Study: Epivir effective in treating hepatitis B
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Epivir, a long-used anti-HIV drug, appears to be the first effective long-term treatment for patients with advanced liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Nexavar successfully treats liver cancer -- just like it did six months ago.
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A new Sanofi-Aventis  meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies if approved, a panel of U.S. experts concluded on Wednesday.
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Researchers at Queen Mary Hospital, London, have revealed that Roche&#39;s Tamiflu, an anti flu drug, works against the bird flu virus H5N1 strain (the most lethal one).
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Promising trials for a hepatitis C treatment bode well for the pharmaceutical.
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Marijuana can improve the effectiveness of drug therapy for hepatitis C, a potentially deadly viral infection that affects more than 3 million Americans, a study has found. The work adds to a growing literature supporting the notion that in some circumstances pot can offer medical benefits.
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Robert B. Saper, MD, MPH ; Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH ; Janet Paquin, PhD ; Michael J. Burns, MD ; David M. Eisenberg, MD ; Roger B. Davis, ScD ; Russell S. Phillips, MD.
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People infected with hepatitis C can be cured with existing treatments, researchers have discovered.
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A blood-thinning drug not approved for  the U.S. market because of questions about liver damage appears  to be as effective as other common therapies for preventing  strokes and recurring blood clots, according to studies  published on Tuesday.
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Clinical trial data released by pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim at the 44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Washington, DC, on its experimental protease inhibitor tipranavir show that the drug is effective
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Hepatitis B vaccination can generate an adequate immune response in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and this response is unaffected by the use of immune-suppressing drugs, new research suggests.
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The first head-to-head comparison of the flu shot and the new FluMist inhalable vaccine found shots surprisingly more effective in adults. The study, involving about 1,250 Michigan adults, found that a needle in the arm was 67 percent to 77 percent successful at preventing the flu, depending on the measurement method. The nasal spray was 30 percent to 57 percent effective.
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NEW YORK  - The first detailed report of  outcomes after 10 years for people given a liver transplant  because of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection shows that these  individuals fare just as well as those undergoing liver  transplantation for other reasons.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- The biggest trial to date on an experimental obesity drug shows the pill is both safe and effective, researchers say.
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Researchers have revealed that a group of people who appear to be resistant to hepatitis C despite constant exposure to the virus, may help develop a vaccine to curb its onset.
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For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
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Researchers have found a compound in the blueberry that lowers cholesterol just as effectively as commercial drugs, with the added advantage of fewer side effects, according to a new study by the US Department of Agriculture.