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The Motley Fool December 2, 2011 Anders Bylund	Idenix Pharmaceuticals Shares Surged: What You Need to Know Shares of biotech firm Idenix Pharmaceuticals jumped as much as 11.9% on higher-than-average trading volume.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Ryan McBride	Vertex's Telaprevir Clears Hurdle, Could Halve Treatment Times for Hepatitis C Study results are positive.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Good Combo; Too Bad There's Competition Vertex's VX-222 helps standard of care but still requires an injected medication.
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The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Must Realize This Drug Works by Now Vertex concludes its phase 3 trials with another win.
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The Motley Fool January 9, 2012 Brian Orelli	3 Reasons Hep C Premiums Might Not Last Careful what you wish for.
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The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Brian Orelli	New Hep C Data Impressive, but It's Not There Yet All-oral treatment still has a ways to go.
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The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Brian Lawler	Idenix Aims for a Comeback This drugmaker may be down, but it's not yet out.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2005 Charly Travers	A Rising Star in Biotech Idenix is following a proven path to success: novel drug development. This is one biotech to keep on your watch list for the next year.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	The Yin and Yang of Schering's Label Changes Schering gets a pair of label changes that have opposite effects for its hepatitis C drug.
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The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Surprise That Vertex Has Competition Did shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals slump on competition concerns?
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The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Brian Lawler	ViroPharma Whacked by Data Shares of ViroPharma fall after safety issues come to light with one of its drugs. A phase 2 study of their hepatitis C antiviral medication has been halted, with only a slim chance of starting up again.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Brian Orelli	There Is Only Downside in Consensus Hepatitis C advisory panels will almost certainly recommend approval. Almost.
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