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Hepatitis Outbreaks Growing Issue in Non-Hospital Settings
ATLANTA, Jan. 5 -- Outbreaks of viral hepatitis are a growing problem in non-hospital healthcare facilities, such as nursing homes and hemodialysis clinics, the CDC has warned. Over the past decade, there have been 33 outbreaks of hepatitis B and C in

FDA Approves Most Comprehensive System To Test Donated Blood For HIV, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new nucleic acid test from Roche to screen donated blood for HIV-1 Group M RNA, hepatitis C RNA and hepatitis B DNA in a single, automated assay. The test, called the cobas TaqScreen MPX Test

THATTA: Hepatitis on the rise in Thatta coastal areas
THATTA, Jan 4: As many as 362 new cases of hepatitis-C had been reported, most of them from remote coastal areas of the district, and various waterborne diseases were on the rise with over 90 per cent of water supply schemes not functioning, said

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Hepatitis C and Fibromyalgia: The Possible Link
Learn about the potential connection between Hepatitis C and fibromyalgia and find out why, due to similarities in manifestation and physiology, it is possible that Hepatitis C infection may act as one of fibromyalgia syndrome’s triggers. If you suspect having...

Hepatitis C Genotype Guides Health Plans
Because the suggested treatment length and success rates vary between genotypes, this is typically one of the first distinctions made after a Hepatitis C diagnosis. In order to assure the correct course of therapy is approved, health insurance companies are...

Math May Foretell Hepatitis C Drug Success
By doing a math formula calculation on the specific genetics of an individual's Hepatitis C infection, doctors may be able to predict whether or not treatment will be successful....

#792 Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study

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#804 Liver Stem Cells:
The Fall & Rise Of Tissue Biology

See Article #989

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#807 The Role Of Ribavirin-Induced Mutagenesis In HCV Therapy:
A Concept Or A Fact?

See Article #869

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#820 Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Activates ERK & p38 MAPK In Cooperation With Ethanol In Transgenic Mice

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#829 Phenotypic & Functional Characterization Of Intrahepatic T Lymphocytes During Chronic Hepatitis C

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#851 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Established & Maintained In Chimpanzees Independent Of Dendritic Cell Impairment

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#859 Long-Term Interleukin 10 Therapy In Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Has A Proviral & Anti-Inflammatory Effect

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#869 Identification Of A Ribavirin-Resistant NS5B Mutation Of Hepatitis C Virus During Ribavirin Monotherapy

© 2003 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

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#890 Interferon Alfa Down-Regulates Collagen Gene Transcription & Suppresses Experimental Hepatic Fibrosis In Mice

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#919 Human Hepatic Stellate Cells Show Features Of Antigen-Presenting Cells & Stimulate Lymphocyte Proliferation

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#930 Feedback Regulation Of Bile Acid Synthesis In Primary Human Hepatocytes:
Evidence That CDCA Is The Strongest Inhibitor

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#939 Influence Of Newly Synthesized Cholesterol On Bile Acid Synthesis During Chronic Inhibition Of Bile Acid Absorption

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#967 Effects Of Cell Proliferation On The Uptake Of Transferrin-Bound Iron By Human Hepatoma Cells

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#978 Sex Is A Major Determinant Of CYP3A4 Expression In Human Liver

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#989 High Frequency Of Chimerism In Transplanted Livers

See Article #804

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#999 Defective Hepatic Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain In Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

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#1008 Improved Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis After 48 Weeks Of Treatment With The PPAR-GAMMA Ligand Rosiglitazone

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#1026 T2 Hyperintensity Along The Cortico-Spinal Tract In Cirrhosis Relates To Functional Abnormalities

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#1034 MRI Angiography Is Superior To Helical CT For Detection Of HCC Prior To Liver Transplantation:
An Explant Correlation

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#1043 Survival In Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt:
ePTFE-Covered Stentgrafts Versus Bare Stents

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#1051 New Mechanism Of Delective Killing Of Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells

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#1053 Are Cultured Liver Cells The Right Tool To Investigate Mechanisms Of Liver Disease Or Hepatotoxicity?

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#1060 Apolipoprotein E & Hepatitis C Virus

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#1061 Prospective Analysis Of Risk Factors For Hepatocellular Carcinoma On Patients With Cirrhosis

Reply To Article #1061

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#1063 Elevated Plasma & Urine Levels Of ADMA & 15(S)-8-iso-PGF2alpha In End-Stage Liver Disease

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