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Expanding High Risk Population Drives European Hepatitis B and C Diagnostics Market

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the European Hepatitis B and C Diagnostics Market, estimates revenues of the hepatitis B diagnostics to grow from $165.9 million in 2012 to $260.2 million in 2019 and hepatitis C diagnostics market to grow from $3,140.8 million in 2012 to $4,940.9 million in 2019, respectively.

Published
13 March 2013
From
PR Newswire (press release)
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
'Hepatitis C detector' promises hope and nothing more

Wherever people are confronted with serious threats and a lack of solutions there is a potential market in false hope.

Published
05 March 2013
From
The Guardian
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
HIV Accelerates Liver Fibrosis by Nearly a Decade Among People With Hep C

Fibrosis in those coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV is comparable in severity to that found in people mono- infected with hep C who are nearly a decade older.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Aidmeds
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Addressing Hepatitis C Disparities in the African American Community

African Americans are twice as likely to be infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) compared to the general U.S. population, according to the CDC.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Google Alerts - Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Launch of New Patient-Focused Website at LiverCancerConnect.org

The website aims to help people better understand how liver cancer is diagnosed and how it can be treated or prevented. In addition, wwwLiverCancerConnect.org includes a Drug Watch of potential new liver cancer therapies, an expanding directory of liver cancer specialists, and a clinical trials listing.

Published
07 February 2013
From
Hepatitis B Foundation
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Spanish research shows that liver stiffness can predict outcomes in people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C

Liver stiffness is a strong predictor of hepatic complications and all-cause mortality in people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), Spanish investigators report in the

Published
30 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
The Age-Old Debate of Whether to Biopsy in HCV: My Answer for 2013

Mark Sulkowski MD discusses the role of liver biopsy in the management of the HCV patient.

Published
25 January 2013
From
Clinical Care Options (requires registration)
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Rapid pace of liver damage in recent HCV co-infection

The research suggests that HIV-positive people who later become co-infected with HCV are at risk for an accelerated pace of liver damage, perhaps caused by underlying immunological dysfunction.

Published
21 January 2013
From
CATIE
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Year in Review: Dueling HCV Screening Recommendations

As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news on the topic. In terms of hepatitis C screening recommendations, there's been controversy and concern.

Published
03 January 2013
From
MedPage Today
Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C Reaching Crisis Levels; Requires Coverage for Routine Screenings

As the countdown to implementation of the Affordable Care Act begins in earnest, experts on the front lines in fighting viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS issued this harsh assessment regarding escalating levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection: unless policymakers require insurers to cover the costs of screening everyone at potential risk for HCV, rates of cirrhosis and liver cancer will continue to rise and become a major drain on the healthcare system.

Published
28 November 2012
From
National Summit on HIV and Viral Hepatitis press release
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