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Achieving sustained response key to successful HCV treatment

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 14:05

BOSTON – Risks for mortality, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplantations were significantly lower in patients with hepatitis C who achieved a sustained virologic response after treatment,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir improved patient-reported outcomes in HCV

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 00:00

BOSTON - A hepatitis C treatment regimen of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir without ribavirin is associated with significant improvement in patient-reported outcomes, new research suggests.<br...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ABT-450 combo achieves high SVR12 in hepatitis C

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 00:00

FROM THE LIVER MEETING 2014A combined formula of ABT-450 with ritonavir, ombitasvir, and dasabuvir, given with ribavirin, yielded high rates of sustained viral response at 12 weeks among...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Viral suppression of HCV yielded improvements in neural health

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 00:00

Viral suppression of hepatitis C virus–infected patients improved neural health as measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy, according to findings from a new study. Treatment led to an increase...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 yielded high SVR rates in genotype 3 HCV patients

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 00:00

Sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 yielded high SVR rates in genotype 3 HCV patientsvitalsKey clinical point: Sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 was well tolerated and achieved high SVR rates among...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Hepatitis C burden could wallop Medicare

Posted on: 09/11/2014 - 22:27

BOSTON – The graying of America will add at least 1 million more patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection into the Medicare system between 2010 and 2024. “If all of these patients were...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

U.S. C. difficile mortality jumped sevenfold 1999-2008

Posted on: 07/11/2014 - 18:11

VIENNA – U.S. deaths from Clostridium difficile infection jumped roughly sevenfold from 1999 to 2008, but in the ensuing years (2009-2012), remained stable at about the level first reached in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Chlamydia infection rates down for females aged 15-19 years

Posted on: 06/11/2014 - 21:25

The rate of chlamydia infection for females aged 15-19 years dropped significantly in 2012, while the rate of infection for 20- to 24-year-old females continued to rise, the Centers for Disease...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Vaccine slashes odds of flu hospitalizations for older adults

Posted on: 04/11/2014 - 17:55

PHILADELPHIA – Receiving a flu shot cut the odds of influenza hospitalizations by 56% among older adults during the 2010-1011 flu season, surveillance data show. Vaccine effectiveness was...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir effective for relapsed hep C patients

Posted on: 03/11/2014 - 22:00

Patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection who relapse after sofosbuvir plus ribavirin may be successfully retreated with sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir, a new study demonstrated. During the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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