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Ways To Treat HBV

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PLS HELP-HBV +

good day.is there any other ways to treat HBV rather than medicines which not cost not that much?pls evaluate my exam results:HBSAG3.50.055ReactiveANTI-HBS0.1 Non-ReactiveANTI-HBC...
Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine
If medications are not within your grasp due to cost, I would only advise no alcohol and keeping your weight within normal limits. Dr. M... Read more »

Can a HBV non-active carrier be treated?

Dear Dr Barbara:I can see how many letters you replied recently and I really feel very much to have... Read more »

Treating Acute HBV

I understand that hcv can be treated in its acute phase. Is there any indication that hbv can be... Read more »
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Duration of Therapy for Treating HBV

In a poster presentation at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, the French INSERM UMR-S707 study examined the level of liver fibrosis, over time, among 130 HIV-positive people taking tenofovir for hepatitis B disease (HBV). Fibrosis is the development of... Read more »
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Treatment of Chronic HBV in HIV-Coinfected Patients

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV share similar routes of transmission. As a consequence, up to 80 percent of HIV-infected patients have serological markers of present or past HBV infection. The prevalence of HIV-infected persons carrying hepatitis B... Read more »
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Treating Hepatitis B and C

Photo: iStockPhoto.com / pixologicstudio. Hepatitis B Treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has not advanced as fast as HIV and hepatitis C therapy in recent years, but approval of new drugs has led to higher response rates. ... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In New Way to Edit DNA, Hope for Treating Disease

An ongoing clinical trial is using a new gene-editing technique to remove a major doorway HIV uses to infect human T cells. The approach uses naturally occurring proteins called zinc fingers, each of which can recognize a set of three letters, or... Read more »
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Posted by franfrog, 2 Replies




Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people.



1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until... Read more »

Pegasys for HBV

Posted by shannon, 2 Replies
Hey ya'll!
My friend, David, is going to start Pegasys to treat his Hep B this week. I have read some scary stuff about the side effects.
has anyone got any experience to share or any advice about handling it?
Thanks,
Shannon Read more »

My doctor is refusing to treat my HIV until I sign

Posted by Garth, 2 Replies
Hello world,
As a newly diagnosed HIV gay man, living in Edmonton Alberta, ( diagnosed 1 year now) I am facing what I beleive to be discrimination and bullying by my doctor. My counts when first diagnosed were CD4 500 and viral load 16,000. Over... Read more »

Can I catch HIV infection this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
I am only 19 and I don't quite understand why I have to deal with this.
Perhaps some will laugh at me for my ignorance and deem this post as a hoax, but I really am frightened over this issue and am losing sleep over this. Please, someone try to help... Read more »

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