February 8, 2010
Upon first glance, the Valentine's Day tradition of gifting chocolates may seem counterintuitive for someone with Hepatitis C. Though, research boasts two reasons why the right kind of chocolate will show your sweetheart that you care about his or hers liver health.
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Posted by Editors at 12:26 PM
February 4, 2010
Conatus Pharmaceuticals is optimistic that their developmental drug, CTS-1027, will give people with Hepatitis C a greater chance for beating the virus. In a Phase II Hepatitis C trial for previous non-responders, CTS-1027 is being paired with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
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Posted by Editors at 4:19 PM
February 2, 2010
February is American Heart Month. Since Hepatitis C has been proven to be a risk factor for coronary artery disease, the usual ways to reduce heart disease risk is insufficient for those with the virus. However, there are five strategies specifically for Hepatitis C that can reduce the likelihood of impending cardiac problems.
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Posted by Editors at 4:47 PM
January 27, 2010
By strategically interspersing liver cells and other specialized cells on growth plates, researchers have figured out how to grow Hepatitis C outside of the body - a critical tool to develop and test new Hepatitis C treatments.
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Posted by Editors at 10:23 AM
Slowing down efforts to prevent or cure Hepatitis C, this virus has an uncanny ability to mutate and become resistant to new drugs. By identifying compounds that interfere with Hepatitis C's replication process, scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a potentially new approach for suppressing Hepatitis C that does not appear to be vulnerable to drug resistance.
Continue reading "Compounds Found That Halt Hepatitis C Replication"
Posted by Editors at 10:18 AM
January 26, 2010
An isomer of PSI -7851 (a polymerase inhibitor that has already demonstrated encouraging clinical results for Hepatitis C), Pharmasset believes that PSI-7977 would be more potent and better suited for manufacturing. Hence, Pharmasset has initiated a Phase 2a trial to test this substance on treatment naïve participants with Hepatitis C genotype 1.
Continue reading "Pharmasset Further Refines Its Hepatitis C Polymerase Inhibitor"
Posted by Editors at 3:13 PM
You'll find links to a comprehensive symptoms list, as well as various studies and discussions about Hepatitis C symptoms.
What they are and what they mean. Helps you interpret & understand all the various hepatitis lab tests likely to be encountered.
Learn about Hepatitis C Genotypes and their variants.
Includes a convenient Viral Load chart, as well as a link to a detailed discussion on how to analyze and interpret viral load numbers.
Learn more about various Hepatitis C related topics, including HCV, Ascites, Biopsies, and much more.
Numerous links to studies, info sheets, FAQs, and analysis of Ribavirin/Rebetron medicines.
A state-by-state and worldwide reference listing physicians who treat HCV, including an email link to submit your physician for inclusion.
A comprehensive resource of information relating to the liver biopsy.
Many discussions and analyses of cirrhosis, including causes, complications, pathology, symptoms, and much more.
Liver Cancer/Hepatocellular Carcinoma studies, info sheets, FAQs, and analysis.
An exhaustive list of links to studies, info sheets, FAQs, and analysis of the various drugs used to treat liver disease.
Sign up to learn about advances and breakthroughs in Hepatitis C research, including information about medical and complementary treatments.
Convenient links to other sites external to Hepatitis-Central.
Discussions of the special problems and precautions necessary involving mother to child transmission of Hepatitis C.
A number of herbal products useful in the management of liver disease.
Recommended reading for those interested in hepatitis information.
A Bulletin Board for discussions on hepatitis, treatments, etc.
An easy way to get involved in urging our government to do more for Hepatitis C awareness and treatment research.
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