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Body Shop Founder's Legacy

Sep 18, 2007

Body Shop founder Anita Roddick died last week at the age of 64. She had announced to the media earlier this year that she had Hepatitis C, which the disease apparently had led to a previous diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. Ms. Roddick had made new inroads in social and environmental awareness and responsibility in business, while advocating for green cosmetics, animal rights, Community Trade and establishing organizations such as Children on the Edge as well as promoting the work of the Hepatitis C Trust following her diagnosis.

HCV Genotype 3 and Fatty Liver

Sep 17, 2007 5 Comments

Infection with Hepatitis C genotype 3 carries a greater chance of a fatty liver than other genotypes. Although this relationship is likely due to the strain's molecular structure, successful treatment can erase this extra burden.

The First Liver Transplant to Erase Hepatitis C

Sep 14, 2007

Although re-infection with Hepatitis C usually recurs rapidly following a liver transplant, a Japanese woman has beaten the odds. This 60-year-old with Hepatitis C, cirrhosis, liver cancer and diabetes, is the first reported case where a liver transplant led to a complete recovery from Hepatitis C.

Factors Influencing Self-Recovery from Hepatitis C

Sep 5, 2007

As reported in the August 21, 2007 edition of the World Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers investigated why some people are able to spontaneously recover from the Hepatitis C virus. This study found the following factors responsible for a person's ability, or inability, to self-recover from the virus - quantity of Hepatitis C antibody, co-infection with Hepatitis B, and the active use of IV drugs.

Tattoo, Piercing Shop Creates HIV and Hepatitis Risk

Aug 15, 2007 1 Comment

Learn why the Durham Region Health Department is concerned that nearly 2,000 people may have been exposed to diseases such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV over an eight-month time span at a tattoo and body-piercing shop in Oshawa, Ontario (Canada).

Drinking Coffee May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer

Aug 15, 2007

Discover the results of a recent study in Italy that examined the relationship between coffee consumption and the risk of liver cancer, as well as the favorable effects of some of coffee's components.

Hepatitis Transmission and Swimming Pools

Aug 14, 2007 4 Comments

Learn why a certain hepatitis virus can pose trouble in communal waters, as well as ways to prevent and minimize this swimming pool risk.

The Skinny on Fatty Liver Disease

Aug 6, 2007

Visceral fat, or "internal flab" associated with fatty liver disease, is manifesting into a big liver problem. Learn about fatty liver disease, lifestyle factors that may increase the likelihood of developing this liver condition, as well as why being thin does not guarantee having a healthy liver.

Development Suspended for Hepatitis C Drug

Aug 6, 2007

After two, 13-week long toxicology studies, Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Novartis have decided to halt the development for ANA975, a phase 1b compound for the treatment of infections due to the Hepatitis C virus.

Popular Restaurant Causes Hepatitis Scare

Aug 2, 2007

A well-known restaurant in Arizona created a hepatitis alarm in late July. Immune globulin (IG) injections were offered to all patrons of the restaurant who might have been exposed.

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General Hepatitis C News/Updates

Body Shop Founder's Legacy

HCV Genotype 3 and Fatty Liver

The First Liver Transplant to Erase Hepatitis C

Factors Influencing Self-Recovery from Hepatitis C

Tattoo, Piercing Shop Creates HIV and Hepatitis Risk

Drinking Coffee May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer

Hepatitis Transmission and Swimming Pools

The Skinny on Fatty Liver Disease

Development Suspended for Hepatitis C Drug

Popular Restaurant Causes Hepatitis Scare

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