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Background information on Treatment of the HBV-Infected Patient: When to Start, When to Stop ...  -  Feb 27, 2008 Medscape (subscription)...[13,14] Furthermore, in patients with advanced hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis, the administration of lamivudine over 3 years has been shown to decrease the Update on Chronic Hepatitis B  -  Dec 17, 2007 Medscape (subscription)...[7] However, we have recently shown that a significant proportion of patients with "immune-tolerant" chronic hepatitis B have significant hepatic fibrosis non-invasive screening for liver fibrosis in hiv/hcv coinfected ...  -  Nov 20, 2007 Aidsmap,...larrousse m et al. noninvasive diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in hiv/hcv-coinfected patients. j acquir immun defic syndr 46 (3) :304-311, 2007. gilead and lg life sciences announce global license agreement to ...  -  Nov 6, 2007 WELT ONLINE,..."we look forward to working closely with the lg life sciences team to advance their clinical program for patients with hepatic fibrosis and to explore other halt-c trial gets negative results  -  Nov 7, 2007 Medscape (subscription)...and it's not indicated in patients with [hcv] who have advanced hepatic fibrosis and who have not responded to a standard course of interferon and aasld: maintenance therapy for chronic hepatitis c found ineffective  -  Nov 8, 2007 MedPage Today,8 -- long-term maintenance therapy with peginterferon did not reduce the rate of chronic hepatitis c progression and advanced hepatic fibrosis for patients Liver fibrosis will be treated by a potential target  -  Oct 16, 2007 EurekAlert (press release),Previous studies have demonstrated that activin A is involved in hepatic fibrosis formation. However, the mechanism of the fibrotic process is not well Imaging May Lessen Liver Biopsies to Diagnose Fibrosis  -  Oct 3, 2007 MedPage Today,...artery pulsatility index - significantly predicted (P<0.001) patients with hepatic fibrosis up to and including cirrhosis, Dr. Liu and colleagues found. Liver cancer – could reptin offer new hope?  -  Aug 13, 2007 Destination Santé,Hence the importance of this study conducted by Jean Rosenbaum, director of INSERM’s Unit 889 “Hepatic Fibrosis and Liver Cancerâ€?, in Bordeaux. CAD Increases Accuracy Of Diagnosing Liver Fibrosis  -  Jul 31, 2007 Science Daily (press release)...“The greater the degree of hepatic fibrosis the more likely the patient will develop liver cancer,â€? said Hiroki Kato, MD, lead author of the study. After The Call  -  Jul 29, 2007 Modesto Bee,Her condition also recently led to hepatic fibrosis of the liver, necessitating the dual organ transplant. The threat of death has been a lifelong companion Anti-obesity Drug May Prevent And Treat Obesity-related Liver Disease  -  Jul 2, 2007 Science Daily (press release)...protein that is thought to induce insulin resistance in the liver and be involved in the progression of steatosis to hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. New Study Finds Diet Drug Acomplia May Help Reduce Liver Damage  -  Jul 5, 2007 Acomplia Report,...a pro-inflammatory protein thought to induce insulin resistance in the liver and be involved in the progression of steatosis to hepatic fibrosis and Congressional Panel Favors Access To Publicly Fund  -  Jun 28, 2007 Medical News Today (press release),Executive Director of the Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (ARPKD/CHF) Alliance. International panel issues new HIV/HCV co-infection guidelines  -  May 24, 2007 Aidsmap,...“A combination of non-invasive methods to assess liver fibrosis accurately predicts hepatic fibrosis in most cases.â€? Liver Stiffness Measurement May Predict Severe Portal Hypertension  -  May 7, 2007 Medscape (subscription)16 patients had cirrhosis, and 14 patients had advanced hepatic fibrosis. Excluded were patients with body mass index of 35 kg/m 2 or higher, ascites, Schering-Plough Addresses Major Milestones and Challenges in ...  -  Apr 11, 2007 PR Newswire (press release),Chronic Hepatitis C Infected with Genotype Non 2/3 Treated with Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin in Dependence with Hepatic Fibrosis Stages. Be an organ donor, says tragedy mum  -  28 Feb 2007 Sunderland Echo,Doctors then diagnosed hepatic fibrosis of the liver and dysplastic kidneys and told Katrina he would eventually need a double transplant. New Index For Measuring Liver Fibrosis  -  Feb 21, 2007 Science Daily (press release)...underwent liver transplants examined a potential biomarker that could be used to predict who might develop hepatic fibrosis, a formation of scar-like . Predictive HCV Index Could Spare Biopsy for a Third of Fibrotic ...  -  Feb 2, 2007 MedPage Today,2 -- A third of patients with hepatitis C infections and hepatic fibrosis could be spared liver biopsies by the use of a new index that predicts significant Identification and Functional Characterization of the Hepatic ...  -  Jan 2, 2007 Am J Pathology (subscription)The activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a critical event in hepatic fibrosis, because these cells are the main producers of extracellular matrix Use CD4 cell percentages to assess immunological condition of HIV ...  -  Jan 10, 2007 Aidsmap,...examination of CD4 T cell percentage and hepatic fibrosis may better reveal the relationship between HIV-induced immunosuppression and liver disease.â€? Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: New Data From HIV 8 in Glasgow  -  Dec 26, 2006 Medscape (subscription)Echosens; Paris, France), a new noninvasive tool that reliably measures hepatic fibrosis, among 268 HIV/HCV-coinfected antiretroviral-treated patients. Thiazolidinedione Promising for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease  -  Nov 29, 2006 MedPage Today,...study and the small number of subjects, but also by the known variations in assessment of hepatic fibrosis by percutaneous biopsy, Dr.Cusi's team said. Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: New Data From HIV 8 in Glasgow  -  Dec 26, 2006 Medscape (subscription)Echosens; Paris, France), a new noninvasive tool that reliably measures hepatic fibrosis, among 268 HIV/HCV-coinfected antiretroviral-treated patients. Thiazolidinedione Promising for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease  -  Nov 29, 2006 MedPage Today,...only by the short duration of the study and the small number of subjects, but also by the known variations in assessment of hepatic fibrosis by percutaneous ... Sonographic Features of Biliary Hamartomas With Histopathologic ...  -  Nov 22, 2006 Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...are associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), polycystic liver disease (PLD), Caroli disease, and congenital hepatic fibrosis. ... Search the web for more resources on   Web health.mongabay.com Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines mongabay.com Disclaimer: Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded. The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. 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