Treatment For Hepatitis E

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My mom's treatment for Hepatitis C

Hey, my mom has Hepatitis C and she doesn't know if she wants to take the Hepatitis C treatment or not cause she is worried. She is 51 and she just learned of it last year and she got it through several blood transfusions prior to 1992. She...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

A liver biopsy is really important to determine the stage of disease. Particularly if someone is reluctant to take the therapy a biopsy is the one piece of information that can help make a decision easier. The side effects of Peg and ribavirin are... Read more »

alternative treatments for Hepatitis C

Are there alternative treatments for Hep C ie alpha lipoic acid, etc when the body is not strong... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

When to start treatment for Hepatitis C?

Dear Dr. Dieterich,My husband has Hepatitis c genotype 3. Recently, after a battery of tests... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Response-Guided Telaprevir Combination Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

A 24-week course of treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection that added telaprevir to peginterferon and ribavirin was just as effective as a 48-week regimen for many patients in the current study. This multicenter research enrolled... Read more »

Treatment of Hepatitis C if You Have HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents What Is Hepatitis C? HIV and HCV Co-Infection Treatment of HCV/HIV Co-Infection Who Should Get Treatment? What Treatments Are Available? HIV Treatment for People Who Are Also Infected with HCV How Effective Is... Read more »

Wisconsin: Treatment of Hepatitis C Can Be Successful in a Prison Population

Study results are currently showing that incarcerated individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be successfully treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, and have achieved comparable rates of treatment completion and... Read more »

International Foundation for Alternative Research in AIDS

CROI 2013: Updates on the Treatment of Hepatitis C (Video)

Liz Highleyman, editor of HIVandHepatitis.com , sits down with Camilla S. Graham, M.D., M.P.H.; Kristen Marks, M.D. and Kenneth Sherman, M.D., to talk about some of the updates on hepatitis treatment from CROI 2013. In their panel, they discuss some... Read more »

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HIV & Hepatitis Treatment Educator

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HIV & Hepatitis Treatment Educator

NATAP is a non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 Federal tax status. Its
mission is to educate individuals about HIV and hepatitis treatment as well
as to advocate on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS. NATAP... Read more »

Hepatitis A:Causes,Symptoms,Prevention & Treatment

Posted by nov

This article
Aalso known as infectious hepatitis, is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus, HAV. This is comparatively a mild disease which does not progress to a chronic stage. Persons who have contracted the disease may have no symptoms... Read more »

Ventana de Hepatitis

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Otra pregunta que creo que no est planteada en este foro y considero de vital importancia:

-De cuanto tiempo es el periodo ventana de la Hepatitis?

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Informacin hepatitis

Posted by Anonymous

El perfil de los marcadores serolgicos en la infeccin aguda est claramente definida y permite seguir en cada paciente la evolucin de la infeccin. A las 6 semanas despus de la infeccin viral se detectan HBsAg y marcadores de replicacin viral activa... Read more »

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