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Alcohol And Hepatitis
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alcoholic hepatitis and hepatitis CDear Doctor, I have two of the most loved and wonderful sons in the world. One has Hepatitis C and has taken interferon without success. He is doing good however with lots of vitamins and a healthy diet. Is there any typical amount of time when...Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.
New York University, School of Medicine
Dear Mom,Sorry to hear about your sons' troubles. The best prognostic indicator for hepatitis C is a liver biopsy. That will help him decide on future therapy. The new pegylated interferons will be available this year and he may be a candidate,...
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Effect of a Hepatitis C Virus Educational Intervention or a Motivational Intervention on Alcohol Use, Injection Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Injection Drug UsersResearchers in the current study compared the effects of two interventions on alcohol use: using a new syringe at last injection, and using a condom at last sexual encounter in a community sample of injection drug users (IDUs). Street outreach was... Read more »Hepatitis B: The Other Hepatitis VirusIn recent years, a lot has been written about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in people who also have HIV (co-infection). HCV is a significant problem for many people with HIV, but it isn't the only virus that can cause hepatitis (inflammation of... Read more »Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected PatientTable of Contents Introduction HIV/HCV Coinfection HIV/HBV Coinfection New Data From the Literature Conclusion References Introduction Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes two of the... Read more »Controversial Aspects of Hepatitis C Transmission, Monitoring, Care and TreatmentSexual transmission Safety of light-to-moderate alcohol intake Liver biopsy Access to treatment for drinkers Access to treatment for injecting drug users How long to treat genotype 2 and 3 Retreatment:... Read more »
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Hepatitis
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
He realizado esta consulta otras veces pero ahn no me queda claro.Segn he leido las respuestas del Dr. Santana, en caso de coinfeccin con hepatitis, es aconsejable seguir al paciente por el perodo de un ao. Por otro lado le por aca que el examen de... Read more » Hepatitis y perodo ventana
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Buenas a todos, les comento mi situacin.Comet la peor iditez de mi vida en una noche de alcohol al estar haber tenido sexo con una desconocida y sin ningun tipo de proteccin. Esta chava me peg una venerea la cual la trate en poco tiempo gracias a... Read more » Any other guys out there had Hepatitis-B??
Posted by MarkyMark, 9 Replies
I have been goin through an acute episode of Hepatitis-B for 3 months now and cant seem to find anyone out there who has also gone through this and i have no one to talk to, I feel sooo alone and stressed out over this entire episode, I am hoping...
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Periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y c
Posted by mariana, 1 Reply
hola quiero saber cuanto es el periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y de la hepatitis c con tecnicas de busqueda de anticuerpos no de adn, quiero saber cuandoes definitivo el examen de hepatitis b y c con la tecnica de anticuerpos.
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