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PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increase in mortality in patients on hemodialysis, but treatment is rare in that population, researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- The protease inhibitor, telaprevir (Incivek), markedly improved response rates in patients with hard-to-treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, compared with standard therapy, researchers in two different trials reported.

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Screening all baby boomers for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection could save tens of thousands of lives at a very acceptable cost, a researcher said here.

BERLIN (MedPage Today) -- Boceprevir, an investigational protease inhibitor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, is effective against genotype 1 of the virus irrespective of whether it is combined with peginterferon alfa-2a or 2b.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the use of blood obtained through a fingerstick for a hepatitis C virus (HCV) test.

The incidence of new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in the U.S. declined by more than 90% between 1990 and 1992 and has remained relatively stable ever since, new figures from the CDC confirm.

(MedPage Today) -- The dramatic decline in HIV infection among injecting drug users during the past two decades has been accompanied by a less substantial decline in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, so more work will be needed to reduce the incidence of this highly transmissible virus, a study conducted in Baltimore found.

(Gladstone Institutes) Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have found that an enzyme associated with the storage of fat in the liver is required for the infectious activity of the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

This discovery may offer a new strategy for treating the infection.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Adding an investigational protease inhibitor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) to standard treatment induced rapid and sustained virologic responses in many patients with poor responses to standard therapy alone, researchers said here.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Early and sustained virologic responses to standard treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were markedly improved when patients also received high doses of vitamin A, results of a small trial showed.