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New Drug Represents Breakthrough In Treatment Of Hepatitis C

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The drug telaprevir (Incivek) provides a dramatic improvement in the treatment of the most common form of hepatitis C infection, says an international team of investigators led by Dr. Ira M. Jacob

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