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    May 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. FACTBOX-U.S. biotech shares outpace broader stock market

    Reuters
    May 28 (Reuters) - Shares of biotechnology companies have outrun a bull market for U.S. stocks, rising nearly 50 percent over the past 12 months as investors look for new growth stories. Investors' enthusiasm, despite the inherent risk of drug...

    Tags: Gilead Sciences Inc., Multiple Sclerosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Biogen Idec Incorporated

    2. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients

    Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C.
    Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Emergency Health Procedures, Flu, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Health Organizations

    3. May 18, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C

    ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, the Centers for...

    Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Emergency Health Procedures, Harris Interactive Incorporated, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    4. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk

    WASHINGTON (AP)— Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk.
    WASHINGTON (AP)— Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk. Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965...

    Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Emergency Health Procedures, Stanford University, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    5. Nov 2, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Cystic fibrosis drug ivacaftor offers patients new hope

    All her life, Lindsay Shipp knew that she was dying. As a baby, she would cry after eating, and salt collected on her forehead. The diagnosis was cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic disease that, at the time, meant a life expectancy of 18 years.
    All her life, Lindsay Shipp knew that she was dying. As a baby, she would cry after eating, and salt collected on her forehead. The diagnosis was cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic disease that, at the time, meant a life expectancy of 18 years. The...

    Tags: University of Iowa, Cystic Fibrosis, Katy Perry, Diseases and Illnesses, Music

    6. May 23, 2011 |Story| Reuters

  6. Vertex Hepatitis-C Drug OK'd, Promising More Cures

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's highly anticipated hepatitis C drug won U.S. approval, promising far higher cure rates for the liver-destroying disease and setting up a head-to-head marketing battle with a rival new medicine from Merck & Co.
    Reuters
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's highly anticipated hepatitis C drug won U.S. approval, promising far higher cure rates for the liver-destroying disease and setting up a head-to-head marketing battle with a rival new medicine from Merck & Co. Incivek, a pill...

    Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Inc., Blood, Health, Diseases and Illnesses

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