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New Antiviral Drug May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment

The addition of a direct-acting anti-viral drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in the most difficult-to-treat patients, according to a report published Monday in the online edition of the journal The Lancet. ...More

August 9, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

West Nile Virus Infection May Persist in Kidneys Years After Initial Infection

A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research appears in the Jan. 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious ...More

December 7, 2009

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HHS Extends Legal Protections for H1N1 Treatment

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius extended legal immunity to healthcare providers who administer the antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza to treat patients for the 2009 H1N1 flu. The announcement is retroactive to April 26. ...More

June 23, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

Genzyme Finds Virus at Manufacturing Facility

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Genzyme Corp. announced June 16 that it has found a virus that impairs cell growth in one of six bioreactors at its Allston Landing manufacturing facility. ...More

June 16, 2009

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Sanofi Pasteur to Produce New Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has placed the first of what is expected to be a series of orders to Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, to commence production of a vaccine to help protect against the new influenza A(H1N1) virus. ...More

May 27, 2009

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Common Virus May Cause High Blood Pressure

BOSTON—A new study suggests that cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common viral infection that affects between 60 percent and 99 percent of adults worldwide, is a cause of high blood pressure. ...More

May 19, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

NBC’s ‘30 Rock’ Kidney Song Benefits NKF

According to the NKF’s Web site, the producers of the Emmy award-winning show have teamed up with Apple’s iTunes store to distribute a music video online for the next six months. ...More

May 15, 2009

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Baxter Working with WHO on Swine Flu Vaccine

CHICAGO—The Chicago Tribune reported that Baxter confirmed over the weekend that it is working with the World Health Organization on a potential vaccine to curb the swine flu virus outbreak that is blamed for deaths in Mexico and has been confirmed in the United ...More

April 27, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

FDA approves seasonal flu vaccines

WASHINGTON--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has approved this year's seasonal influenza vaccines that include the new strains of virus judged likely to cause flu in the Northern Hemisphere in 2006-2007. ...More

August 3, 2006

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

CDC develops way to assess pandemic potential of avian flu

WASHINGTON--Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a new research method that may help identify the types of genetic changes necessary for the avian influenza virus (H5N1) to be more easily transmitted among people ...More

August 1, 2006

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

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