Schering posts boceprevir trial data, including results for patients not helped by other drugs more images Vertex says telaprevir created immune response in most patients with hepatitis C
Vertex says most patients who took hepatitis C drug had undetectable virus levels in trial
Study finds cancer-linked virus in chronic fatigue patients but can’t prove it’s the causeStudy links virus to chronic fatigue syndrome WASHINGTON — A virus recently linked to prostate cancer is a new suspect in chronic fatigue syndrome. Scientists tested blood from 101 patients and found two-thirds carried it. A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in big Thai studyA world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection BANGKOK — For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible. Coughing may be a better sign than fever of when people can spread swine flu, studies suggestStudies: Swine flu spreads long after fever stops SAN FRANCISCO — When the coughing stops is probably a better sign of when a swine flu patient is no longer contagious, experts said after seeing new research that suggests the virus can still spread many days after a fever goes away. Swine flu deaths more common in older children, says 1st CDC study of virus’ pediatric tollCDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kids ATLANTA — The first detailed study of U.S. children killed by swine flu found the outbreak differs from ordinary flu in at least one puzzling respect: It appears to be taking a higher toll on school-age youngsters than on babies and toddlers. 2 viruses threaten Michigan blueberry industry; scientists forced to destroy research plantsBlueberry virus strikes Michigan research center DETROIT — The bloom could be off Michigan’s $124 million per year blueberry industry after two destructive viruses infected bushes in three locations. |
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