News articles tagged with 'antiviral'
Sequential treatment with entecavir and lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus
— 1 Apr 2011 14:54 | HealthA two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance…
IL28B gene predicts treatment outcome for liver transplantation patients
— 3 Mar 2011 12:44 | HealthGerman researchers have found a significant association of IL28B genotypes to interferon-based antiviral treatment outcome, and to graft inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV).…
Drug to fight tumours also fights the flu and possibly other viruses
— 28 Feb 2011 16:52 | HealthEver get a flu shot and still get the flu? If so, there's new hope for flu-free winters in the years to come thanks to a new discovery by researchers who found that a drug called DMXAA,…
Lack of health insurance limits hepatitis C patients' access to latest antiviral therapy
— 24 Feb 2011 19:14 | HealthNew research has determined that patients in the U.S. with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are twice as likely to not have health insurance coverage compared with those without the disease.…
Old folk remedy revived: How tansy may be a treatment for herpes
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | HealthFor centuries tansy has been used as a folk remedy, but now scientists from Britain and Spain believe the plant may have medical benefits after all, as a treatment for herpes. The team's…
University of Minnesota discovery suggests a new way to prevent HIV from infecting human cells
— 3 Jan 2011 16:47 | HealthResearchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered how HIV binds to and destroys a specific human antiviral protein called APOBEC3F. The results suggest that a simple chemical…
Swine flu patients benefited from taking Tamiflu, says study
— 29 Sep 2010 17:08 | HealthHealthy people who caught swine flu during the 2009 pandemic may have been protected against developing radiographically (x-ray) confirmed pneumonia by taking the antiviral drug oseltamivir…
People also have antiviral 'plant defences'
— 28 Sep 2010 13:30 | HealthIn addition to known antiviral agents such as antibodies and interferons, people also seem to have a similar immune system to that previously identified in plants. This is the result…
A collaboration solves the herpes virus protein structure providing new drug therapy directions
— 27 Jul 2010 10:22 | HealthThe mechanism by which a herpes virus invades cells has remained a mystery to scientists, but now research from Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania reveals the unusual…
Silencing hepatitis B virus prevent recurrence of liver cancer
— 25 Jun 2010 09:59 | HealthPrevious studies have shown that antiviral treatment reduces the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). But now, researchers from the…