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New drug yields lab virus breakthrough

... antibody, is in clinical trials by Peregrine Pharmaceuticals of California to treat patients with hepatitis C. Previous research has shown that phosphatidylserine-flipping occurs in cells infected with influenza, the ... (original story)

Public Health Thank You Day

Published: Monday, November 24, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 10:54 p.m. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, there are some special people who deserve our thanks - our ... (original story)

New Strategy For Broad Spectrum Anti-viral Drugs Developed

... a more immutable target." Bavituximab is currently in clinical trials to treat patients with hepatitis C. The trials have shown that treatment is safe for patients, and researchers are ... (original story)

Few women at top in Silicon Valley

Women in the top rungs of California's major corporations are a rare breed. According to a UC Davis survey, women comprised just 11 percent of directors and senior executives in the state's 400 largest public ... (original story)

Discontinued drugs in 2007: anti-infectives

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs , Early Online, Vol. 0, No. 0. Twelve drugs related to therapy and/or prevention of infectious diseases were discontinued from development during 2007. All of these agents were aimed at viral infections, primarily hepatitis C virus (six agents) and HIV (f... (original story)

Hepatitis c vaccine: supply and demand.

Hepatitis C vaccine: supply and demand. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;8(12):739-740 Authors: Inchauspé G, Honnet G, Bonnefoy JY, Nicosia A, Strickland GT PMID: 19022189 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases) (original story)

China Biopharma News Back in the Spotlight

... that revenue and profits declined in Q3 (see ). In the quarter, its flagship hepatitis A vaccine, Healive, sold 28% fewer doses; AnFlu, the flu vaccine, sold almost one-third ... (original story)

Exploring the healing power of coconut oil

... some of which are summarized below: Kills viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other illnesses. Kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, ... (original story)

Hep B Vaccine is Associated with a 9 Fold Developmental Disability Rate

Boys getting the recommended 3 Hep B shots, while the vaccines still contained Thimerosal, were NINE TIMES more likely to have a developmental disability than unvaccinated boys. (original story)

HIV/AIDS can be prevented

The Journal Pioneer Editor, Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 marks AIDS Awareness Week in Prince Edward Island and around the world. (original story)

Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis c infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in london and south east region of england.

Setting up an enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C infection in men who have sex with men: a pilot in London and South East region of England. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(47) Authors: Ruf M, Cohuet S, Maguire H, Brant L, Ramsay M, Lattimore S, Delpech V, Preliminary findings s... (original story)

Regulation of hepatitis c virus by microrna-122.

Regulation of hepatitis C virus by microRNA-122. Biochem Soc Trans. 2008 Dec 1;36(6):1220-1223 Authors: Jopling CL Most metazoan miRNAs (microRNAs) bind to sites in the 3'-UTRs (untranslated regions) of mRNA targets and negatively regulate protein synthesis. The liver-specific miR-122, h... (original story)

Study shows Peregrine's bavituximab can cure lethal virus infections

... infections in animal disease models. Bavituximab is in clinical trials for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and in preclinical development for the treatment of viral hemorrhagic ... (original story)

U.S. lags on HIV testing goals

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Researchers develop new strategy for broad spectrum anti-viral drugs

... a more immutable target. Bavituximab is currently in clinical trials to treat patients with hepatitis C. The trials have shown that treatment is safe for patients, and researchers are ... (original story)





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