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Hepatitis News Update - 19 June
Hepatitis News Update - 19 June
Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc. Australia
C-NETWORK News Update !
9 June 2007
w w w .hepqld.asn.au
PERSONAL STORIES
"I didn't make a penny from my Hollywood blockbuster"
* w w w .thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23400126-details/I+didn't+make+a+penny+from+my+Hollywood+blockbuster/text/article.do
"Jazzy campers : Musician hosts classes, shares survival story"
* w w w .al . com /printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/118129423639120.xml&coll=3
TREATMENT /THERAPY
"Declaration of Hepatitis C Cure is Misleading"
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/05/declaration of.html?eml=hepcen32
"Launch of Several Novel Therapies Will Drive Dramatic Near-Term
Growth in the Hepatitis C Virus Drug Market"
* w w w .decisionresources . com /press releases/pr 06 05 2007%20.htm
"A Follow-up Week 12 Viral Count Is Useful in Predicting SVR and Is
100% Accurate in Patients without Cirrhosis"
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /2007icr/ddw/docs/060107 a.html
"Could Statins Be A New Option For Hepatitis C Patients?"
* w w w .hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-206.html# Could Statins Be
"Nexavar significantly extends overall survival by 44 percent in liver
cancer patients"
* w w w .viva.vita.bayerhealthcare . com /index.php?id6&no cache=1&tx ttnews%5Btt news%5D=11854
"Valopicitabine Combined With Standard Of Care Cleared Hepatitis C
Virus In 72% Of Patients Who Completed 12 Weeks Of Treatment In A
Phase II Trial"
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /medicalnews.php?newsid=74022
"New Treatment Increases Life Time Expectancy Of Patients Suffering
>From Advanced Liver Cancer"
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /medicalnews.php?newsid=73556&nfid=crss
"Early Virological Response in Children with Chronic Hepatitis C
Treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin"
* w w w .springerlink . com /content/e5020206637h14gp/
"Roche`s Hepatitis C drug patent challenged"
* w w w .business-standard . com /common/storypage c.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono(7446&chkFlg=
"Patients on Methadone Maintenance Can Be Successfully Treated for
Hepatitis C"
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /2007icr/ddw/docs/061207 a.html
"GSK drug gets hep C patients onto therapy"
* w w w .natap.org/2007/HCV/061107 01.htm
"ViroPharma Announces Completion Of Enrollment In 500mg BID Arms Of
HCV-796 Phase 2 Study"
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /medicalnews.php?newsid=74018&nfid=rssfeeds
"Prolonging hepatitis C therapy by an additional 20 weeks has few
benefits"
* w w w .aidsmap . com /en/news/59CB868B-66C2-49D7-ABA9-4B6504DDB733.asp
"Investigational Agent Effectively Attacks Hepatitis C Virus From New
Angle: Presented at DDW"
* w w w .docguide . com /news/content.nsf/NewsPrint/852571020057CCF6852572EA004B6CC7
"Human Genome Sciences Announces Positive Final Results Of Phase 2b
Trial of Albuferon"
* w w w .hgsi . com /news/press/07-06-07 Albuferon Phase 2B.htm
"Therapy slows hepatitis C in transplant recipients"
* w w w .healthcentral . com /acid-reflux/news-41054-66.html
"New Drug Shows Promise For Hepatitis C Genotype 1"
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/05/new drug shows.html?eml=hepcen32
SYMPTOMS
"A closer look at pain and hepatitis C: Preliminary data from a
veteran population" [United States]
* w w w .rehab.research.va.gov/jour/07/44/2/silberbogen.html
TESTING
"FDA Approves New Test to Screen for HIV and HCV in Donated
Blood" [United States]
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /recent/2007/061207 b.html
COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
22 ways to tackle life's biggest energy zappers
* w w w .webmd . com /balance/features/your-guide-to-never-feeling-tired-again?ecd=wnl emw 061307
"Milk Thistle (Silymarin) Demonstrates Anti-inflammatory and Anti-HCV
Activity in a Laboratory Study"
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep c/news/2007/061507 a.html
TRANSMISSION
"Increase in HCV Incidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in
Amsterdam Most Likely Caused by Sexual Transmission"
* w w w .journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v196n2/37991/37991.html
"Nurses Review Hepatitis C Prevalence and Transmission Routes"
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/05/nurses review h.html?eml=hepcen32
HIV/HCV CO-INFECTION
"Only 25% of HIV-positive patients with acute HCV accepting HCV
therapy"
* w w w .aidsmap . com /en/news/DEB35EE0-7EB4-45DB-A844-0C3A293C0EAF.asp
"When HIV and Liver Disease Co-exist" [Co-infection]
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep c/news/2007/061207 a.html
HEPATITIS B
"Patient survey, Many hepatitis B patients stop taking meds"
* w w w .natap.org/2007/DDW/DDW 35.htm
Ha Noi "Hepatitis-B vaccine suspended nation-wide"
* vietnamnews.vnagency . com .vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC160607
HARM MINIMIZATION
"Injecting room open for four more years"
* w w w .smh . com .au/news/national/injecting-room-open-for-four-more-years/2007/06/07/1181089218547.html
"Prisons, hepatitis C and harm minimisation"
* w w w .mja . com .au/public/issues/186 12 180607/lev11089 fm.html
"Drug Treatment Seekers More Likely to Use Needle Exchange"
* w w w .jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press releases/2007/latkin drugtreatment.html
"Making the wrong trade on AIDS" [United States Editorial on NSP's]
* w w w .chicagotribune . com /news/columnists/chi-oped0617chapmanjun17,0,4943130.column?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
New 'Nevershare' Syringes in the UK
* w w w .exchangesupplies.org/needle exchange supplies/never share syringe/never share syringe intro.html
Working With [Female] Drug Users Who Are Injected By Other People
* w w w .smmgp.org.uk/html/newsletters/net016.php#Injected
GP's
"Patients Want a Decent Shake From a Doctor" [United States]
* w w w .medpagetoday . com /PublicHealthPolicy/PracticeManagement/dh/5907
HEPATITIS COUNCIL OF QLD INC.
New and updated Resource Order Form available at:
* w w w .hepqld.asn.au/orderform/
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the C-network please e-mail
projects@hepqld.asn.au
If you have anything you'd like to share, don't hesitate to contact
us.
Contributions and comments from network members are welcomed, please
email projects@hepqld.asn.au - utilise the C-network to advertise
projects, services or other important news!
Visit the Hepatitis Council of QLD at w w w .hepqld.asn.au
P.S. Please email projects@hepqld.asn.au to join the C-network and
receive this news update.
Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc. Australia
C-NETWORK News Update !
9 June 2007
w w w .hepqld.asn.au
PERSONAL STORIES
"I didn't make a penny from my Hollywood blockbuster"
* w w w .thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23400126-details/I+didn't+make+a+penny+from+my+Hollywood+blockbuster/text/article.do
"Jazzy campers : Musician hosts classes, shares survival story"
* w w w .al . com /printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/118129423639120.xml&coll=3
TREATMENT /THERAPY
"Declaration of Hepatitis C Cure is Misleading"
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/05/declaration of.html?eml=hepcen32
"Launch of Several Novel Therapies Will Drive Dramatic Near-Term
Growth in the Hepatitis C Virus Drug Market"
* w w w .decisionresources . com /press releases/pr 06 05 2007%20.htm
"A Follow-up Week 12 Viral Count Is Useful in Predicting SVR and Is
100% Accurate in Patients without Cirrhosis"
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /2007icr/ddw/docs/060107 a.html
"Could Statins Be A New Option For Hepatitis C Patients?"
* w w w .hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-206.html# Could Statins Be
"Nexavar significantly extends overall survival by 44 percent in liver
cancer patients"
* w w w .viva.vita.bayerhealthcare . com /index.php?id6&no cache=1&tx ttnews%5Btt news%5D=11854
"Valopicitabine Combined With Standard Of Care Cleared Hepatitis C
Virus In 72% Of Patients Who Completed 12 Weeks Of Treatment In A
Phase II Trial"
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /medicalnews.php?newsid=74022
"New Treatment Increases Life Time Expectancy Of Patients Suffering
>From Advanced Liver Cancer"
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /medicalnews.php?newsid=73556&nfid=crss
"Early Virological Response in Children with Chronic Hepatitis C
Treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin"
* w w w .springerlink . com /content/e5020206637h14gp/
"Roche`s Hepatitis C drug patent challenged"
* w w w .business-standard . com /common/storypage c.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono(7446&chkFlg=
"Patients on Methadone Maintenance Can Be Successfully Treated for
Hepatitis C"
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /2007icr/ddw/docs/061207 a.html
"GSK drug gets hep C patients onto therapy"
* w w w .natap.org/2007/HCV/061107 01.htm
"ViroPharma Announces Completion Of Enrollment In 500mg BID Arms Of
HCV-796 Phase 2 Study"
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /medicalnews.php?newsid=74018&nfid=rssfeeds
"Prolonging hepatitis C therapy by an additional 20 weeks has few
benefits"
* w w w .aidsmap . com /en/news/59CB868B-66C2-49D7-ABA9-4B6504DDB733.asp
"Investigational Agent Effectively Attacks Hepatitis C Virus From New
Angle: Presented at DDW"
* w w w .docguide . com /news/content.nsf/NewsPrint/852571020057CCF6852572EA004B6CC7
"Human Genome Sciences Announces Positive Final Results Of Phase 2b
Trial of Albuferon"
* w w w .hgsi . com /news/press/07-06-07 Albuferon Phase 2B.htm
"Therapy slows hepatitis C in transplant recipients"
* w w w .healthcentral . com /acid-reflux/news-41054-66.html
"New Drug Shows Promise For Hepatitis C Genotype 1"
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/05/new drug shows.html?eml=hepcen32
SYMPTOMS
"A closer look at pain and hepatitis C: Preliminary data from a
veteran population" [United States]
* w w w .rehab.research.va.gov/jour/07/44/2/silberbogen.html
TESTING
"FDA Approves New Test to Screen for HIV and HCV in Donated
Blood" [United States]
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /recent/2007/061207 b.html
COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
22 ways to tackle life's biggest energy zappers
* w w w .webmd . com /balance/features/your-guide-to-never-feeling-tired-again?ecd=wnl emw 061307
"Milk Thistle (Silymarin) Demonstrates Anti-inflammatory and Anti-HCV
Activity in a Laboratory Study"
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep c/news/2007/061507 a.html
TRANSMISSION
"Increase in HCV Incidence among Men Who Have Sex with Men in
Amsterdam Most Likely Caused by Sexual Transmission"
* w w w .journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v196n2/37991/37991.html
"Nurses Review Hepatitis C Prevalence and Transmission Routes"
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/05/nurses review h.html?eml=hepcen32
HIV/HCV CO-INFECTION
"Only 25% of HIV-positive patients with acute HCV accepting HCV
therapy"
* w w w .aidsmap . com /en/news/DEB35EE0-7EB4-45DB-A844-0C3A293C0EAF.asp
"When HIV and Liver Disease Co-exist" [Co-infection]
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep c/news/2007/061207 a.html
HEPATITIS B
"Patient survey, Many hepatitis B patients stop taking meds"
* w w w .natap.org/2007/DDW/DDW 35.htm
Ha Noi "Hepatitis-B vaccine suspended nation-wide"
* vietnamnews.vnagency . com .vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC160607
HARM MINIMIZATION
"Injecting room open for four more years"
* w w w .smh . com .au/news/national/injecting-room-open-for-four-more-years/2007/06/07/1181089218547.html
"Prisons, hepatitis C and harm minimisation"
* w w w .mja . com .au/public/issues/186 12 180607/lev11089 fm.html
"Drug Treatment Seekers More Likely to Use Needle Exchange"
* w w w .jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press releases/2007/latkin drugtreatment.html
"Making the wrong trade on AIDS" [United States Editorial on NSP's]
* w w w .chicagotribune . com /news/columnists/chi-oped0617chapmanjun17,0,4943130.column?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed
New 'Nevershare' Syringes in the UK
* w w w .exchangesupplies.org/needle exchange supplies/never share syringe/never share syringe intro.html
Working With [Female] Drug Users Who Are Injected By Other People
* w w w .smmgp.org.uk/html/newsletters/net016.php#Injected
GP's
"Patients Want a Decent Shake From a Doctor" [United States]
* w w w .medpagetoday . com /PublicHealthPolicy/PracticeManagement/dh/5907
HEPATITIS COUNCIL OF QLD INC.
New and updated Resource Order Form available at:
* w w w .hepqld.asn.au/orderform/
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the C-network please e-mail
projects@hepqld.asn.au
If you have anything you'd like to share, don't hesitate to contact
us.
Contributions and comments from network members are welcomed, please
email projects@hepqld.asn.au - utilise the C-network to advertise
projects, services or other important news!
Visit the Hepatitis Council of QLD at w w w .hepqld.asn.au
P.S. Please email projects@hepqld.asn.au to join the C-network and
receive this news update.
