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Former inmate loses suit claiming he might have contracted hepatitis C from prostate biopsy
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Franklin County, Pa., judge recently made several decisions ending a lawsuit in which a former Waynesboro, Pa., man claimed he might have obtained hepatitis C from reused prostate biopsy needles. Robert Eyler said in the lawsuit that he learned he...Tags: Lawyers, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Biopsy, Trials
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Former Waynesboro resident claims he got hepatitis through reused needles in 2008
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA judge will make several key decisions in the coming weeks in a man’s lawsuit against Urology Associates of Chambersburg, which told patients last year it had reused prostate biopsy needles. Franklin County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas Judge...Tags: Lawyers, Laws, Trials, Justice System, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Yale School of Medicine, HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Many with hepatitis C don't get needed follow-up tests, CDC says
Half of all patients who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not had follow-up testing to see if they are still infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means many people are living with the disease and not...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis
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FDA fast tracks AbbVie hepatitis C drug
Tribune reporterAbbVie said Monday that its new hepatitis C drug regimen has been given a breakthrough therapy designation by the Food and Drug Administration, putting it on the fast track for potential approval in the United States. A breakthrough therapy...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Trials, Hepatitis, Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines
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Additional question from Dr. Christopher Prince interview
Is Michigan’s law effective? The law has become more specific giving more definitions and clarifying explanations of its intent. The State has a list of approved diagnoses, which is to be expanded yearly, and conditions approved for the use of...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, HIV, AIDS, Diseases and Illnesses, Glaucoma
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Gov. McDonnell and the FBI, W&M law students helping vets
Full disclosure The FBI is looking into the relationship between Gov. Bob McDonnell and the CEO of the food supplement firm Star Scientific. The inquiry has to do with money that Jonnie R. Williams Sr. gave to the governor and the question of whether...Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Teaching and Learning, Family, Star Scientific Incorporated
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International consortium releases hepatitis C data
Two antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C appear to work as well in the real world as they did during clinical trials, an international research consortium has observed. The consortium also released data that may help inform how doctors and patients...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Liver Failure, Medical Research, Merck & Company Incorporated, Education
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Humira sales propel AbbVie in 1Q
Tribune staff reporterIn its first quarter as an independent, publicly traded company, AbbVie Inc. said net income rose 9.6 percent, to $968 million, or 60 cents a share, from $883 million, or 56 cents a share, a year earlier when the company was still a part of Abbott...Tags: Humira (drug), Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance, Thomson Corporation, Diseases and Illnesses
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Feedback for Sunday, April 28: About hepatitis, sports question and Mobjack Bay
• Joyce, James City County: Great story on Kurt Beach's cure from hepatitis C and Dr. Stravitz's part in it. I contracted autoimmune hepatitis in 1988 and later developed primary biliary cirrhosis. I received a life-saving liver transplant in 1997,...Tags: York County (Virginia), Weather Reports, Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Weather, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Multiple clinical trials open to patients on the Peninsula
Almost half the medical clinical trials in Virginia are taking place in Hampton Roads. Of the more than 120 privately funded active trials enrolling patients, half involve treatment for major chronic illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease,...
Tags: Heart Attack, Medical Research, Sentara, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses
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Retired Smithfield police officer cured of hepatitis C
The cure has taken 25 years for retired Smithfield police officer, Kurt Beach. In his first week on the job, in January 1988, Beach used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to save the life of a baby with a bloody breathing tube. He tears up as...
Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, Liver Failure, Dialysis, Guinea, Lobbying
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