ‘convincing’ evidence that alcohol drinking increases the risk of primary liver cancer among the Japanese population. (Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology) (original story)

Interferon-alpha-associated presumed ocular sarcoidosis

Conclusions  Uveitis can be a sign of sarcoidosis induced by interferon alpha. Further studies are required to support the observation that with early diagnosis the prognosis of uveitis seems to be good. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Inflammatory DisordersDOI 10.1007/s00417-... (original story)

Schering-plough provides update on boceprevir clinical development and introduces potent next-generation oral hcv protease inhibitor for treating patients with chronic hepatitis c

Company reaffirms its innovation leadership and long-term commitment to hepatitis research   KENILWORTH, N.J., November 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation today provided a clinical update on boceprevir, its lead... (Source: Drugs.com - Clinical Trials) MedWorm Sponsored Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed. (original story)

Anti-hcv antibody testing not necessary for most lp patients

Anti-hepatitis C virus antibody testing may not be required in lichen planus patients with no risk factors for the infection, suggest researchers in Slovenia. (Source: MedWire News - Dermatology) MedWorm Sponsored Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed. (original story)

Peginterferon-induced depression is reversible

Depression related to peginterferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C increases with duration of use, but reverses following treatment cessation, according to data from the prospective Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines) (original story)





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