Research & Treatment News

7 Tips for Tick Prevention

May 16, 2018

Lyme disease is a growing health menace. Because the risks of Lyme are even greater with liver inflammation, practicing tick prevention is essential if you have hepatitis.

New HCV Combination Treatment for Only $300 in Lower-Income Countries

Apr 13, 2018

Learn more about ravidasvir/sofosbuvir treatment, a new 12-week course of daily Hepatitis C treatment that was demonstrated in clinical trials to completely stamp out traces of HCV from 97 percent of the study’s patients.

Smoking Cessation Needed for Hep C Population

Apr 4, 2018

Smoking cigarettes is an addiction that is notoriously hard to conquer, but for those with Hepatitis C, quitting may actually be more beneficial than successful Hepatitis C treatment.

Hepatitis C Success – Thoughts on Fibrosis Resolution

Mar 11, 2018

The first step in beating the Hepatitis C virus is achieving sustained virologic response. The second step is fibrosis resolution.

3 Ways Insufficient Sleep Fuels Hepatitis C

Feb 14, 2018

Eating a nutritious diet and exercising regularly are usually regarded as the most valuable lifestyle adaptations for living healthfully with Hepatitis C, but evidence shows that getting good quality sleep is just as important.

Prayers for a Hep C Vaccine Could Be Answered as Early as This Summer

Jan 23, 2018 7 Comments

By working to develop a safe and effective prophylactic vaccine, Oxford scientists have brought us one step closer to achieving the optimal goal for eradicating new occurrences of Hepatitis C.