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HIV Stroke Risk Up Markedly in 10 Year Span
People with HIV saw their risk of stroke increase 60% over the decade from 1997 through 2006, according to an analysis of hospital discharge records. Although the absolute numbers remain low, the jump was in contrast to 7%...[more]
AABB develops analysis of FDA recommendations for implementation of T. cruzi testing
AABB has reviewed and developed an analysis of recommendations from the FDA for implementation of testing for Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The FDA recommendations were included in a December 2010 guidance on testing donations of...[more]
Study: Nucleic acid test detects hepatitis B in donor blood
Nucleic acid testing detected nine cases of hepatitis B virus infection in a sample of 3.7 million donors, which is more than the expected number of cases for this group, according to an American Red Cross study published in the...[more]
Study will combine Bristol and Pharmasset drugs for hepatitis C
Pharmasset and Bristol-Myers Squibb will test a combination of their treatment candidates, PSI-7977 and BMS-790052, respectively, on untreated patients carrying different types of hepatitis C virus. The clinical trial will...[more]
Test can spot 500-plus recessive genetic disorders
A team of scientists at the National Center for Genome Resources in New Mexico has developed a test that could spot more than 500 gene mutations that can be passed on by both parents to their children. They also found during the...[more]
Researchers receive grants to develop hemophilia treatments
Researchers at the University of Florida have received two grants from the NIH and two others from Bayer HealthCare that will support the development of treatments for hemophilia A and B. The four grants total nearly $4.7...[more]