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VIDEO: Oral drugs replacing interferon for hepatitis C

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – Two old workhorses in the treatment of hepatitis C are being put out to pasture – interferon and ribavirin. Newer, less toxic oral regimens can cure more patients with fewer side effects,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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VIDEO: Oral drugs replacing interferon for hepatitis C

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 20:10

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Oral drugs tackle hepatitis C genotypes 2, 3

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 19:30

CHICAGO – The oral drug duo of sofosbuvir and ribavirin produced good cure rates in a study of 419 patients with hepatitis C genotype 2 or 3. Dr. Bruce R. Bacon, who was not involved in the study,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Oral drugs tackle hepatitis C genotypes 2, 3

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 19:30

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO – ‘Three D’ for hepatitis C called ‘revolutionary’

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 19:00

CHICAGO – An experimental triple-drug regimen with or without ribavirin cured more than 90% of 724 previously untreated patients with hepatitis C genotype 1 who did not have cirrhosis. And it was...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO – ‘Three D’ for hepatitis C called ‘revolutionary’

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 19:00

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Expanded cytoreduction criteria improved survival of carcinoid liver metastases

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 18:20

BOSTON – Relaxing eligibility criteria for cytoreductive surgery may improve overall survival among patients with carcinoid metastases to the liver, investigators report. Lowering the debulking...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Expanded cytoreduction criteria improved survival of carcinoid liver metastases

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 18:20

BOSTON – Relaxing eligibility criteria for cytoreductive surgery may improve overall survival among patients with carcinoid metastases to the liver, investigators report. Lowering the debulking...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

INR test strips recalled due to reports of inaccurate results

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 17:10

Professional international normalized ratio test strips manufactured by Alere are being recalled because of reports of "inaccurately low" results, including several cases of...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO – IBD meds found safe during pregnancy

Posted on: 07/05/2014 - 16:25

CHICAGO – Medications to treat inflammatory bowel disease were well tolerated in pregnancy and weren’t linked to worse maternal-fetal outcomes, according to a study of more than 1,000 pregnant...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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