Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion (Hep C Chronic Fatigue)

Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion
Manila Bulleting Online - What does the term blood product mean? What are the possible adverse effects and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion? A friend of mine died of cirrhosis of the liver because he received blood that was contaminated with hepatitis B virus when he

What's New in Hepatitis C: Current State of the Field and Future
Medscape News - The current standard of care for the treatment of previously untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C is a combination of once-weekly injection of pegylated interferon plus daily oral ribavirin. The treatment duration is dependent on HCV genotype

Dynavax hepatitis vaccine shows promise
BusinessWeek - DEC. 19 9:09 A.M. ET Dynavax Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical focused on treatments for allergies, infectious and chronic inflammatory diseases, said Monday a mid-stage trial of its hepatitis B virus, or HBV, vaccine was successful, warranting

T-cell boost may increase immunity
Science Daily - They says the cells eventually become "exhausted" in their battle against persistent viral infection and less effective in fighting the disease. In a study to be published Dec. 28 on the journal Nature's Web site, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer