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Roche gets FDA okay for its Cobas TaqMan HBV test 7 Sep 2008 04:29 GMT
... TaqMan HBV Test, which the company said is the first assay for quantitating hepatitis B virus DNA to be approved in the U.S. The test uses Roche's real-time polymerase chain reaction ...
Pharmasset to Present at the Upcoming Citibank and Morgan Stanley Investor Conferences 5 Sep 2008 19:34 GMT
... primary focus is on the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pharmasset is currently developing three ...
Roche wins FDA approval for hepatitis B viral load test 5 Sep 2008 15:35 GMT
... test uses Roche's real-time polymerase chain reaction technology to quantify the amount of hepatitis B virus DNA in a patient's blood. Doctors may use viral load testing results to establish a ...
Double Hepatitis Vaccine Boosts Immune Response 5 Sep 2008 04:32 GMT
... of adults don't have an adequate immune response when they're vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus, which means they're still at risk of catching the infection. However, a clever strategy may ...
Roche wins FDA approval for Hepatitis B test 4 Sep 2008 22:28 GMT
... said Thursday. The test, which uses Roche technology to quantify the amount of Hepatitis B virus DNA in a patient’s blood, is the first diagnostic approved for the purpose in the ...

Roche hepatitis B test wins U.S. FDA approval 4 Sep 2008 18:29 GMT
... DNA test is a safe and effective way to help gauge how well hepatitis B virus treatments are working, U.S. health regulators said on on Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug ...
FDA Approves First Hepatitis B Viral Load Test 4 Sep 2008 17:37 GMT
... has approved the Roche COBAS(R) TaqMan(R) HBV Test, the first assay for quantitating Hepatitis B Virus DNA approved in the U.S. The test uses Roche's real-time PCR technology to quantify the ...
Virus wreaks havoc in schools 4 Sep 2008 17:32 GMT
... but would hopefully soon ease, he said. Medication was available to treat the influenza B virus but had to be taken within 48 hours of infection, he said. ...
Tenofovir (Viread): Antiviral agent approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults 4 Sep 2008 04:32 GMT
... Tenofovir is an antiviral agent that inhibits the activity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase by competing with deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate and by DNA chain termination. Tenofovir was previously ...
HEPATITIS B VIRUS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE 2 Sep 2008 18:32 GMT
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