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Nucleoside analogues reduce hepatitis B liver cancer risk

Hepatitis B
Liz Highleyman | 29 November 2012
Treatment of chronic hepatitis B with nucleoside analogues including lamivudine (Epivir) and entecavir (Baraclude) can reduce the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma, including cancer recurrence after successful resection surgery, according to data presented ...
Chronic hepatitis C virus infection increases risk of death from both liver disease and non-liver-related causes

Hepatitis C
Michael Carter | 05 September 2012
As well as increasing the risk of death from liver disease, chronic hepatitis C virus infection increased the risk of death from circulatory and kidney disease as well as several non-liver-related cancers, ...
Hepatitis B genotype B associated with poorer liver-related outcomes in Taiwanese patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis B

Hepatitis B
Michael Carter | 13 December 2011
Liver-related outcomes are poorer in HIV-positive patients who are co-infected with hepatitis B virus genotype B compared to co-infected patients with hepatitis B genotype C, Taiwanese investigators report in the online edition of ...
Deportations of people with HIV widespread; activists' tactics differ

Immigration
Roger Pebody | 21 July 2010
Across the globe, 31 countries have policies of deporting HIV-positive citizens of other countries, the Eighteenth International Conference in Vienna was told on Tuesday. Moreover, speakers from three European countries explained that while ...

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Nucleoside analogues reduce hepatitis B liver cancer risk

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection increases risk of death from both liver disease and non-liver-related causes

Hepatitis B genotype B associated with poorer liver-related outcomes in Taiwanese patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis B

Deportations of people with HIV widespread; activists' tactics differ

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New Thai-Taiwanese Syndrome Is Not AIDS 2.0

Recipient of HIV-positive heart sues hospitals

No further action over HIV transplant doctors

Hepatitis B vaccine protects for 25 years: study

Taiwan: Study finds Greater Taipei has most HIV cases

HIV infection rate rising in Taiwan: group

HIV-case exposes organ transplant barriers in Taiwan

Taiwan: Transplant patients test negative for HIV

HIV organ transplant a tragic mistake: AIDS expert

HIV-infected organ transplant is a one-off case: health minister

Taiwan: Activists slam HIV markings proposal

Taiwan: HIV Donor's Organs Transplanted Into Patients

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