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What Is The Treatment For Hep
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Treatment for hep C? Is A1 worst kind of hep C?Recently diagnosed hep C, A1 type. Is it the hardest type to treat? What can be expected as far as symptoms, quality of life, how long can a person live with it? What is the treatment?...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
The treatment includes pegylated interferon and ribavirin.You should ask your doctor if treatment is necessary right now or if you can wait for "triple therapy" with newer drugs (like telaprevir) which will hopefully enable a shortening of...
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Treatment for HepCWhat are the treatments for HepC... Read more »How soon after exposure can you start treatment(hep c)Hi again , first off thank for the quick reply to my last question. I have one more concern now.... Read more »
Articles
CROI's Hep C Treatment NewsThe revolution of treatment development with direct acting agents against hepatitis C virus (HCV) is moving faster than a speeding bullet. As it once was for treatment development of HIV, it is dramatic. Thus, one of many reasons to attend the 19th... Read more »
Hep-C Treatment Without Interferon Comes CloserMany of us who live with HIV are alive today in part because we received effective treatment to clear our hepatitis C (HCV) co-infections. Interferon-boosted Ribavirin was a lifesaver, but the interferon side effects could be rugged. MedPage Today... Read more »
Vertex: Telaprevir Could Shorten Hep C TreatmentSome patients taking an experimental hepatitis C drug plus standard therapy achieved rapid, extended viral responses after a shortened course of therapy, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported on Tuesday. The clinical "ILLUMINATE" trial evaluated... Read more »
What's in the Hep C Pipeline?The pressing need for new hepatitis C treatments has spawned a surge of activity in the pharmaceutical industry. Virtually all major drug companies, and a host of small biotech start-ups, have research and development programs aimed at developing... Read more »
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Starting Treatment For Hep B (Scared Silly)
Posted by TennJack
I am starting Pegasys injections for Hep B on 8-2-05 and need all input from as many of you as possible. I have read up on it and it sounds awful. Any feed back would be appreciated!
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Info on Hep B treatment?
Posted by shannon
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 » HIV/HEP C/ Burkitt's lymphoma/ I WIN ALLTHREE
Posted by AaronK, 1 Reply
Infected at birth during transfusion in 83. Diagnosed in 88. 1997-2000 i was on and off meds-2000-2006 i was off medications. in 2006 i was diagnosed with Hep C, with 7tcells and with 60,000 virus count. after 7 months I was HIV Undetectable. Tcells...
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hep and hiv?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
If you are exposed to hiv and hep at the same time, will that extend the window period for testing. Or will you still get a conclusive test at the 12/13 week mark?
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