When Epiphany Biosciences, a tiny San Francisco drug developer, was looking for a hepatitis C antiviral compound to test in the lab, it could have saved a few thousand bucks by hiring test tube drones from India.

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Ver remembered getting vaccinated as a child, and he and his brothers had heard enough to know that Hepatitis B was a special concern for the AAPI community, but not much else.

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An employee handling sweets at the Alta tapas restaurant between March 23 and April 2 was infected with hepatitis A, New York City's health department said.

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He said hepatitis A was a "short-term infection that has very unpleasant symptoms but is rarely serious".

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Benhamou, who has pled guilty and awaits sentencing, tipped off Skowron that a hepatitis drug that Human Genome was working on had run into problems during its drug trials.

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During the past year, there was a frenzy to acquire drug assets aimed at the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

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The fifth was a chemical synthesized by Merck researchers in Rome who were searching for hepatitis C drugs.

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New York (CNN) -- More than 200 people received hepatitis A vaccinations over the weekend after learning that a Manhattan restaurant employee handling sweets was infected with the virus, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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