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UNITED STATES: FDA Approves Hepatitis B Viral DNA Test
The first hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleic acid test to measure the amount of viral DNA in a patient's blood has won Food and Drug Administration approval. 'The COBAS TaqMan HBV Test extracts and then amplifies sections of viral DNA from human plasma or

Toll rises to 121 in Uganda hepatitis epidemic
A hepatitis E epidemic has killed 121 people in northern Uganda, where it erupted in October last year, a health ministry official said Thursday. A diagram showing the hepatitis C virus © AFP/File KAMPALA (AFP) - The outbreak has mainly affected

Roche Molecular Diagnostics Wins FDA OK for Hepatitis B Test
A hepatitis B viral load test, developed by Roche Molecular Diagnostics in Pleasanton, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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HCV Genotype 1 Viral Loads Decline
A six-month follow-up to Intercell's Phase II trial of their Hepatitis C vaccine with a topical toll-like receptor agonist showed a significant reduction in viral load. While data from two weeks after the vaccination series showed promise, participants with Hepatitis...

Former Anti-Itch Drug Useful Against Hep C
California scientists have found that an old antihistamine drastically reduces Hepatitis C viral replication....

Hep C Treatment: Comparing the Pegylated Interferons
Learn about the facts on pegylated interferon alfa-2a and pegylated interferon alfa-2b, the standard treatment for chronic Hepatitis C. Comparing and contrasting the pegylated interferons may help better explain a physician’s preference or indifference between the two when treating their...

Physicians Who Treat Hepatitis

Canada

Physician: Dr. Paul Marotta
Type of physician:

Hepatologist

Address:

London Health Sciences
London, ON
Canada

Email: purr4u at hotmail dot com

Physician: Dr. C. N. Ghent
Type of physician:

Hepatologist

Address:

140 Oxford St
London ON
Canada

Phone: 519.642.3232
Email: maryboissoneau at yahoo dot ca
Patient Comment: I have been treated for chronic Hep C for 5 years.  I completed 6 months of interferon/ribavirin treatment..unsucessful and have now undergone a liver transplant. Highly successful.  Dr. Ghent is a scientist in his profession and is a member of a truly highly professional transplant team in London, Ontario Canada at the University Hospital and University of Western Ontario.  People come from all over the country to see him.  I highly recommend him to anyone with a liver disease.

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