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*Genetic variation in IL28B* predicts hepatitis C treatment-induced viral clearance** Dr. Andri Rauch discusses his manuscript Genetic Variation in IL28B Is Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C and Treatment Failure: A Genome-wide Association Study.
An description of the experiments done at Yale university to find out how long hepatitis C could survive in syringes. 6 mins
Hepatitis C Update March 19, 2009 Dr. Lorenzo Rossaro, UC Davis Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology presents an update on the treatment of Hepatitis C. Series: UC Grand Rounds [4/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medic...
The results are in from a 3-1/2 year study of long-term interferon treatment against the Hepatitis C virus. By examining clinical outcomes, researchers evaluated whether or not long-term use of interferon would be helpful or even appropriate for HCV patients.
Dr. Sidney Pestka is known as the "father of interferon" for his groundbreaking work developing antiviral treatments for chronic hepatitis B and C, multiple sclerosis and cancers. For his tremendous contributions to the biotechnology, chromatography and pharmaceutical industries, and for improving the health of those suffering many serious diseases, he has been named the 2006 winner of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 -- New treatments for hepatitis C hold promise for adults, top researchers said at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. For children, standard hepatitis C therapies are showing their value in the first major pediatric trial, Zobair Younossi, M.D., of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., and William F. Balistreri, M.D., medical director of the Pediatric Liver Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, told MedPage Today in a roundtable discussion. length 5 mins
Video by internationally renowned hepatologist Melissa Palmer, M.D. on how to use the Redipen (containing Peginterferon alfa-2b) in treating hepatitis C. length 6.4 mins
The MURDOCK Study: Hepatitis C Infection A Duke University Study of Hepatitis C treatment and predictive outcomes of treatment, Genomic technolgy Duke Clinical Research 16 mins
Brian Hudes, MD, a gastroenterologist on staff at Emory Johns Creek Hospital discusses the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C. 5 mins long
Liver Biopsy (48 seconds)
Actual liver biopsy procedure from REAL HIV-HCV TREATMENT, a nine-module, CME-accredited, case-study series following the step-by-step process of hepatitis C treatment in an HIV/HCV coinfected female.
Tarek Hassanein, M.D., Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Chief of Clinical Hepatology at UCSD, educates us on Hepatitis C, including the latest treatment options, while Stan Miller, respected anchor at Channel 8 evening news, bravely shares the story of his own Hepatitis C diagnosis. Series: "Health Matters" [4/2007] [Health and Medicine]
Hepatitis is becoming a major public health concern. Dr. Lorenzo Rossaro, head of Liver Transplantation at UC Davis, discusses the latest on Hepatitis C, focusing on new developments in the treatment of liver disease. Series: "UC Grand Rounds Series" [9/2003] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 7770]
UPDATE 2007 This program offers physicians a current, step by step approach to diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C. The program is certified for 1 hour of Category 1 CME credit by UC Davis CME Series: "UC Grand Rounds Series" [2/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 12216]