Could Probiotics Help Those With Hepatitis C?
Talk of probiotics facilitating good health is heard everywhere these days - but is Hepatitis C one of the conditions that could benefit from these "good bacteria"?
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Exhaustion During Hepatitis C Treatment
An extreme degree of fatigue, exhaustion is common during HCV treatment - and it may also hinder the treatment outcome.
Continue reading »SeraCare Aiming to Improve Early Diagnosis of Hepatitis C
Designed to accurately detect the virus early in the immune response process, SeraCare is introducing two new blood panels to improve Hepatitis C diagnostics.
Continue reading »Symptoms and Severity of Chronic Hepatitis C
Dec 15, 2010
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Some medical tests are more accurate than others in ascertaining how severe Hepatitis C infection is - and that severity may or may not be associated with how much an infected person suffers with Hepatitis C's symptoms.
Continue reading »Liver Restoration: New Hope for Advanced Hep C
New research presents evidence that reversing cirrhosis is possible - a development that could eliminate the need for a liver transplant and benefit those with advanced Hepatitis C.
Continue reading »Differentiating Between Hepatitis C Genotypes and the IL-28B Genotype
Hepatitis C research represents how far the medical application of genetics has come in the past decade. Although they analyze different genetic material, tests that determine Hepatitis C genotype and IL-28B genotype will help guide the future of Hepatitis C treatment.
Continue reading »Unfavorable IL-28 Genotype Benefits from the GI-5005 Hep C Vaccine
When added to conventional antiviral therapy, GlobeImmune's investigational, therapeutic Hepatitis C vaccine appears to correct a fundamental deficit in cellular immunity in those with the disadvantaged T/T allele of the IL-28 gene.
Continue reading »A Vaccine Plus Antiviral Meds Could Conquer Hepatitis C
Clinical trials in Oxford are gathering evidence that a therapeutic Hepatitis C vaccine can help defeat the virus when combined with antiviral therapy.
Continue reading »Vitamin A: Hepatitis C Foe or Ally?
Large doses of Vitamin A could boost Hepatitis C combination therapy's effectiveness - but could it also cause further damage to the liver?
Continue reading »Cirrhosis and When to Treat Hepatitis C
Nov 18, 2010
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Hepatitis C antiviral therapy had been reserved primarily for those in the earlier stages of liver disease. However, new research suggests that those with a certain type of cirrhosis should begin treatment as well.
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