Tag Archives: antiviral drugs

New Treatment Found for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus

Posted on December 10, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: S. Bhutani ’14
Chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common infectious disease. HBV infects hepatocytes, which are liver cells, thereby impairing liver function and leading to disease such as liver cancer. In chronic HBV the responses … Continue reading →

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Shotgun Approach to Keeping Viruses Off

Posted on December 9, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: J. Moon ’14
The amount of human resources to develop therapeutics on a single-pathogen basis is limited. A single-pathogen approach is made more impractical with the ever increasing number of viral pathogens. But there are alternatives … Continue reading →

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Millions of Viruses and Only One Drug

Posted on December 8, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: M. Carraher ’14
A former leader of the Pentagon considers, “Mother Nature among the worst terrorists.” Throughout modern time, the threat of a virus pandemic has seemed more likely, and more deadly than a nuclear war. Swine … Continue reading →

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