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U.N.: Countries should be prepared for rise in H5N1 cases
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has urged vigilance against H5N1 flu as cases of the avian strain could again increase due to bird migrations resulting from poultry farming practices. The agency also...[more]
5 in Taiwan treated after receiving organs from HIV-positive donor
Five people are being treated with anti-HIV drugs after receiving organs from a donor who was HIV-positive, according to a hospital in Taiwan. Information on the donor's status was misheard over the phone and then not confirmed...[more]
Researchers say hepatitis G is linked to liver cancer
Investigators reported in the International Journal of Immunological Studies that they found an association between the hepatitis G virus and cirrhosis and liver cancer. Saudi Arabian researchers say the findings challenge a 1997...[more]
Vertex's hepatitis C drug Incivek gains Canadian approval
Health Canada approved Incivek, Vertex Pharmaceuticals' treatment for genotype 1 hepatitis C in patients with compensated liver disease. Incivek, taken with ribavirin and pegylated interferon, was clinically proven to achieve a...[more]
Vaccine works against hepatitis C in animals, study shows
Tests on mice and monkeys showed that an experimental vaccine, made of viruslike particles, stimulated neutralizing antibodies to fight off multiple variants of hepatitis C virus, French scientists reported in Science...[more]
Rate of new HIV infections remains unchanged, CDC says
A CDC report indicates that the annual number of new HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 between 2006 and 2009. Researchers said that males ages 13 to 29 who have sex with males were especially hard hit by the infection,...[more]
Researchers use genetics to develop hepatitis C vaccine
Researchers from Australia's Murdoch University are using genetics to determine the mechanisms used by the hepatitis C virus to rapidly change and evade the immune system. The researchers hope to develop a vaccine that will...[more]