New Drugs Require New Terms for HCV Virologic Response

Published July 30, 2013

New Drugs Require New Terms for HCV Virologic Response

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A consortium of interested organizations is creating nomenclature for virologic responses in trials of direct-acting antiviral drugs, which are small-molecule inhibitors of viral enzymes that hold the promise of interferon-free treatment regimens …
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New law classifies 17-year-old offenders as juveniles

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… Scholz/The News-Gazette. Connie Kaiser, superintendent of the Champaign County Juvenile Detention Center in Urbana, expects the facility's population to increase because of a new state law that mandates treating most 17-year-old offenders as …
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Des Moines police make largest heroin seizure in city's history

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The meth was to be sold in Iowa; the heroin was destined for Indiana or Illinois, Des Moines Police Sgt. Kirk Bagby said. The drugs were also incredibly pure, officials said. Once diluted to increase … In 2012, when 0.9 percent of people who checked …
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