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Global push  -  25 Mar 2008
Frontline,According to informed sources, the only significant discussions at the meeting were on: (a) expanding the UIP to include the hepatitis B vaccine in all the

Korean firm to test new hepatitis  -  25 Mar 2008
Korea.net,25) it will begin clinical tests on an anti-hepatitis B drug that can help liver disease patients around the world. Green Cross Co. said the Korea Food and

Las Vegas to Subpoena Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada Doctors  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsinferno.com,In February, the Southern Nevada Health District sent letters to 40000 people treated at the clinic, advising them to get tested for hepatitis B and C,

Clinic doctors ï¬?nally to talk â€” under oath  -  25 Mar 2008
Las Vegas Sun,That prompted health officials to urge 40000 clinic patients to be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Goodman ordered immediate action and on Feb.

Crucell Announces STAR(R) Research License Agreement with Medarex Inc  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comCrucell's core portfolio includes a vaccine against hepatitis B, a fully-liquid vaccine against five important childhood diseases and a virosome-adjuvanted

Strong Trend of Effectiveness Indicated in Lipid Sciences' First ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comConditions that could potentially be impacted by these technologies include HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. In addition, Lipid Sciences believes that

House Call with Dr. Andy: Vaccines are very valuable  -  25 Mar 2008
The News-Press,Instead of arguing with a reluctant parent that a child should be vaccinated now for polio and hepatitis-B (those can wait until later), focus on those

Concern in Coonoor  -  25 Mar 2008
Frontline,On June 19, 2007, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss launched a new product manufactured by the Institute, a combination of DPT and hepatitis B vaccine

Crucell Announces STARÂ® Research License Agreement with Medarex Inc  -  25 Mar 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Crucell's coreportfolio includes a vaccine against hepatitis B, a fully-liquidvaccine against five important childhood diseases and avirosome-adjuvanted

Hepatitis B virus attacks live  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Flint Journal - MLive.com,...by Genesee County Health Department Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In 2006, there were 51 cases of hepatitis B

Gilead's Viread wins EU backing for hepatitis B  -  Mar 20, 2008
ReutersO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday a European committee had recommended approving its Viread drug as a treatment for hepatitis B. Viread is

Gilead's Viread gets Hepatitis B nod  -  Mar 19, 2008
Forbes,Gilead has also asked US regulators to approve it as a hepatitis B treatment. The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use

Gilead: European committee issues positive opinion on Viread for ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
CNNMoney.comViread represents Gilead's second once-daily antiviral developed for the potential treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Gilead also said it has submitted

FEATURE-China's Hepatitis B carriers face gloomy future  -  Mar 18, 2008
ReutersHepatitis B is preventable through vaccination and there are drugs to control the replication of the virus in carriers, such as Yan's child,

Bristol-Myers: Baraclude Data In Line With Prior Findings  -  Mar 24, 2008
CNNMoney.com...(BMY) reported new Baraclude data demonstrated a continued low incidence of resistance in nucleoside-naive chronic hepatitis B patients through five years

Serious Concerns Over Hepatitis B Vaccine  -  Mar 21, 2008
NewsMax.com,Today the issue is that of the hepatitis B vaccine. From 1994 to 1998, almost two-thirds of the French population and almost all newborn babies were

UPDATE 1-Dynavax says FDA puts clinical hold on Hepatitis B drug  -  Mar 17, 2008
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) said US regulators have put a hold on further studies of an experimental Hepatitis B vaccine, which they were jointly

Dynavax, Merck: FDA puts clinical hold on investigational ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
CNNMoney.com...hold on the two investigational new drug applications for Heplisav, an investigational hepatitis B vaccine being jointly developed the companies.

Hepatitis B Foundation Testifies Before Congressional ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hepatitis B Foundation President Dr. Timothy Block testified about the public health challenge of

China's Hepatitis B carriers face gloomy future  -  Mar 20, 2008
US-China Today,Although Hepatitis B is preventable through vaccination and can be controlled by drugs, those infected with the virus are often discriminated against in

GlaxoSmithKline Donation Helps Protect Canadian Olympians Against ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),The combined hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine, Twinrix(R) was donated by GlaxoSmithKline Inc. "The health and well-being of our athletes is our main

Taking hepatitis B drug with interferon potentially dangerous ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
The Canadian Press,OTTAWA â€” Health Canada is warning consumers being treated with Sebivo for hepatitis B not to combine the medication with any interferon products because of

Hepatitis B Spurs Irrational Fear in China  -  Mar 19, 2008
RedOrbit,Hepatitis B has grown to carry such a negative stigma in China that may who have the virus are at potential risk of being virtually exiled from society.

China's Hepatitis B carriers face gloomy future  -  Mar 19, 2008
US-China Today,These "Daily Update" summaries are written by the staff of US-China Today. Please click on the "read the story" links to read the full articles at the

Dynavax Says FDA Puts Clinical Hold on Hepatitis B Drug  -  Mar 18, 2008
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),BANGALORE (Reuters) - Dynavax Technologies Corp and Merck & Co said US regulators have put a hold on further studies of an experimental hepatitis B vaccine,

Santa Clara Launches Hep B Free Campaign  -  Mar 19, 2008
Asian Week,Anne Im knows the fatal effects of hepatitis B, having lost her grandfather to liver cancer from the disease. Now actively involved in the nonprofit Asians

Dynavax, Merck Report Clinical Hold Of Investigational Hepatitis B ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
RTT News,...an investigational hepatitis B vaccine being jointly developed for use in adults by Dynavax and Merck, because of a serious adverse event that occurred

Former patient convinced he got hep B, C from clinic on Burnham Avenue  -  Mar 19, 2008
KVBC,He says he has hepatitis B and C and some of the symptoms have manifested. The man received two procedures at the clinic several years ago and says prior to

Beware! Hepatitis B virus may go unnoticed  -  Mar 15, 2008
Newindpress,BHUBANESWAR: The burden of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) could actually be underestimated. Unnoticed as yet, it might be spreading in the population due to

Japan's Hepatitis B Victims Plan to Sue Government, Asahi Says  -  Feb 24, 2008
Bloomberg25 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's hepatitis B sufferers infected through contaminated vaccine syringes plan to sue the government for financial and medical

Gilead Not Slowing  -  Mar 20, 2008
Motley FoolThen it may take a while for Gilead to get some EU countries to reimburse it for Viread's use in hepatitis B patients. This label expansion probably isn't

Hepatitis-B diagnosis camp on March 18  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Post,HYDERABAD: The Liaqut University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro will set up a Hepatitis-B diagnosis camp at Chuhar Jamali in Thatta on

Taming A Vicious Silent Killer - Hepatitis B Virus (Hbv) Infection  -  Mar 7, 2008
Nigerian Tribune,From the investigations done, he was diagnosed of having a chronic liver disease, which developed from a hepatitis B infection he had while young and which

Don't mix hepatitis B drug with interferon, Health Canada warns  -  Mar 12, 2008
CBC News,Health Canada is warning adults using the anti-viral agent telbivudine, sold as SEBIVO, not to take the drug in combination with the immune-boosting drug

Baby of hep B mother must be vaccinated, judge rules  -  Feb 27, 2008
National Post,A judge has ordered a mother with chronic hepatitis B to have her newborn baby vaccinated against the infectious disease, capping an unusual case that

Hepatitis B: The silent killer  -  Mar 1, 2008
The New Nation,Hepatitis B is a more deadly disease than HIV/AIDS. In fact, this disease takes two lives every minute. Moreover, one out of three of the 6 billion people

European CHMP Issues Positive Opinion for Viread Â® for the ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Viread represents Gileadâ€™s second once-daily antiviral developed for the potential treatment of chronic hepatitis B. The active ingredient in Viread,

Free hepatitis B tests offered on campus  -  Feb 28, 2008
Golden Gate [X]Press,...by Eric Gneckow, staff writer Free hepatitis B screenings at SF State next month are the latest effort to stop the spread of the cancer-causing liver

Dr. Howard Fields to Join NanoViricides as Vice-President of Virology  -  Mar 24, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Center where he led the research on all hepatitis viruses including Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus from 2002 until retiring recently.

Hepatitis B Foundation Promotes Patti McAloon to Accounting Manager  -  Feb 29, 2008
SBWire (press release),McAloon will handle accounting for the Hepatitis B Foundation, the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center and the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research.

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Post-authorisation ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),The Marketing Authorisation Holder for this medicinal product is Gilead Sciences International Ltd. "Hepatitis B infection: Viread is indicated for the

Vaccine plan going well  -  Mar 23, 2008
Markdale Standard,...â€œWeâ€™ve had five clinics averaging 70 per cent which is much better than Hepatitis B when we started that some years ago. I think the public is taking a good

FDA issues alert about HIV drug Prezista  -  Mar 24, 2008
United Press InternationalPatients with chronic hepatitis B or C or those who have pretreatment elevations of liver function tests should be monitored more frequently.

SciClone Hosts Thymalfasin Symposium at Asian Pacific Association ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe symposium, "Therapeutic Strategies for Hepatitis B & C - Treatment Regimens Using Thymosin a-1, an Immunomodulator," will take place on March 25, 2008,

Liver Injury Linked to Darunavir (Prezista)  -  Mar 21, 2008
MedPage Today,In nine of the 24 cases, the patient reported co-infection with hepatitis B or C. A biopsy-proven drug-induced liver injury in a patient with a history of

Hepatitis likely did not stay in Vegas  -  Mar 18, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Hepatitis A is transmitted orally through bad food and water, while hepatitis B and C are potentially fatal blood-borne viruses.

How to avoid Olympic fever  -  Mar 17, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,While China is not a highly dangerous place to visit, in terms of disease there is still a risk of hepatitis A, hepatitis B and typhoid infection,

Two-month oldâ€™s death blamed on distress, not hep B vaccine  -  Mar 10, 2008
Viet Nam News,Ha Noi â€” Nguyen Ngoc Minhâ€™s death was due to respiratory distress, not a hepatitis B vaccination, according to the Criminal Studies Institute of the Public

You and Your Health  -  Mar 14, 2008
Nigerian Tribune,Most events have been associated with health care workersâ€™ performing invasive procedures, and most occurred before the widespread use of hepatitis B

Your guide to the players  -  Mar 20, 2008
Las Vegas Sun,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The Atlanta-based agency devised the medical protocols, including testing for hepatitis B and C and HIV,

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