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OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients
Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Recreational Substance Use, Symptoms, Blood Transfusion, Cancer
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Inmate from Roanoke sentenced for bloody threat letters
A Virginia inmate who sent blood-smeared, threatening letters to courthouses will spend another 10 years and five months behind bars. Prosecutors say the letters sent by 24-year-old Richard Crowder to courthouses in Roanoke and Roanoke County...
Tags: Roanoke County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Barack Obama, Punishment
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New J&J anti-depressant related to 'Special K' party drug
ReutersNEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a treatment for patients with depression who have failed to benefit from standard medications. The intranasal drug, called...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Schizophrenia, Japan, Rabies, Stock Market
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J&J planea buscar aprobación de regulador para más de 10 nuevos fármacos al 2017
Reuters23 mayo (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson dijo el jueves que planea pedir la aprobación de los reguladores para más de diez nuevos fármacos antes del 2017, incluidos medicamentos para tratar la hepatitis C, enfermedades al sistema inmunológico y la...Tags: Johnson & Johnson Inc., Polio, China
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DEALTALK-Novartis' Vasella exit opens door to Roche stake sale
Reuters* Novartis' one-third stake in Roche built up under Vasella * Vasella exit, retirement of Roche chairman could thaw relations * Roche seen as most likely buyer for the stake * Could make offer in second half of this year - analyst By Caroline...Tags: Earnings, Genentech Inc., Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Politics, Drugs and Medicines
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Experimental Gilead drug effective in early-stage leukemia trial
ReutersBy Deena Beasley May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc shrank tumors in half of leukemia patients whose cancer had returned, according to an early-stage trial that represents a new foray into oncology by the world's biggest...Tags: Leukemia, Ice Hockey, Science and Technology, Gilead Sciences Inc., Chemotherapy
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Hepatitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Liver Disease, Drugs and Medicines
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Additional question from Dr. Christopher Prince interview
Is Michigan’s law effective? The law has become more specific giving more definitions and clarifying explanations of its intent. The State has a list of approved diagnoses, which is to be expanded yearly, and conditions approved for the use of...Tags: HIV, AIDS, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Abbvie says Chief Scientific Officer John Leonard to retire
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - AbbVie Inc's chief scientific officer will be retiring in the next few months and will be involved in the process of naming a successor, the pharmaceutical company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Chief Scientific Officer John M....Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Pharmaceuticals, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Humira (drug)
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Muchos estadounidenses no se realizan el examen adecuado para la hepatitis C: CDC
ReutersPor Julie Steenhuysen NUEVA YORK (Reuters) - Funcionarios de salud pública de Estados Unidos informaron que sólo la mitad de la población que alguna vez estuvo infectada con el virus de la hepatitis C se realizó la prueba de detección adecuada...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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Many with hepatitis C don't get needed follow-up tests, CDC says
Half of all patients who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not had follow-up testing to see if they are still infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means many people are living with the disease and not...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Liver Cancer, Hepatitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention
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Many in U.S. don't get proper testing for hepatitis C- CDC
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Only half of people in the United States who have ever been infected with hepatitis C get proper testing for the liver-destroying disease, according to U.S. health officials. Proper testing is a two-...Tags: Liver Cancer, Hepatitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gilead Sciences Inc., Drugs and Medicines
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