Hepatitis C
Information about hepatitis C from the American Academy of Family Physicians. I've never used IV drugs or been stuck with a dirty needle. How did I get hepatitis C? Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Inflammation causes soreness and ... [... more]
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Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces the Virus but Liver Damage ...
Treating patients who have chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease with long-term pegylated interferon significantly decreased their liver enzymes, viral levels and liver inflammation, but the treatment did not slow or prevent the ... [... more]
National Institutes of Health |
Hepatitis C, NIAID, NIH
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver. Worldwide, health experts estimate 180 million people have chronic hepatitis C, with more than 4 million of these cases in the United States. Volunteer for NIAID-funded clinical studies related ... [... more]
National Institute of Allergy |
Risk of Lymphoma Increases with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at an increased risk of developing certain lymphomas (cancers of the lymphatic system), according to a study published in the May 8, 2007, issue of the The researchers looked at patient records ... [... more]
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"Hepatitis C"
Microarray Analysis of IFN-Induced Gene Expression in Obese and Non-Obese Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Four Arms, Multicenter Study of Tailored Regimens With Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin for Genotype 2 Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy With ... [... more]
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Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease?
End-stage complications of hepatitis C include liver failure and liver cancer. My brother has been told he has end-stage hepatitis C. What does this mean? What can we expect? The hepatitis C virus slowly damages the liver - often over the course ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C es una inflamación del hígado. La inflamación causa sensibilidad al tacto e hinchazón. La hepatitis puede ser causada por muchas cosas. Beber demasiado alcohol, abusar de drogas y usar ciertos medicamentos pueden [... more]
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Current Highlights
CDC Study: Failures to Follow Infection Practices Placed More Than 60,000 Patients at Risk for Hepatitis B and C _ In the last decade, more than 60,000 patients in the United States were asked to get tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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Fact Sheet 507
Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by a virus. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted through infected blood. Hep C spreads easily when drug users share equipment. Over 80% of injection drug users have hepatitis C. Hep C can also spread ... [... more]
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