Navigation Links
Good News for HIV Patients Also Suffering From Hepatitis C Virus

Researchers conducting a large clinical trial of people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C have some positive news to report. // According to their study, patients who are treated with a newer combination of drugs are significantly more likely to rid their bodies of HCV than those who receive standard therapy.

The finding is important because as many as 300,000 of the estimated 1 million Americans infected with HIV also have HCV, and as people live longer with HIV, HCV is becoming a serious health problem.

The multinational study compared treatment with the drugs peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys) and ribavirin (Copegus) to treatment with the older treatment of interferon (Roferon-A) and ribavirin. Results showed the Pegasys-ribavirin combo was 40-percent effective in reducing HCV RNA to undetectable levels, compared to 12 percent for the older treatment. The drugs were even more effective in patients with the HCV genotypes 2 and 3, reaching 62-percent effectiveness. Patients with these genotypes who were on interferon-ribavirin saw a 36-percent effectiveness rate.The Pegasys-ribavirin combination in patients with genotype 1, typically the most difficult to treat HCV genotype, was 29-percent effective. This compares to an effectiveness of 7 percent among those taking interferon-ribavirin.

Researchers say the results of this study are groundbreaking news for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are living with both hepatitis C and HIV.
'"/>




Page: 1

Related medicine news :

1. One in Three Heart Attack Patients Have No Chest Pains
2. Amphetamines Help Recovery of Stroke Patients
3. Painkillers Do Not Shorten Dying Patients Lives
4. Patients With Filariasis More Prone To HIV Infection
5. Glivec - New Hope For CMC Patients
6. Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin
7. New FDA Approved Drug NATRECOR For Heart Failure Patients
8. Hemochromatosis Patients Blood is Safe
9. Patients Pressure Would Result In Overprescription
10. Risk Of Decongestants In Hypertensive Patients
11. Interference helps Heart Patients

Post Your Comments:
(Date:11/30/2009)...nt to 113 chest X-rays, study finds , , ... of patients who have abdominal/pelvic CT scans re...pose them to extra radiation, U.S. researchers say...eries were performed on 500 patients aged 9 months...ears of age. The researchers concluded that 35.3 p...
(Date:11/30/2009)...unique online and mobile tool empowers patients to...isions ,, ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 30 /PRNewswir...#1 HIV/AIDS resource online, today launched My Hea...V/AIDS-infected patients the ability to save, trac...d with sponsorship from Merck, is available at ww...
(Date:11/30/2009)...Nov. 30 Tyco Internation...10 annual general meeting of shareholders will be ...tral European time at the Park Hyatt Zurich Hotel,...egistered shareholders as of January 11, 2010 (the...al general meeting. Additionally, individuals who...
(Date:11/30/2009)... and extensive discussion in the scientific commun...ealth Care (IQWiG) presents its methods for evalua...stitute can now apply these methods when working o... Committee (G-BA). The method developed by IQWiG i...KV-Spitzenverband [National Association of Health ...
(Date:11/30/2009)...Newswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new...gue: ,, Key Players and Innovative Start-Ups i...ts, pharma, food and drinks ,, http://www.rep...Start-Ups-in-Nutraceuticals-Emerging-strategies-in...traceuticals are bioactive compounds with properti...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:CT Scan Patients May Get Unnecessary Imaging 2Health News:TheBody.com Launches My Health Tracker, Enabling HIV-Positive Patients to Track Lab Results, Medications and Supplements 2Health News:IQWiG presents a method for evaluating the relation between cost and benefit 2Health News:IQWiG presents a method for evaluating the relation between cost and benefit 3Health News:IQWiG presents a method for evaluating the relation between cost and benefit 4Health News:IQWiG presents a method for evaluating the relation between cost and benefit 5Health News:Reportlinker Adds Key Players and Innovative Start-Ups in Nutraceuticals: Emerging Strategies in Ingredients, Pharma, Food and Drinks 2Health News:Reportlinker Adds Key Players and Innovative Start-Ups in Nutraceuticals: Emerging Strategies in Ingredients, Pharma, Food and Drinks 3Health News:Reportlinker Adds Key Players and Innovative Start-Ups in Nutraceuticals: Emerging Strategies in Ingredients, Pharma, Food and Drinks 4Health News:Reportlinker Adds Key Players and Innovative Start-Ups in Nutraceuticals: Emerging Strategies in Ingredients, Pharma, Food and Drinks 5Health News:Reportlinker Adds Key Players and Innovative Start-Ups in Nutraceuticals: Emerging Strategies in Ingredients, Pharma, Food and Drinks 6
...ommunity Event in Company ...erich(R),(NYSE: MAC ), one of the nation,s larges...pping centers, is "stepping up" its commitment to ... be held nationwide on Thursday, May 8, 2008, mark...
... Visionary Leaders, ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 2 T...ACN) announces the recipients of the 2008 Circle o...tributions and achievements,that exemplify the ass...May 3-8 in Chicago, Ill. Following are the,recipie...
...d,Maryland Public Television (MPT) are working tog...care system in America to the Maryland, Washington...n markets through RLTV,s,original series, Healthca...hrough this series of in-depth conversations,with ...
...eat,right -- to find meals that were both tasty an... of eating well with Dine to Thrive,s gourmet meal...nu designed by an,Oncological Dietitian paired wit...geles company -- offers home delivery of,evidence-...
...,t necessarily sever the physical link between mot...een the mother and fetus during pregnancy and,can ... decades later. This,mixing of cells from two gene...lls play in the body., A potentially significant ...
... , FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy is...ng while pregnant. , "By anticipating and planning...be can enjoy these nine months both on the job and...her, said in a prepared statement. , Colleague Dr....
Other Medicine News:Health News:Macerich Connects Women and Giving in Partnership with Step Up Women's Network 2Health News:Macerich Connects Women and Giving in Partnership with Step Up Women's Network 3Health News:AACN Names 2008 Circle of Excellence Award Recipients 2Health News:AACN Names 2008 Circle of Excellence Award Recipients 3Health News:UPDATE: Retirement Living TV Partners With Maryland Public Television to Address the Issue of Healthcare in America Through Its Series Healthcare '08: Search for Solutions 2Health News:UPDATE: Retirement Living TV Partners With Maryland Public Television to Address the Issue of Healthcare in America Through Its Series Healthcare '08: Search for Solutions 3Health News:Mothers with Breast Cancer Can Dine to Thrive with Gourmet Meal Delivery 2Health News:Mothers and Offspring Can Share Cells Throughout Life 2Health News:Mothers and Offspring Can Share Cells Throughout Life 3Health News:Mothers and Offspring Can Share Cells Throughout Life 4Health News:Pregnancy and Work Can Work 2Health News:Pregnancy and Work Can Work 3
(Date:11/30/2009)...0 Reportlinker.com announces that ...atalogue: ,, Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global M...com/p0164347/Diabetes-Diagnostics---A-Global-Marke...et is driven by a steady increase in the number of...oped and developing parts of the world, and increa...
(Date:11/30/2009)...0 The Simmons law firm,s Trent Mir...enting thousands of women that were seriously inju...ontrol pill manufactured and marketed by Bayer Pha...tidistrict Litigation has ordered that all federal...solidated and centralized for pretrial litigation ...
(Date:11/30/2009)...vember 30 Health Robotics today an...nt plans and product specifications,for a new and ...al,Nutrition", a new key component of its i.v. Roo...s, ASHP (Booth # 114). , "I look forward ...tation,s blueprints and to find out if TPNstation ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 2Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 3Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 4Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 5Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 6Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 7Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 8Reportlinker Adds Diabetes Diagnostics - A Global Market Perspective 9Simmons Firm's Partner Trent Miracle Chosen to Help Lead National Litigation Against Bayer 2Health Robotics to Unveil TPNstation(TM) at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists on December 7th 2Health Robotics to Unveil TPNstation(TM) at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists on December 7th 3The Leukemia 26 Lymphoma Society and FORMA Therapeutics Enter Collaboration to Bring New Therapies to Patients Faster 52091 1The Leukemia 26 Lymphoma Society and FORMA Therapeutics Enter Collaboration to Bring New Therapies to Patients Faster 52091 2The Leukemia 26 Lymphoma Society and FORMA Therapeutics Enter Collaboration to Bring New Therapies to Patients Faster 52091 3Mylan Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend 52089 1IEA and DMEC Announce New Certified Professional in Disability Management Curriculum 52087 1IEA and DMEC Announce New Certified Professional in Disability Management Curriculum 52087 2IEA and DMEC Announce New Certified Professional in Disability Management Curriculum 52087 3
Silicone Wedge (137 Style)
Silicone Tire (281 Style)
Silicone Strip (225 Style)
Silicone Boat (60 Style)
Medicine Products: